Kota Samarahan, 30 September – Fifteen Sarawak state government officials who are currently enrolled in Master in Information Technology Management (MITM) in Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) presented their community-based research projects at the Borneo ICT4D in the Field Symposium. The symposium was held at the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology (FCSIT) on Friday 30 September 2022.

Borneo ICT4D in the Field is a community-centred program organised from 12 to 30 September 2022 and it is one of the enrichment programs specially designed for the first batch of state officials taking MITM. ICT4D stands for Information, Communication & Technology for Development. UNIMAS proposed four research themes that involved Sarawak Digital Economy and its initiatives for the officers to investigate at the community level within the given period. The themes were agriculture, digital services, digital government and ICT.

In the first week of the program, the officers engaged with communities from Kampung Terbat, Kampung Temong Mawang, Kampung Danu & Kuching residents from Taman Lebunda, Taman Demak Indah and Sourabaya Height to find research problems. Focus group discussions between the community representatives and the officers were also conducted to propose ICT-based solutions or methods. After the site visits, the ...