Melaka plans to emulate Sabah by organising Science Carnival - Exco

MELAKA, Aug 8 (Bernama) -- The Melaka government is planning to organise the Melaka Science Carnival next year to foster interest and empower people in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields in line with the development of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR 4.0).

State Education and Technology Committee chairman Datuk Rais Yasin said the idea to organise the carnival was triggered after witnessing the success of the Sabah Science Carnival during a visit to Sabah with a Melaka state government delegation recently.

"The organisation of the carnival is also to coincide with the SMART Melaka Blueprint 2035 initiative which includes aspects of digitalization towards making Melaka a smart and technological city.

"God willing, we are also planning for a collaboration with the Sabah government to organise the Melaka Science Carnival and also discussing with the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry (MOSTI) on the same matter,” he said.

Earlier, he attended the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ Symposium at Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) which was also attended by the Minister of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Malaysia, Tang Rui and UTeM vice-chancellor Professor Dr Massila Kamalrudin.

Elaborating further, Rais said the Melaka government is also planning several collaborations with the Sabah government, especially in the field of education.

"I see that Sabah is a state that is also advanced in the field of education and has taken steps to organise the Science Carnival," he added

--BERNAMA