Sarawak is steaming ahead with its digital transformation. Recently, we have reported that digital transformation is vital to the Borneo state if they want to remain prosperous. If they can keep going at this pace, by 2030, Sarawak could be even better than many states in Peninsula Malaysia.
In a news report by The Star, on Tuesday, 26 July, the state’s Ministry of Education, Innovation, and Talent Development inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Melexis Technology in Tessenderlo, Belgium, to work together on developing Sarawak’s semiconductor talent.
The Belgian company is a designer and solutions supplier of chips and is a part of the XFab foundry in Kuching’s Samajaya Free Industrial Zone, which creates chips for a variety of uses, including cars.
Sarawak is looking forward to this collaboration, not only to benefit the state and Melexis, but also the world.
As Sarawak turns towards developing an autonomous rapid transit system powered by hydrogen, research and development will be a main feature of this new form of public transport.
Sarawak Premier, Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg
The premier, who was present for the signing, predicted that as cars’ combustion engines are phased out and the environment changes, chip design would evolve to meet the demands of the market for the energy transition.
He said that the partnership was a crucial step in the right path for allowing Sarawak and the rest of the globe to profit from any future advancements in chip design that the state may develop.