Why innovation is important

Getting to the point of innovation From the black box recorder and the pacemaker, to Wifi and the bionic ear, for more than 160 years, we've been fostering innovation. But what does innovation really mean and why is it important? University of Sydney Director, Educational Innovation Professor Adam Bridgeman says innovation [...]

October 31st, 2018|Categories: ASEAN News|

A centralised research management agency

Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad presented the mid-term review of the 11MP in Parliament on Oct 18. He had confirmed the setting up of a centralised research management agency. EASILY overlooked but enthusiastically greeted by the country’s research and scientific community was the confirmation of a “centralised research management agency”, announced [...]

October 30th, 2018|Categories: Home Grown|

5 Signs That Instantly Identify Someone With Bad Leadership Skills

If you work for such a manager, it may be time to move on. Whenever I speak at events across the country, I break down leadership to its most basic and practical form: It's about meeting the needs of people and developing them to their fullest potential. When employees don't get the tools, training, [...]

October 30th, 2018|Categories: Techy Talky|

Five new technology innovations to watch out for in 2018

It has been a very interesting year in technology in 2017. We have seen an increase in the number of global companies embedding new technologies into their business models, with automation, digitalisation, robotics and AI becoming less of a rarity and more of an expectation. With the year about to end, what technological milestones [...]

October 29th, 2018|Categories: Techy Talky|
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