UUM ONLINE: Deputy Finance Minister, YB Dato' Ir Amiruddin Hamzah and UUM Lecturers discussed action plans to assist the state of Kedah. The meeting was held at the Institute of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad Thoughts (IPDM), Convention Complex, UUM, recently.
"This meeting was a follow-up to the brainstorming dialogue session held on 17 March 2019 in addition to leveraging the expertise available at UUM with attendees witnessing four presentations.
"If there is a good idea that can be implemented to enhance the development of Kedah, particularly in the district of Kubang Pasu, it is very much welcomed. Hopefully, this session will prove fruitful with the generation of excellent ideas,” he said at the brainstorming dialogue session with Dato 'Ir Amiruddin Hamzah.
He expressed hope that the programme organised by IPDM would enable to garner ideas and inputs that will eventually form a comprehensive action plan to assist the sustainability of the Kubang Pasu district and the Kedah state government.
Meanwhile, the first presenter, Assoc. Prof Dr S.Chandrakantan presented a proposal focusing on the B40 entrepreneurs in Kubang Pasu district. It was proposed that training and guidance in both theory and practice be given to participants in order for them to be afforded better job opportunities.
He expressed CEDI's intention to work with the Kedah state government in terms of entrepreneurial development in Kedah.
"CEDI has the expertise and is ready to assist in the preparation of the Kedah State Entrepreneurship Development Plans. We at CEDI also suggest that a database of entrepreneurs for Kedah be created for the ease of access to entrepreneurial data," said Dr. S.Chandrakantan who is the Director of the Co-operative and Entrepreneurship Development Institute (CEDI).
The Dean of the School of Multimedia Technology and Communication, Assoc. Prof Dr Mohd Sobhi Ishak; Director of the University Teaching and Learning Centre, Assoc. Prof Dr Muhamad Shahbani Abu Bakar and Lecturer from the School of Government, Mr Mohd Syahril Said were among the other presenters present at the meeting.
Also present were YB Halimaton Shaadiah Saad, UUM Vice-Chancellor, Prof Dr Ahmad Bashawir Abdul Ghani and Director of IPDM, Prof Dr Zakaria Abas.
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PELAN TINDAKAN BANTU KELESTARIAN NEGERI KEDAH
UUM ONLINE: Timbalan Menteri Kewangan, YB Dato’ Ir Amiruddin Hamzah bersama Pensyarah UUM membincangkan pelan tindakan untuk membantu kelestarian negeri Kedah di Bilik Mesyuarat Institut Pemikiran Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad (IPDM), Kompleks Konvensyen, UUM, baru-baru ini.
“Pertemuan ini rentetan Sesi Dialog Sumbang Saran yang telah diadakan pada 17 Mac 2019 selain memanfaatkan kepakaran yang ada di UUM dengan menyaksikan empat pembentangan telah diadakan.
“Sekiranya ada idea yang baik yang boleh dilaksanakan untuk semarakkan pembangunan negeri Kedah khususnya Kubang Pasu amat dialu-alukan. Semoga sesi ini dapat membuahkan hasil dengan penjanaan idea yang berkualiti,” katanya dalam Dialog Sumbang Saran Bersama Dato’ Ir Amiruddin Hamzah.
Beliau berharap program anjuran IPDM ini dapat mengumpul idea dan input yang akhirnya membentuk pelan tindakan yang menyeluruh bagi membantu kelestarian Kubang Pasu dan kerajaan negeri.
Sementara itu, pembentang pertama, Prof. Madya Dr. Chandrakantan A/L Subramaniam membentangkan cadangan yang memfokuskan usahawan B40 di Kubang Pasu dengan melatih dan membimbing peserta secara teori dan praktikal bagi menyediakan peluang pekerjaan.
Beliau menyatakan hasrat CEDI untuk bekerjasama dengan kerajaan negeri Kedah dalam aspek pembangunan keusahawanan di negeri Kedah.
“CEDI mempunyai kepakaran dan bersedia untuk membantu menyediakan Pelan Pembangunan Keusahawanan Negeri Kedah selain menyarankan agar satu pangkalan data usahawan bagi negeri Kedah diwujudkan bagi tujuan kemudahan akses data usahawan,” ujarnya yang juga Pengarah Institut Pembangunan Keusahawanan dan Koperasi (CEDI).
Antara pembentang lain seperti Dekan Pusat Pengajian Teknologi Multimedia dan Komunikasi, Prof. Madya Dr. Mohd Sobhi Ishak; Pengarah Pusat Pengajaran Pembelajaran Universiti, Prof. Madya Dr. Muhamad Shahbani Abu Bakar dan Pensyarah Pusat Pengajian Kerajaan, Mohd Syahril Said.
Hadir sama, YB Halimaton Shaadiah Saad, Naib Canselor UUM, Prof. Dr. Ahmad Bashawir Abdul Ghani dan Pengarah IPDM, Prof. Dr. Zakaria Abas.
Sumber berita : UKK UUM