1 JANUARY 2023 / 8 JAMADILAKHIR 1444H
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"UUM : UNIVERSITI PENGURUSAN TERKEMUKA"
(THE EMINENT MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY)
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Pictures by Umi Kalsum Othman
ZAWED 2022 STRENGTHENS SOCIAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE UMMAH
UUM ONLINE: Sarawak - The 2nd International Conference on Zakat, Tax, Waqf, and Economic Development (ZAWED 2022) was held last Thursday, with the theme of Strengthening Social Financial Institutions for the Sustainability of the Ummah's Economic Development.
Dato' Murshid DiRaja Dr. Juanda Jaya, Deputy Minister in the Sarawak Premier's Department (Integrity and Ombudsman), stated that social finance was expected to play a larger role in Malaysia's financial landscape, with Islamic finance leading the way, complementing public sector finance and commercially driven financial solutions.
"As social finance gains traction, multi-stakeholder coordination and collaboration will be essential to reduce the cost of sourcing and distribution, as well as promote greater public confidence in the issuance and governance of funds.
"This effort includes developing shared infrastructure or better using existing infrastructure, such as making it interoperable, to reduce barriers to social financial offerings," he said at ZAWED 2022, which was organised by the Zakat Research and Innovation Institute (IPIZ) of Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) and the Kedah State Zakat Board (LZNK) in collaboration with the Sarawak Prime Minister's Office.
Meanwhile, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation), Prof. Dr. Russayani Ismail, stated that the zakat system, waqf management, tax system, and related processes must be reviewed to ensure that all of these instruments truly benefit the community's economic development.
As a result, she stated, this seminar discussed approaches and methods to contribute to the exploration and practise of global knowledge that can benefit business and the community, as well as current issues related to the strengthening of social financial institutions for the sustainability of the community's economic development.
"UUM is pleased to work with interested parties not only to organise conferences like this, but also in conducting research called matching grants.
"We hope that more publications will be published and shared as a result of the research," she said.
He explained that UUM plays an important role in assisting the needy while also encouraging all parties to work more closely together to strengthen capacity and capability in order to improve all social financial institutions and support national development.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Selamah Maamor, Director of ZAWED2022, expressed her gratitude that ZAWED2022 could be realised in Miri, with 140 participants and more than 60 papers presented in a conference with 5 parallel sessions in four discussion rooms.
"In general participants were excited to with the sharing of research results from researchers from all over the world including Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines, Nigeria and Tanzania.
"Many UUM researchers who received the IPIZ-LZNK research grant took advantage of the opportunity to present their final research report, while their research results were continued to be shared with ZAWED2022 participants," said the Director of IPIZ.
At ZAWED2022, the Best Paper Award and Best Presenter were presented as tokens of appreciation to the writers and presenters who met the organizer's requirements.
She described the successful organisation of ZAWED2022 as a major accomplishment for IPIZ and expressed her hope that the launch of IPIZ 2.0 at ZAWED2022 would encourage IPIZ to continue its efforts to become a leading Zakat Research Centre on the international stage.
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29 DISEMBER 2022 / 5 JAMADILAKHIR 1444H
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"UUM : UNIVERSITI PENGURUSAN TERKEMUKA"
(THE EMINENT MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY)
Oleh: Siti Fatimah Abdullah
Gambar oleh: Umi Kalsum Othman
ZAWED MANTAPKAN INSTITUSI KEWANGAN SOSIAL DEMI KELESTARIAN UMMAH
UUM ONLINE: Sarawak - Mengangkat tema Memperkukuh Institusi Kewangan Sosial Untuk Kelestarian Pembangunan Ekonomi Ummah, 2nd International Conference on Zakat, Tax, Waqf and Economic Development (ZAWED 2022) berlangsung kelmarin.
Timbalan Menteri di Jabatan Premier Sarawak (Integriti dan Ombudsman) Dato’ Murshid DiRaja Dr Juanda Jaya berkata, kewangan sosial dijangka memainkan peranan lebih besar dalam landskap kewangan Malaysia, dengan kewangan Islam mendahului, melengkapkan kewangan sektor awam dan penyelesaian kewangan yang didorong secara komersil.
“Apabila kewangan sosial mendapat daya tarikan, penyelarasan dan kerjasama pelbagai pihak berkepentingan adalah penting untuk mengurangkan kos pencarian dan pengedaran, serta menggalakkan keyakinan orang ramai yang lebih besar dalam pengeluaran dan tadbir urus dana.
“Usaha ini termasuk membangunkan infrastruktur yang dikongsi atau menggunakan yang sedia ada dengan lebih baik, seperti menjadikannya saling beroperasi, untuk mengurangkan halangan kepada penawaran kewangan sosial,” ucapnya ketika merasmikan ZAWED 2022 anjuran Institut Penyelidikan dan Inovasi Zakat (IPIZ) Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) dan Lembaga Zakat Negeri Kedah (LZNK) dengan kerjasama Pejabat Perdana Sarawak.
Sementara itu, Timbalan Naib Canselor (Penyelidikan dan Inovasi), Prof. Dr. Russayani Ismail berkata, sistem zakat, pengurusan wakaf, sistem cukai dan proses berkaitan perlu dikaji semula dalam memastikan semua instrumen ini benar-benar dapat memberi manfaat kepada pembangunan ekonomi ummah.
Justeru katanya, seminar ini membincangkan pendekatan dan kaedah untuk menyumbang kepada penerokaan dan amalan ilmu global yang boleh memberi manfaat kepada perniagaan dan ummah selain isu semasa berkaitan pengukuhan institusi kewangan sosial untuk kelestarian pembangunan ekonomi Ummah.
“UUM berbesar hati untuk bekerjasama dengan pihak yang berminat bukan sahaja untuk menganjurkan persidangan seperti ini, tetapi juga dalam menjalankan penyelidikan yang dipanggil geran sepadan.
“Daripada penyelidikan tersebut, kami berharap lebih banyak penerbitan boleh diterbitkan dan dikongsi seterusnya memberi manfaat kepada ummah,” katanya.
Jelasnya, UUM memainkan peranan penting dalam membantu golongan yang memerlukan selain mengajak semua pihak bekerjasama dengan lebih serius untuk mengukuhkan kapasiti dan keupayaan demi meningkatkan semua institusi kewangan sosial dan menyokong pembangunan negara.
Pengarah ZAWED2022, Prof. Madya Dr. Selamah Maamor bersyukur ZAWED2022 dapat direalisasikan di Miri yang menyaksikan seramai 140 peserta, lebih 60 kertas kerja dibentangkan dalam persidangan dengan 5 sesi selari di empat bilik perbincangan.
“Rata-rata peserta teruja mendengar perkongsian hasil penyelidikan para penyelidik dari serata dunia termasuk Brunei, Indonesia, Filipina, Nigeria dan Tanzania.
“Ramai penyelidik UUM yang menerima geran penyelidikan IPIZ-LZNK mengambil peluang membentangkan laporan akhir penyelidikan mereka manakala hasil penyelidikan mereka terus dikongsikan bersama peserta ZAWED2022,” katanya yang juga Pengarah IPIZ.
Dalam ZAWED2022 ini juga 'Best Paper Award' dan 'Best Presenter' turut dianugerahkan sebagai tanda penghargaan kepada para penulis dan pembentang yang memenuhi kriteria penganjur.
Beliau menyifatkan kejayaan penganjuran ZAWED2022 ini merupakan suatu kejayaan besar bagi IPIZ dan berharap pelancaran IPIZ 2.0 dalam ZAWED2022 terus menjadikan IPIZ lebih gigih berusaha ke arah menjadi Pusat Penyelidikan Zakat terkemuka di persada dunia.
Sumber berita : UUM Corp Comm