Objectives
1. To promote assimilation of technology into business practices
2. To provide advisory, consultancy, training services, policy formulation, strategic planning expertise and human capital requirements to facilitate technology and innovation in business and entrepreneurship
3. To promote innovation, transformation and technology adoption of business and entrepreneurship in line with IR 0 agenda
List of Services
1.Research
2.Advisory
3.Consultancy and training services
4.Policy formulation
5.Strategic planning expertise
6.Service Learning
Organization Chart
Background
Centre on Technological Readiness and Innovation in Business Technopreneurship (CONTRIBUTE) is proposed to be established at UCTS in line with the strategy to strengthen UCTS’s research activities, as well as, to support the current development of Sarawak Digital Economy strategy that aims to revolutionise Sarawak’s economy and industries and spur socio-economic growth and advancement. Two new cabinets were established to materialise this agenda – the Ministry of International Trade and E-Commerce and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Research, focusing on the development of Sarawak’s Business environment and entrepreneurship with the assimilation of technology advancement.
Research Associate and Expertise
Research Associate | Expertise |
| Associate Prof Dr Mohd Zainal Munshid Harun | E-Business and Digital Entrepreneurship |
| Associate Prof Dr Azlan Ali | Digitalisation of Accounting and Finance Practices |
| Associate Prof Dr Winnie Wong Poh Ming | E-Commerce and Digital Marketing |
| Associate Prof Dr Lau Hieng Soon | E-Business and Digital Entrepreneurship |
| Associate Prof Dr Razali A. Shahul Hameed | E-Business and Digital Entrepreneurship |
| Associate Prof Dr Rabuan Mantine | Digitalisation of Accounting and Finance Practices |
Research Associate | Expertise |
| Ms Sim Siew Ling | Digitalisation of Accounting and Finance Practices |
| Dr. Muhammad Farhan Jalil | Digitalisation of Accounting and Finance Practices |
| Dr. Rashidah Kamarulzaman | Technology Management Practices |
| Mr Ashman Shahrudin Khairuddin | E-Commerce and Digital Marketing |
| Mr Rahmat Aidil Djubair | E-Commerce and Digital Marketing |
| Ms Wong Hui Shein | E-Business and Digital Entrepreneurship |
Research Niche
Research Niche | Details |
| Digitalization of Accounting and Finance Practices | • Research on digitalization of accounting and finance is expected to explore new theory and practice in accounting and finance context. This development and transformation of accounting and practices from conventional to a more digitalized method will contribute to a more effective and efficient practice |
| Technological Management Practices | • Research on technological management is expected to explore new theory and practice in the technology management aspect. It also focuses on the development of new method in implementing technology and management for any business fields and entities |
Research & Training
1.Agro Business Digital Economy project to provide ICT training and entrepreneurship to the farmers awarded by the Department of Agriculture Sarawak, 2018
2.Agrobiz training project awarded by Ministry of Modernization of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development Sarawak (MANRED) to provide 9 pieces of training for the rural entrepreneurs covering modules from Rural ICT, eCommerce, Marketing, Food Packaging and Design, 2019
3.Data Management and SPSS training to provide all the resident offices of Sarawak to be expert and trained in data management.
4.Grant awarded by Leadership Institute of Sarawak to do impact studies towards the implementation of Balanced Score Cards within the State Government Institutions.
5.Training on E-Commerce and Digital Marketing to Kolej Yayasan Felda of Negeri Sembilan and Pahang on the importance of ICT implementation in the business environment.
6.Research Grant awarded by Malaysian Technology Development Corporation (MTDC) for the research title Identifying internal and external factors that affect the technopreneurs intention among youth in Sarawak.
7.Consultancy project awarded by Sibu Municipal Council, title Cultural Tourism Festivals in Sibu: Tourists’ perception and implications.
8. Digital Marketing training awarded by Ministry of Education, Science and Technological and Research (MESTR).
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