YBHG DATUK ABANG HJ ABD KARIM TUN ABG HJ OPENG

PRESIDENT OF MASA

 IN TANDEM WITH THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, I AM VERY PROUD THAT MASA BY NOW HAS AN INFORMATIVE WEBSITE. THE LAUNCHING OF MASA OFFICIAL WEBSITE IS THEREFORE A POSITIVE MOVE TOWARDS UPGRADING THE INSTITUTE’S CAPABILITY IN ENHANCING AND PROMOTING THE INSTITUTE.

IN THIS ERA OF GLOBALIZATION, MASA NEEDS TO UPGRADE ITS COMMUNICATION TOOLS, WITH A VIEW TO CONSOLIDATE ITS SUCCESS AS A NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION. THE TREND AND CHALLENGES NOW ARE DOMINATED BY INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT), K-ECONOMY, E-BUSINESS, AND E-COMMERCE, TO NAME A FEW. CREATING AN OFFICIAL WEBSITE WOULD CERTAINLY MEETS ITS OBJECTIVES AND ITS ROLE IN ENHANCING THE HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN SARAWAK.

 MASA IS CONFIDENT THAT ITS OBJECTIVES CAN NOW BE PROPAGATED WIDER AS THE WEBSITE COULD PROMOTE THE INSTITUTE, ESPECIALLY TO THOSE OUTSIDE SARAWAK.

 IN CONJUNCTION WITH MASA 4^TH BIENNIAL GENERAL MEETING, AND ON BEHALF OF MASA, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR GRACIOUS APPRECIATION TO MARA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (UiTM) ESPECIALLY TO MR PRABHA RAMAKRISHNAN AND INDIVIDUALS, WHO HAVE KINDLY COME FORWARD TO RENDER THEIR SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT THAT HAVE ENABLED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MASA WEBSITE. I SINCERELY HOPE THAT THE MEMBERS WOULD EXPLORE AND PROMOTE THE INTERESTING WEBSITE AS A PLATFORM FOR THE INSTITUTE AND AS A USEFUL SOURCE OF INFORMATION.

 THANK YOU.