PENANG is eager to learn and to evolve itself with regard to the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) fields, says state Economic Planning, Education, Human Resources and Science, Technology & Innovation Committee chairman Prof Dr P. Ramasamy.
“Our biggest asset is our young ones. We want to inculcate in them the interest for STEM subjects. Science is not merely about coming up with products but it is beyond than that,’’ Ramasamy, who is also the Deputy Chief Minister II, said during his speech at the opening ceremony of Japanese Technology & Culture Weekend 2019 at Tech Dome Penang today.
“We have a lot to learn from the Japanese culture, their discipline and the way they perceive things. It will not be easy for us to adopt it, but slowly it can be done.
“This programme will serve as a platform for the Japanese companies to showcase their technology and expose our students to it,’’ Ramasamy added
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The three-day programme, which is organised by Tech Dome Penang in collaboration with the Consulate General of Japan in Penang, will be held from 10am to 6pm daily starting from today till Oct 13 at Tech Dome Penang.
The programme intends to showcase the Japanese expertise with regard to technology as well as exhibiting the Japanese custom and culture.
Gakken Plus Co. Ltd, Sony, Pink Hibiscus, Canon (Penang), Japanese Malaysia Technical Institute
Sony and Penang Math Platform are among the exhibitors at the event.
There will be also workshop on ‘Investigating Ultraviolet Light, Making a Motor and Making Crystals’ by Gakken and Japanese calligraphy – ‘Kanji’ and ‘Origami’ (paper folding) workshops by the Consulate General of Japan.
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Story by Tanushalini Moroter
Pix by Adleena Rahayu Ahmad Radzi