Advanced Centre for Sustainable Socio-Economic and Technological Development
(ASSET)
Advanced Centre for Sustainable Socio-Economic and Technological Development (ASSET) is established as a research centre at the School of Computing and Creative Media, University of Technology Sarawak to develop people-centered innovation and technological solutions for sustainable socio-economic development of underserved communities. The centre promotes holistic, people-oriented and community-based contextualized research and development activities, particularly encompassing technological innovations for indigenous communities.
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We are thrilled to announce that ASSET Visiting Fellow 2023, Krupa Sekhar, has been awarded the prestigious Yenching Academy Scholarship.
Recognized as one of the world's most competitive fully funded fellowships, the Yenching Scholarship supports an elite interdisciplinary Master’s degree at Peking University.
You are invited to a research seminar titled "Community-driven Archiving for the Preservation of Penan Cultural Heritage," presented by Dr. Shorna Allred, Susan R. Wolf, Distinguished Professor from the University of North Carolina, USA. The seminar will be held in person on May 26, 2025, from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the University of Technology Sarawak.
Yang Bong’s three-month placement at UTS with ASSET focused on digital inclusion and Indigenous micro-entrepreneurship in Sarawak. He led a project with SDI to map the region’s digital business landscape and helped organize the Participatory Design Conference 2024. Read more...
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University of Technology Sarawak (UTS)
96000 Sibu, Sarawak,
Malaysia
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Tel: (+6) 084-367520
Fax: (+6) 084-367301
Email: asset@uts.edu.my
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