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Brunei ready to gain from data-driven innovation

Brunei ready to gain from data-driven innovation

TECHNOLOGIES in the field of computational intelligence will empower Brunei “to shape and build a better future” and enable the country “to jump onto the bandwagon of data-driven innovation in order to create new research and development breakthroughs across the economy”, according to Dean of the School of Computing and Informatics, Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB) Au Thien Wan.

Au was delivering his welcoming remarks at the launch of the third Computational Intelligence in Information System International Conference (CIIS 2018) at the UTB complex.
The conference “Data-Driven Innovation: New R&D Across Economy” gathers experts from industry, the government and academia who have experience in innovation, design and research in the computing and information systems field, providing them a stage to engage in discussions, share their experience and knowledge, and keep up with recent advancements.
Au highlighted that the goals that Brunei aspires to achieve in this field are “challenging, exciting and rewarding”, pointing out that the country can “make great contributions and investments to its future if all concerned stakeholders work together in the area”.
“This conference is a platform to better understand the technologies and their applications so that they can be fully utilised to address the complex issues faced by the modern society today,” he added.
Another speaker, Mohamed Riza, noted in his speech that data is becoming an important ingredient in all global functions, offering new knowledge, driving innovation and creating new products, processes and markets.
“We also observe the trend towards networked behaviours such as crowd-sourcing and co-creation, and the general use of social networks and increased availability of Open Government Data (OGD). We recognise OGD as a driver to enhance citizen engagement and participation through improved transparency, accountability and service delivery,” the permanent secretary said.
“Brunei is no stranger to this trend. With cooperation from participating government agencies, I am pleased to share that over 500 data sets are now available through the data.gov.bn web portal, where the public may freely view and download non-sensitive data relating to Brunei’s population, economy, social well-being and sectoral development, among other information.”
This, according to Riza, has led to increased responsibility being placed on academic bodies, particularly higher education institutions, to deliver much needed innovations and cutting-edge knowledge to create industries that fit within the fourth industrial revolution.
 

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