Hot debate over technology issues
I am of the view that there should be a balance between the IP owner and the developing countries.
Developing countries needs climate friendly technology to develop a greener economy. Something that we hope for in fight agaisnt global warming and other environmental issues. High cost always a hindrance in adopting greener economic practice.
However, to deny economic incentive to the 'inventor' will negative production of new inventions in the long run. Without economic carrot, the number of invention will decrease and this will be an antithesis to the development of green technology.
The solution lies in the balance of trade off between the two parties. The owner of green technology should offer the green technology at an affordable price. In fact, this will harness the creativity of inventors to come up with cheaper and affordable technology to cater for these markets. Developing countries offers a huge market for affordable green technology. As what been suggested by C. K Prahalad, fortune lies at the bottom of the pyramid.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
over hazel hot chocs
I met one of best friend yesterday for a drink. Zam and I were friends since high school. We shared a lot of stories, good and bad experience. Our friendship had its 'interval' when he left for UIA to further his studies. I finished my form 6 and went to UM to study law. We never had a 'solid' conversation since then...until yesterday.
Yesterday, we resumed our friendship...over a cup of hazel hot chocolate
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Universiti Malaya climbs 50 spots to No. 180 in THE-QS rankings
Saya tertarik dengan artikel ini bukan disebabkan saya menghabiskan 4 tahun di fakulti undang-undang UM. Bukan juga disebabkan saya sedang melanjutkan pelajaran diperingkat sarjana undang-undang di universiti yang sama...bukan...
Rasa bangga...adalah sedikit. Tidak dapat tidak saya berkongsi tradisi kecemerlangan ilmu di UM. Um bukan sahaja menuntut pelajar-pelajarnya komited dalam pembelajaran, ia juga merupakan satu inkubator dalam mendidik cara bermasyarakat di dalam kepelbagaian etnik di Malaysia ini.
Saya berpendapat bahawa UM merupakan satu tempat yang terbaik di Malaysia untuk melanjutkan pelajaran. Sebaik sahaja anda melangkah masuk ke dalam UM, anda dapat merasakan satu kelainan daripada universiti-universiti yang lain. Jika anda mampu ke luar negara...silakan. Tetapi, bagi sesiapa yang terpaksa menggunakan sendiri, UM is 'second to none'.
UM mempunyai satu budaya dan tradisi ilmu yang telah berjaya melahirkan ramai pemimpin-pemimpin negara.
Apabila UM tidak diumumkan sebagai 'apex university', saya adalah diantara ribuan orang yang tertanya-tanya; dimanakah silapnya? Tetapi, saya tidaklah begitu teruja dengan label 'apex university'. "it's all forms rather than substance". Kita sendiri maklum dengan nasib dan kedudukan apex university di Malaysia ini...biarlah fakta 'speak for itself".
Namun begitu, masih banyak yang perlu dilakukan oleh pihak UM. Para pensyarah memang tidak dinafikan kepakaran mereka. Tetapi, dari segi pentadbiran, masih banyak yang perlu diperbaik. Sehingga kini, satu-satu masa yang saya tidak gemar adalah dipermulaan semester. Urusan pemilihan subjek dapat dibuat 'online'. Pembayaran juga boleh dibuat secara online. tetapi bila saya mahu membuat pengeluaran penididkan di KWSP, saya masih perlu mengemukakan resit pembayaran. Surat daripada UM kepada KWSP juga mengambil masa hampir satu minggu untuk disiapkan. Saya pernah mengambil ijazah sarjana pentadbiran perniagaan di UiTM, dan urusan KWSP ini dapat diselesaikan dalam masa setengah hari! Saya juga tidak pasti sama ada rekod pembayaran yuran saya juga 'dikongsi' bersama oleh pihak perpustakaan...
Walaupun begitu, saya menerima hakikat bahawa setiap institusi mempunyai kelemahan masing-masing. UM tidak terkecuali dari hakikat ini. Namun, jika kelemahan ini dapat diperelok, saya yakin, UM akan dapat pergi lebih maju lagi di masa hadapan.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Happy Birthday Mia
To Mia,
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance, or nature's changing course, untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest;
So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance, or nature's changing course, untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest;
So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee
by William Shakespear
Ps: after all that has been said and done, tested by storm and time; friendship remains... because your heart so kind.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
From trash to treasure
This is another example of how innovative idea can turn trash to cash. To some, the very word 'recycle' is only for school children. If that's the case, all of us need to return to 'school' then.
From trash to treasure
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From trash to treasure
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Sunday, October 4, 2009
7 tips menjimatkan tenaga elektrik di rumah
1. Padamkan lampu dan kipas bila meninggalkan bilik
2. Tutup elektrik pada 'plug point' untuk perkakasan elektrik.
3. Cuba gunakan 'natural ventilation'.
4. Gunakan tanaman hiasan di dalam rumah. Ini boleh menyejukkan rumah secara semulajadi.
5. Gunakan elektrik secara efisien, cth: penggunaan mesin basuh, gunakan 'full loads'.
6. Gunakan cahaya 'semulajadi' untuk menerangi rumah.
7. Gunakan sumber tenaga yg sesuai; cth, masak air guna gas berbanding elektrik
sumber: www.cetdem.org.my
2. Tutup elektrik pada 'plug point' untuk perkakasan elektrik.
3. Cuba gunakan 'natural ventilation'.
4. Gunakan tanaman hiasan di dalam rumah. Ini boleh menyejukkan rumah secara semulajadi.
5. Gunakan elektrik secara efisien, cth: penggunaan mesin basuh, gunakan 'full loads'.
6. Gunakan cahaya 'semulajadi' untuk menerangi rumah.
7. Gunakan sumber tenaga yg sesuai; cth, masak air guna gas berbanding elektrik
sumber: www.cetdem.org.my
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