KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- The Association of the Computer and Multimedia Industry Malaysia (Pikom) plans various programmes to mark National ICT Month (NIM) this year.
According to the association, the aim is to further create awareness, generate demand, and address issues and opportunities in the country's information and communications technology (ICT) industry.
Pikom's deputy chairman Wei Chuan Beng said NIM 2009, from July 20 to August 20, will have various programmes in place to benefit businesses, government, academia and society nationwide.
The events include a major conference under the Pikom Leadership Summit as well as exhibitions like Pikom Software and Services Showcase and PC Fair computer bargain sales, Wei said.
"We hope a month-long of ICT activities will spur the domestic ICT industry," he said at a media briefing on NIM 2009 here Tuesday.
Wei, who is also organising chairman for NIM 2009, said during the period, Pikom will launch a pilot e-waste campaign to educate consumers on the importance of recycling their electronic and electrical equipment.
The association will also organise a buy online campaign during the month to promote e-commerce activities in the country, he said.
Under the campaign, consumer will be offered discounts from over 200 merchants as well as special daily and weekly promotions via the www.mybeli.com website.
Wei said during NIM 2009, Pikom will release its first research publication titled "ICT Strategic Review 2009/10: Innovation, The Way Forward".
Aim of the inaugural publication is to share the Malaysian ICT sectoral outlook with Pikom members, industry leaders, government agencies, media and public, he said.
During the month, Pikom through its regional chapters in the north, south, Sabah and Sarawak will organise seminars to help facilitate ICT oganisations in sourcing for opportunities and addressing key concerns of the industry.
父:起初我打算写一本回忆录,后来我的同事玛丽·安·麦金(Mary Ann Mackin)鼓励我把它写成一本书,而不是仅仅送给亲友阅读的回忆录,她的名字就在本书的封皮上。坦白说,起初我很犹豫,但是她坚持让我考虑,最后我说,好吧好吧,那就这么做吧。现在我很高兴当初的决定。这个过程十分有意思。我是说我之前对书籍出版业一无所知,出书让我大饱眼福并且享受到无穷乐趣。
Graduates of Yale University, I apologize if you have endured this type of prologue before, but I want you to do something for me. Please, take a ood look around you. Look at the classmate on your left. Look at the classmate on your right. Now, consider this: five years from now, 10 years from now, even 30 years from now, odds are the person on your left is going to be a loser. The person on your right, meanwhile, will also be a loser. And you, in the middle? What can you expect? Loser. Loserhood. Loser Cum Laude.
"In fact, as I look out before me today, I don't see a thousand hopes for a bright tomorrow. I don't see a thousand future leaders in a thousand industries. I see a thousand losers.
"You're upset. That's understandable. After all, how can I, Lawrence 'Larry' Ellison, college dropout, have the audacity to spout such heresy to the graduating class of one of the nation's most prestigious institutions? I'll tell you why. Because I, Lawrence "Larry" Ellison, second richest man on the planet, am a college dropout, and you are not.
"Because Bill Gates, richest man on the planet -- for now, anyway -- is a college dropout, and you are not.
"Because Paul Allen, the third richest man on the planet, dropped out of college, and you did not.
"And for good measure, because Michael Dell, No. 9 on the list and moving up fast, is a college dropout, and you, yet again, are not.
"Hmm . . . you're very upset. That's understandable. So let me stroke your egos for a moment by pointing out, quite sincerely, that your diplomas were not attained in vain. Most of you, I imagine, have spent four to five years here, and in many ways what you've learned and endured will serve you well in the years ahead. You've established good work habits. You've established a network of people that will help you down the road. And you've established what will be lifelong relationships with the word 'therapy.' All that of is good. For in truth, you will need that network. You will need those strong work habits. You will need that therapy.
"You will need them because you didn't drop out, and so you will never be among the richest people in the world. Oh sure, you may, perhaps, work your way up to No. 10 or No. 11, like Steve Ballmer. But then, I don't have to tell you who he really works for, do I? And for the record, he dropped out of grad school. Bit of a late bloomer.
"Finally, I realize that many of you, and hopefully by now most of you, are wondering, 'Is there anything I can do? Is there any hope for me at all?' Actually, no. It's too late. You've absorbed too much, think you know too much. You're not 19 anymore. You have a built-in cap, and I'm not referring to the mortar boards on your heads.
"Hmm... you're really very upset. That's understandable. So perhaps this would be a good time to bring up the silver lining. Not for you, Class of '00. You are a write-off, so I'll let you slink off to your pathetic $200,000-a-year jobs, where your checks will be signed by former classmates who dropped out two years ago.
"Instead, I want to give hope to any underclassmen here today. I say to you, and I can't stress this enough: leave. Pack your things and your ideas and don't come back. Drop out. Start up.
"For I can tell you that a cap and gown will keep you down just as surely as these security guards dragging me off this stage are keeping me down . . ."
(At this point The Oracle CEO was ushered off stage.)