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31, 2020 TWOAS Will Benefit and Is Fair to All Parties, Be It The 4. Be aware of 1. Practise 3. Wash hands regularly Covid-19 physical distancing 2. Wear face masks with soap and sanitiser symptoms december 16 – 31, 2020 Story by Christopher Tan Pix by Law Suun Ting ENANG has again showed its com- mitment to having women play a Towards more Pgreater role, especially at the govern- ment level. In this respect, the state recently launched the Top-Up Women-Only Additional Seats (TWOAS) initiative to increase wom- en’s representation in the state legislative assemblywomen assembly. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the initiative would ensure at least 30% wom- en’s representation in the august House, and it would be done through nomination if necessary. “In other words, TWOAS will only be implemented if the percentage of women elected representatives is less than 30%. “For example, if there are less than 12 women elected out of the 40 state seats in Penang, then we will implement TWOAS to ‘top up’ the percentage to 30%. “If there are six women elected after a state election, like what we have now, we Chow with (from left) Lai, Rohana, Chong Eng, Norlela, Lim, Ong and Ng after the press conference. will need to ‘top up’ by nominating anoth- er nine women without going through the early next year to gather public views on the election process. TWOAS will benefit and is fair to all parties, be matter. “If there is no woman elected repre- Chow said the TWOAS initiative is sched- sentative after a state election, it will need it the government or the opposition – Chow uled to be tabled in the year-end state legis- an additional 18 appointed women repre- lative assembly session next year. sentatives to achieve the 30% quota; which the particular election. sembly under the TWOAS initiative, it would Chong Eng said she was very proud of the will increase the total number of state repre- “For example, if the government obtained require amending the state constitution. Penang government for striving to increase sentatives in the House to 58,” Chow said 60% of the popular votes and the opposition “In addition, a new enactment or an the number of women representation. during a media conference at his office in 40%, the government is entitled to nominate amendment to the existing enactment will “Penang leads again. We want to thank Komtar on Dec 10. 60% and the opposition 40% of the number be required to look at the mechanism, rights the Chief Minister and the executive council He said the system had been imple- of nominated members. and privileges of the nominated assembly- members for supporting the TWOAS initia- mented by the Sabah and Terengganu gov- “This means TWOAS will benefit and is women. tive. We will need bigger support from the ernments, and was recently passed in the fair to all parties, be it the government or the “The definition of the membership of the public when we conduct the stakeholders’ Pahang state assembly. opposition,” Chow said. House would have to be amended to recog- engagement sessions,” she said. “However, what we are proposing is dif- Secondly, Chow said the TWOAS women nise the role or additional number of assem- Also present were state Health, Rural ferent. candidates, who would be nominated by blymen through the nomination system,” he Development, Agrotech and Food Security “There are two important points in the their respective parties, must have under- said. Committee chairman Dr Norlela Ariffin, Sun- proposal that the Penang government would gone the gender advocacy workshop. A TWOAS special committee, led by Pen- gai Pinang assemblyman Lim Siew Khim, like to stress. “The TWOAS candidate list must also ang Social Development and Non-Islamic Penang Women’s Development Corporation “Firstly, the basis of the nomination will show diversity in terms of ethnicity, age and Religious Affairs Committee chairman (PWDC) chief executive officer Ong Bee Leng be according to the percentage of the popu- others,” he said. Chong Eng, has been set up. and members of the TWOAS special com- lar votes obtained by the (political) parties Chow said to achieve the 30% women The special committee is planning to mittee – Datuk Rohana Abdul Ghani, Dr Ce- through their candidates who took part in representation in the state legislative as- hold stakeholders’ engagement sessions cilia Ng and Karen Lai. 2 NEWS December 16 – 31, 2020 BULETIN MUTIARA Road-to-WCIT 2022 puts Malaysia on world map Chow (third from left) with (from left) Yew, Loo, Lee, Seah and Chin showing the Techfest logo sign, which is a call to reframe technology's promises to better humanity. Story by K.H. Ong only were they given a platform to event. So, we have almost the in the country and region,” Chow own Pikom Digital Summit where Pix by Alvie Cheng speak, some new companies were same number of people who took said. we are going to bring in physical also able to showcase and share part in the event virtually,” said Pikom adviser CS Chin, who events next year. We will do it as a HE three-day Techfest Live their solutions. Chow, adding that RM1.5 million was also present, thanked Penang hybrid,” said Chin, who is also the featuring Road-to-WCIT 2022 “For example, DABAO, a ser- had been spent for the event. Island City Council mayor Datuk WCIT 2022 and Techfest Penang Thas given golden opportuni- vice from Xilnex to help micro F&B WCIT 2020, which was origi- Yew Tung Seang, InvestPenang 2020 organising chairman. ties to Penang and Malaysia to be businesses to market to more cus- nally slated to be held in Penang and the state government for sup- Also present at the event were connected to the rest of the world tomers, as well as Silkron Technol- in September this year by host porting the event. Yew, InvestPenang chief executive and also be a gateway to South- ogy that specialises in smart and Pikom, the National Tech Associa- “We’ll do another event to fo- officer Datuk Loo Lee Lian, Pikom east Asia, says Chief Minister touch screen vending machines – tion of Malaysia, had to be post- cus more on local heroes, start-up deputy chairman Sean Seah and Chow Kon Yeow. both are Penang’s pride. poned due to the MCO. programmes and local technol- WCIT2020 Sdn Bhd chief execu- He added the event, held from “Also 76 merchants from Pen- Pikom then wanted to host it in ogy providers. We’ll also have our tive officer Low Ngai Yuen. Nov 18 to 20, provided local start- ang were given the opportunity to 2021 but Witsa had already given ups and technology companies push their marketing promos on Bangladesh the right to host it next great exposure globally. Astro and online to ensure maxi- year in conjunction with their 50th US$75,000 boost for PSC Although it was supposed to be mum exposure,” Chow said when year anniversary celebrations. MOTOROLA Solutions Foundation, aimed at inspiring them to be inno- a hybrid event, Chow said it had to interviewed by Astro TV hosts Naz- The Penang government has which is based in Chicago, has vators in science and technology. be done totally virtual as the physi- ruddin Rahman and Sarah Lian at committed RM3 million in cash awarded a grant of US$75,000 “Each year, about 4,000 stu- cal aspect was not possible with Wisma Yeap Chor Ee at the closing and kind to support WCIT 2020. (about RM307,000) to Penang Sci- dents and 400 teachers benefit the re-imposition of the conditional ceremony of the event on Nov 20. “I wish Bangladesh all the best; ence Cluster (PSC) to inspire stu- from Project Ignite,” Chow added. movement control order (CMCO) Chow was also pleased that we hope to see you in Bangladesh dents to be innovators in science He said it is also crucial to equip to curb the spread of Covid-19. a total of 3,800 users logged on in 2021. and technology. children with the access to technol- Chow, however, said when the to the various platforms over the “Actually, it is a blessing in dis- Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow ogy platforms and tools. WCIT 2022 (World Congress Infor- three days, likening the WCIT to guise. Instead of a one-off event said the significant contribution “This is where the Penang Sci- mation Technology 2022) is host- the Olympics for the ICT world. this year, it is now run over three would benefit students in Penang. ence Cluster’s MakersLab pro- ed in Penang, the event would be “If it had been a physical event, years. We don’t call the event “It is a continuous show of com- gramme steps in. held physically as well as virtually we expected 3,000 to 4,000 par- WCIT 2020 because it had been mitment by Motorola Solutions “The students will have the to reach a bigger audience. ticipants from all over the world to postponed but we call it Road-to- Foundation which has contributed chance to use equipment in their Malaysia last hosted WCIT in come to Penang, especially World WCIT 2022. a total of RM1.5 million to the Pen- school’s MakersLab to continue Kuala Lumpur in 2008. Information Technology Services “I think the future is all about ang Science Cluster over the last learning and innovating. “The exposure given to our Alliance (Witsa) members from digital transformation and digital five years. “The Penang government has start-ups and technology com- over 80 countries. retransformation. It is a stimulus “Not many would know that Mo- allocated RM3.24 million this year panies here is invaluable.
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