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UPM, Mimos partner to develop IoT-based early warning system to curb peat fires
Using sensors, LoRa technology and MIMOS’ Mi-MIST platform, UPM and MIMOS are able to create a system to monitor conditions of peat swamp forests to avoid dangerous and costly forest fires in dry season.
Stop flogging a dead horse, urges MTDC chief
MTDC CEO Norhalim Yunus urges for closer university-industry collaboration. Best option for companies, especially SMEs to move up value chain.
UTM and UPM bag top prizes in MSC startup gig
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) bagged top prizes at the 10th MSC Malaysia – Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) – MSC Malaysia Startup Challenge 2013/14 awards.
UPM opts for Fujitsu’s Primequest open servers
Fujitsu has announced that Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) has opted for its Primequest open server technology as part of a core IT transformation investment.
Commercialising university R&D: ‘They just distrust each other’
Lack of trust has been built over the years
Key is to get a business person to head the unit
THE Malaysian Government has for years been trying to get public universities in the country to more effectively commercialise their research and development (R&D), with various programmes and multiple millions dedicated to it.
UPM declared champs in StanChart ICT competition with recycling app
Team 4GM from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) was declared champion in the Standard Chartered ICT Competition 2013 for its technology-based solution that helps tackle recycling issues called Trashpoint.
Teacher shortage? There’s an app for that
Students from the Asia Pacific University College of Technology and Innovation (UCTI) have developed an application called WizBoard that they believe would help solve the problem of teacher shortage anywhere in the world. They were declared winners of the Malaysian Leg of Microsoft’s Imagine Cup student competition.
