Zaiwin (second left) explains one of the arts on display to Abang Johari (on his left). Also seen is Fadillah (left). — Photo by Chimon Upon
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has allocated RM5 million to the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports to help young entrepreneurs in Sarawak.
He said youths who aspire to become entrepreneurs could use the money as venture capital.
“However, they must be assessed first. With the allocation, we hope to help more Sarawakian youths who want to become entrepreneurs as they are the ones who will help to develop Sarawak in the future,” he said during the launching of TEDxKenyalang: Outreach the World conference at the old state legislative assembly here yesterday.
Abang Johari said applicants of the fund would be assessed by the TEDxKenyalang organisers.
“The money will be given to the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports next year.”
He said it was important that youths who wanted to become successful be given all the assistance they need, and it would be a waste if talented Sarawakian were not given any sort of assistance.
Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, Minister of Welfare, Community Well Being, Women, Family and Childhood Development Dato Sri Fatimah Abdullah, Petra Jaya MP Dato Sri Fadillah Yusof, TEDxKenyalang curator Zaiwin Kassim and other officials were among those present at the function.
EDxKenyalang conference, introduced in 2016, aims to put extended communities into a new type of global activity map that is being watched, shared, and talked about by the world’s top thought leaders.
Recently, TEDx hit 1 billion views on the 100,000 talks published on TED.com, YouTube and other websites.
TEDxKenyalang: Outreach the World conference, was hosted by Koperasi Belia Inovatif Sarawak (Kobis) with support from the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sport, Sarawak Convention Bureau (SCB) and many more, together with World TEDxYouth.
TEDx or TED Conferences LLC (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is a media organisation that posts talks online for free distribution under the slogan ‘ideas worth spreading’.
TEDx was conceived by an American architect and graphic designer Richard Saul Wurman in February 1984 as a conference which has been held annually since 1990.