Pengumuman Daripada: Pusat Pengurusan Penyelidikan, UMS

Call for Applications - APEC Funds Session 2, 2021 (.pdf)

YBhg. Datuk Seri/Dato’ Seri/Datuk/Dato’/Datin/Prof./Ir./Dr./Tuan/Puan,

Assalamualaikum and warm greetings from Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI).

2. We are pleased to inform that MOSTI as Malaysia’s focal point for the Asia-Pacific Economic CooperationPolicy Partnership on Science, Technology and Innovation (APEC PPSTI), would like to invite participation in the opening for APEC Funds Session2, 2021 on projects related to APEC Agenda in helping create tangible benefits for the Asia-Pacific region. APEC-funded projects can be delivered through activities i.e. workshops, symposia, seminars, training events, policy research which enable member economies to improve their institutional structures and processes. 

3. Project owners (POs) who wish to bid for the funds are required tosubmit their Concept Note (CN) as per Annex A in not more than 3 pages, and tochoose the best suited APEC project funding sources as stated below to streamline the bidding process: 

i. General Project Account (GPA)

Funding Priority Areas: Support all types of APEC projects especially in areas in line with the theme for APEC 2021, which priorities comprises of (i) Economic and Trade Policies that Strengthen Recovery; (ii) Increasing Inclusion and Sustainability for Recovery; and (iii) Pursuing Innovation and Digitally-Enabled Recovery. The priorities for New Zealand, APEC 2021 as per Annex B.

ii. APEC Support Fund (ASF) - General Fund

Funding Priority Areas: 

• Developing Human Capital;
• Developing stable, safe and efficient capital markets through structural reform;
• Strengthening economic infrastructure;
• Facilitating technology flows and harnessing technologies for the future;
• Safeguarding the quality of life through environmentally sound growth; and
• Developing and strengthening the dynamism of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs);
• Integration into the global economy;
• Human security and counter-terrorism capacity building;
• Promoting the development of knowledge-based economies; and
• Addressing social dimension of globalisation.

iii. APEC Support Fund (ASF)- Sub-Fund

• Sub-Fund on Human Security
• Sub-Fund on Energy Efficiency and Low Carbon Measures
• Sub-Fund on Supply Chain Connectivity
• Sub-Fund on Mining
• Sub-Fund on Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific and Global Value Chains
• Sub-Fund on Innovative Development, Economic Reform and Growth
• Sub-Fund on Connectivity
• Sub-Fund on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
• Sub-Fund on the Renewed APEC Agenda for Structural Reform (RAASR)
• Sub-Fund on Women and the Economy
• Sub-Fund on Economic Development in Remote Areas
• Sub-Fund on Digital Innovation
• Sub-Fund on Marine Debris Management and Innovation

iv. Trade and Investment Liberalization and Facilitation Special Account (TILF)

Funding Priority Areas: Trade and investment liberalization and facilitation in at least one of the 15 areas below:

• Tariffs
• Non-Tariff measures
• Services (telecommunications, transportation, energy and tourism sectors)
• Investment
• Standards and Conformance
• Customs procedures
• Intellectual Property Rights
• Competition Policy
• Government Procurement
• Deregulation/ Regulatory review and reform
• Implementation of WTO’s obligation (including RULES OF ORIGIN) 
• Dispute Mediation
• Mobility of Business People
• Information gathering and analysis (groundwork) 
• Strengthening economic legal infrastructure

Refer Annex C for relevant development materials as important guidelines to APEC Funds application.

4.The submission date of the CN is on 5May 2021. MOSTI will ONLY assist projects related to science, technology and innovation under APEC PPSTI fora to secure co-sponsoring economies for the project. For other projects, we will assist in channeling to ministries related. Hence, we urge all submission of the Concept Notes to reach the national secretariat (undersigned) before the deadline. We recommend the applicant to refer to the Annex D, E and F to gain knowledge on the preparation and scopes of the Concept Notes. We advise all applicants to submit earlier than the stipulated deadline to give ample time for the national secretariat to review and POs to make amendments to the CN before circulation to APEC Secretariat. ONLY successful candidate will be notified. Should you not receive any reply from us within two months, please consider your application as unsuccessful. 

Thank you.

1. Improving Connectivity, Deepening Regional Economic Integration (REI);
2. Promoting Inclusive and Sustainable Growth; and
3. Strengthening Inclusive Growth through Structural Reform.

i)            General Project Account (GPA)

Priority Areas:

·         Promoting Sustainable, Innovative and Inclusive Growth

·         Improving Connectivity, Deepening Regional Economic Integration

·         Strengthening MSMEs’ Competitiveness and Innovation in the Digital Age

·         Enhancing Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture in Response to Climate Change

·         Strengthening Inclusive Growth Through Structural Reform

ii)           APEC Support Fund (ASF) - General Fund

1)    Developing Human Capital

2)    Developing stable, safe and efficient capital markets through structural reform

3)    Strengthening economic infrastructure

4)    Facilitating technology flows and harnessing technologies for the future

5)    Safeguarding the quality of life through environmentally sound growth

6)    Developing and strengthening the dynamism of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

7)    Integration into the global economy

8)    Human security and counter-terrorism capacity building

9)    Promoting the development of knowledge-based economies

10) Addressing social dimension of globalization

iii)         APEC Support Fund (ASF)- Sub-Fund

·         Sub-Fund on Human Security

·         Sub-Fund on Health and Emergency Preparedness

·         Sub-Fund on Energy Efficiency and Low Carbon Measures

·         Sub-Fund on Supply Chain Connectivity

·         Sub-Fund on Mining

·         Sub-Fund on Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific and Global Value Chains

·         Sub-Fund on Innovative Development, Economic Reform and Growth

·         Sub-Fund on Connectivity

·         Sub-Fund on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

·         Sub-Fund on the Renewed APEC Agenda for Structural Reform (RAASR)

·         Sub-Fund on Women and the Economy

iv)         Trade and Investment Liberalization and Facilitation Special Account (TILF)

Priority Areas: Trade and investment liberalization and facilitation in at least one of the 15 areas listed in Part 1 of the Osaka Action Agenda :

1)    Tariffs

2)    Non-Tariff measures

3)    Services (telecommunications, transportation, energy and tourism sectors)

4)    Investment

5)    Standards and Conformance

6)    Customs procedures

7)    Intellectual Property Rights

8)    Competition Policy

9)    Government Procurement

10) Deregulation/ Regulatory review and reform

11) Implementation of WTO’s obligation (including RULES OF ORIGIN)

12) Dispute Mediation

13) Mobility of Business People

14) Information gathering and analysis (groundwork)

15) Strengthening economic legal infrastructure

i)     Guidebook on APEC Projects Edition 12

ii)    Concept Note Template

iii)   APEC Scoring Criteria for Concept Note 2018

Pengumuman Daripada: Fakulti Kejuruteraan
Subjek: Call for Paper - 2nd IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Engineering and Technology 2020 (IICAIET2020)

Dear Prof./Dr./Mr/Mrs,

The IEEE Sabah Subsection is organizing the 2nd IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Engineering and Technology 2020 (IICAIET2020), co-organized by the Artificial Intelligence Research Unit, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) and the Faculty of Robotics and Design, Osaka Institute of Technology (OIT), which will be held at Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia from 26 to 27 September 2020. The conference will provide an excellent platform for knowledge exchange between researchers working in the areas of Artificial Intelligence. Prospective authors are invited to submit a full paper (4-6 pages) describing original work on all aspects of artificial intelligence.

Tracks:
Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished papers on all aspects of artificial intelligence. Topics include but not limited to:  

➢ Affective Computing
➢ Biomedical Engineering
➢ Biometrics
➢ Big Data
➢ Communication Technology
➢ Data Mining
➢ Games and Decision Theory
➢ Human Machine Interaction
➢ Internet of Things (IOT)
➢ Intelligent Control and Robotics
➢ Intelligent Transportation System
➢ Machine Learning
➢ Micro and Nanotechnology
➢ Modelling & Simulation
➢ Multi Agent Interaction
➢ Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic
➢ Pattern Recognition and Classification
➢ Signal and Image Processing
➢ Smart City
➢ Smart Energy
➢ Smart Health
➢ Others

Paper submission:
All accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion into IEEEXplore as well as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases.  
Paper submission link:  https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/IICAIET2020/Submission/Index   

Important Dates:

Submission of full paper: 15 July 2020

Notification of acceptance: 15 August 2020

Registration & camera-ready submission deadline: 1 Sept 2020

Fees Structure:

For more information please visit our website: https://sites.google.com/view/icaiet/home  or contact us via email: Alamat emel ini dilindungi dari Spambot. Anda perlu hidupkan JavaScript untuk melihatnya.  

** The organizing committee of the 2nd IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Engineering and Technology 2020 (IICAIET2020), hereafter, referred to as the “event,” has been closely monitoring the global outbreak of COVID-19 to hold the conference on schedule. However, as the community spread of the virus continues to grow, the health and well-being of the local as well as international attendees of the event is of great concern. Under these difficult circumstances, the event organizing committee in consultation with the IEEE Event Emergency Response Team (EERT).

** Virtual presentation is allowed for those who are unable to attend the conference due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Thanks and Regards
Secretariat,
IICAIET 2020

IICAIET (SEPTEMBER 2020) v2 (.pdf)