EVERYTHING! The ICT industry is probably the biggest influencer and benefactor of Industry 4.0. Information and Community Technology and innovation make up the crux of Industry 4.0 as it has a major impact on almost all sectors, particularly business, manufacturing, engineering, and education. Users are moving from flash drives to cloud storage, digital forms to...

Digital retail garnered a lot of attention lately during the Covid-19 pandemic. During this period, even those who were not familiar with the concept of digital retail discovered that they had the convenience of buying anything online, including medicine. Today, as Malaysia’s healthcare services go through digitalisation, you can book for doctor’s appointment, have online...

From dispensing medicines to providing advice and counselling, pharmacists have always been a key anchor in the health care services sector. Today, a pharmacist’s role and responsibilities are beyond just prescriptions and medicines. Employment opportunities also abound for pharmacists as graduates can choose to work at hospitals, retail or community pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies, government or...

The Covid-19 pandemic took the world by surprise and by storm. It is as if the world paused for a while.  As situations return to normal or shall we say, adapting to the ‘new normal’ where social distancing and hygiene are of utmost importance, online learning continues to soar. However, how do we stay motivated...

Lifelong learning refers to the ongoing process of learning and imbibing knowledge and skills for personal or professional developments. Many professionals, including business managers, are embarking on postgraduate studies or taking up professional short courses to expand their capabilities and competencies. MBA or Master of Business Administration is one of the most common courses pursued...

Being a teacher is not an easy task. You will need to communicate well with students of different ages and nationalities, face language or communication barriers as well as manage disruptive behaviours and different learning styles. If you are wondering how teachers can manage all above, here are some common qualities that help them to...

Do you enjoy playing games online? What about using apps for your day-to-day needs? Do you love using Word, spreadsheet, PDF, emails and web browsers on your smartphone to work or study from anywhere? If you answered yes to all the above, then you are pretty much living in a ‘programmed’ world. Just the way...

Great leaders always look ahead to improve their businesses and as savvy entrepreneurs, they always use change to their advantage rather than resisting them. It is also good that they always take into account the questions that will isolate core trends to anticipate how they will enhance or disrupt the organisation’s plans to create new...