28 January 2019 – A dialogue session on Brunei-Networked ASEAN Peat Swamp Forest Communities (BRU-NAPC) under the ICT Virtual Organization of ASEAN Institutes (ASEAN IVO) and National Institutes of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) was held at the Lecture Theatre 2, Library Complex, Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB).
The session began with the recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah and Doa Selamat followed by welcoming speech by Yang Mulia Dr. Dayang Wida Susanty Binti Haji Suhaili, the Group Lead for Brunei NAPC for ASEAN IVO Project and an Official Opening by the Guest of Honour, Yang Mulia Professor Zuruzi Bin Abu Samah, Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Research).
Forum on Peatland Conservation and Mitigation Attempts was delivered by six local organizations and three regional members. The presenters were Yang Mulia Zaeidi Haji Berudin, Forestry Officer from Heart of Borneo; Yang Mulia Dk Haryanti Pg Haji Petra, Senior Officer from Department of Environment, Parks and Recreation (JASTRE); Yang Mulia Muhd Shahreeni Haji Yussof, Senior Superintendent from Fire and Rescue Department; Yang Mulia Alinayati Haji Perudin, Environmental Affairs Advisor from Brunei LNG Sdn Bhd; Yang Mulia Aziah Muhamaad, Technical Officer from Wetland Internationals / Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP); and Dr Alex Cobb, Principal Research Scientist from Singapore – MIT Alliance for Research & Technology (SMART) on behalf of Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD).
Meanwhile, presentations from the regional members were delivered by Professor Dr. Ahmad Ainuddin Nasruddin, Director of Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP) from University Putra Malaysia; Yang Mulia Ingenieur Dr. Yudi Adithyawarman, Chief Engineer of Nusantara Earth Observation Networks (NEOnet) from The Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology, BPPT Indonesia; and Yang Mulia Ryuichi Fukuhara, Programme Coordinator of Japan ASEAN Science, Technology and Innovation Platform (JASTIP) from Kyoto University, Japan.
Also in attendance at the session were delegates from Authority for Info-Communication Technology Industry (AITI), Brunei Darussalam Meteorological Department, Forestry Department, Belait District Office, TelBru, ASEAN IVO members of NAPC project and Smart Watering System and UTB project members.
ASEAN IVO is a global alliance of ICT Research and Development (R&D) institutes and universities in the ASEAN region and Japan. It is a research platform by NICT to seek and identify ICT research areas and promote collaborative projects.
