A MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT OF RAKAN SARAWAK BULLETIN (People, events, activities and programmes which make for a total quality-managed Sarawak Civil Service) ISSN 1394-5726

Online Publisher:          Contents provided by:	STATE SECRETARY'S VIEW Tan Sri Datuk Amar Hj Hamid Bugo ENHANCING THE LEARNING CULTURE In the 19th century, most tasks were accomplished by muscles of men rather than by technology. Then, 99% of the world's power source comes from non-electricity sources. Only in the last century, i.e. the 20th, did we see the inventions which help create a more comfortable and convenient lifestyle for us; the automobile, the jet plane, the electric toaster, microwave oven, atomic energy, electric toothbrush and space travel, to name a few. A probe into deep space is common today. These are stuff that sci-fi writers only dream of in 1800s, let alone before that. Other inventions worth mentioning are the radio, TVs, video camcorder, communications satellite, radar and now the digital camera plus the hula hoop, McDonald's, KFC, antibiotic, artificial heart, plastic surgery and last but certainly not least, the computers and the World Wide Web. We must also not forget the downside of the past century, namely the two world wars which were fought by men and to a certain extent, women, who sacrificed their lives so as to ensure a better and more sophisticated lives for us today. The point is that these wonderful creations and inventions are not just wonders themselves but are created by the human minds in a span of a single century, with some of the most exciting and bewildering inventions taking place during the latter half of the 20th century. Given the fact that we have transformed the world in just a hundred years making it unrecognisable from the world inhabited thousands of years before, the prospects is chillingly mind-boggling! Achievements in many years to come are boundless. In preparation for what is to come, and to get the future generation to prepare themselves for whatever challenges is forthcoming, the State government has presented us with the most suitable gift of all, and that is the new Pustaka Negeri Sarawak - a sophisticated resource centre which is suitable for all of us to cruise into the digital age - alaf baru, the new millennium. It belongs to all Malaysians in Sarawak and together we will look after it as a responsible and forward-looking individual, to safeguard its existence with pride and joy. This is an investment which our Chief Minister has envisioned for the Malaysians in Sarawak. I am confident that with such an infrastructure, the impetus for learning and discovering new knowledge will be limitless. The way is now open for us to reach out for the new millennium.
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