New Strait Time - 06 January 2014 : Trend ICT careers still hot

By Rozana Sani - FANCY a career in ICT but unsure of whether there is a bright future in the field? There is and prospects in ICT are expected to continue to be rosy.

After all, the industry has been a significant contributor in efforts to develop the country into a high-income-based economy. With that, more high skilled talents are needed, especially in the newly developing and emerging areas of ICT, such as big data, cloud computing and embedded systems — in tandem with key trends in the industry.

“With more world-class ICT companies setting up businesses and building their regional facilities in Malaysia, coupled with local champions who are growing to be world-class players in their own right, the demand for ta-lents who are highly skilled and certified will continue to rise, and this is something that we need to address swiftly and holistically,” says Muhammad Imran Kunalan Abdullah, talent head at the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) — the outfit responsible for the growth of the ICT industry in the country.

He says MSC Malaysia, the national ICT initiative driven by MDeC, continues to play a vital role in talent development for the ICT industry by forging relationships with key industry players and institutions of higher learning (IHLs) in the country to increase interest and participation in the industry.

“The ICT industry is rather unique. The pace of technology changes is very rapid and IHLs will continuously face a catching-up game with the industry demand. Hence, we will always see the need for specific interventions based on skills and competencies required by industry at certain point of time. These interventions are in the form of up-skilling training or certification training to specific needs of the industry. The MSC Malaysia MyProCert and MyUniAlliance training and international certification programmes is one of many ongoing intiatives led by MDeC which seeks to address this skill gap.”

ENCOURAGE USE OF ICT
Muhammad Imran stresses that there is a need to equip graduates across all disciplines and fields with ICT skills.“About five million Malaysians will be entering the workforce over the next few years and they need to be prepared to face the new work environment and go beyond being just casual users of technology. To achieve that, there must be encouragement on the use of ICT as a tool with efforts to push for minimum hours of ICT in education, be it in the form of labs or practical training.”He notes that the focus is now on how to institutionalise ICT use further in schools so it can benefit more young people, especially those from outside urban hotspots where parents may not be aware of or have no access to ICT.

“We have to improve on institutionalising such training in schools from the start to avoid increasing the digital divide,” he says.

On market trends, the MSC Malaysia MSC Malaysia Talent Supply-Demand Study 2010-2013 report cites that 90 per cent of companies hired workers with at least one to five years of experience, with only 10 per cent of companies hiring fresh graduates. The study was conducted with more than 1,000 companies and 133 faculties in IHLs, in addition to secondary research and consultation with industry experts.

Current skill gaps highlighted by the study saw software development (42 per cent) skills topping the list followed by database (23 per cent) and networking and security (18 per cent).
To that end, IHLs must adapt their curricula accordingly with more emphasis on practical industry experience, says Muhammad Imran.

Additionally, the e-leadership capabilities also need to be addressed in tandem with the maturity level of the ICT organisation as well as the progress the organisation may be going through especially the small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
“This type of organisation tends to focus on the technical capabilities that is necessary for the successful running of its day to day operations. They need to look at the other management capability development aspects if they want to grow their business. So, the emphasis on e-leadership is rather timely if we wish to see the local ICT companies grow and compete in the global arena since ICT has made the world borderless.”

Muhammad Imran also notes that in the shared services and outsourcing industry, the country is taking various measures to move beyond the business process outsourcing.

“Our strategy is to move up the value chain and concentrate on high value Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO)-type of services, in line with the country’s vision to be a sustainable, highly-competitive, high-value and high-income developed nation by 2020,” he says.MSC Malaysia has developed suitable niches within the local ICT industry and inspired local companies to become leaders in them, he adds.“The creative and animation industry is one where Malaysia is a newcomer, but has grown exponentially over the past few years, with many of our locally developed animated programmes showing all over the world, from China and Indonesia to UK and the Middle East,” he says. “All in all, we observed that demand generally exceeds supply in almost all areas. This is not surprising as the trend remains true worldwide and not just limited to Malaysia. What is more interesting is that the demand for experienced ICT personnel has grown noticeably and has exceeded the demand for fresh graduates. This trend also holds for the rest of the world. For example, Europe expects to face shortages for e-leaders (organisational leaders who are apt at business as well as ICT skills) in the near to medium-term.”

And what are the job trends he sees moving forward? “Job trends will always follow the technology trends,” he says, citing Gartner’s top 10 technology trends for 2014. “They are in line with the general trend that we have observed in 2013, i.e. Cloud and Big Data, Mobile and Mobility, Internet of Things, and 3D printing. So there will be increasing demand for engineers, programmers and technicians to support these emerging trends and technologies.”

Gartner’s top ten technology trends for 2014:

1. Mobile Device Diversity and Management
2. Mobile Apps and Applications
3. The Internet of Everything
4. Hybrid Cloud and IT as Service Broker
5. Cloud/Client Arhitecture
6. The Era of Personal Cloud
7. Software-Defined Anything
8. Web-Scale IT
9. Smart Machines
10. 3D Printing

Sumber :
Rozana Sani (2014). TRENDS: ICT careers still hot. The Electronic Text Center. Retrieved January 6, 2014, from New Strait Time website: http://www.nst.com.my/life-times/tech/trends-ict-careers-still-hot-1.455618

Audit: Projek UTHM tidak sempurna (Akhbar Sinar Harian - 9 Okt 2013)

NINA FARZUIN MD SHAROM
9 Oktober 2013.

SHAH ALAM - Laporan Ketua Audit Negara 2012 mendapati pengurusan projek pembinaan Universiti Tun Hussein Onn (UTHM) adalah kurang memuaskan.

Menurut Ketua Audit Negara, Tan Sri Ambrin Buang, ketiga-tiga projek membina masjid dan pusat Islam, Fakulti Pengurusan Teknologi dan Perniagaan (FPTP) serta kolam renang dan blok pentadbiran mengalami kelewatan sehingga kos pembinaan telah meningkat sebanyak 8.9 peratus daripada sejumlah RM78.48 juta kepada RM85.44 juta.

"Pembinaan masjid dan pusat Islam lewat disiapkan selama 547 hari, FPTP lewat selama 175 hari, blok pentadbiran lewat selama 484 hari manakala kolam renang masih belum diselesaikan.

"Laporan turut mendedahkan prestasi kerja kontraktor terlibat kurang memuaskan di mana hasil pembinaan kurang berkualiti dan reka bentuk serta spesifikasinya tidak bersesuaian," katanya.

Selain daripada itu, sebanyak 107 kecacatan dan kerosakan yang dilaporkan sehingga Oktober 2012 yang masih belum diambil tindakan oleh kontraktor.

Berdasarkan senarai kelemahan tersebut, Jabatan Audit Negara mengesyorkan supaya UTHM sentiasa memastikan kerja pembinaan yang tidak mengikut spesifikasi diambil tindakan segera bagi menjamin keselamatan dan keselesaan pengguna serta mencapai objektif pembinaan.

UTHM juga perlu membuat pemeriksaan menyeluruh dan memastikan semua kecacatan serta kerja pembinaan yang belum disiapkan diambil tindakan dengan segera bagi mengelakkan kesilapan berulang.

Sumber : Akbar Sinar Harian

Akhbar UTUSAN 6 Okt 2013 - Titisan air mata iringi kejayaan anak yang telah tiada

MOHD. Noh Daliman (dua dari kiri) menyerahkan ijazah sarjana muda kepada Halimah@Noriah Dollah, ibu kepada Allahyarham Balqis Amira Mat Hasan pada Majlis Konvokesyen UTHM Ke-13 di Batu Pahat, semalam

BATU PAHAT 6 Okt. - Hanya doa dan titisan air mata mengiringi dua keluarga yang sepatutnya bergembira melihat kejayaan anak-anak mereka menggenggam skrol pada Majlis Konvokesyen Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) Ke-13 di sini hari ini.

Bagi Rustam Jinis, 53, hasratnya untuk meraikan anaknya, Maisurah Rustam, 24, pada majlis konvokesyen tersebut tidak kesampaian apabila anak keempat daripada 12 beradik itu terlebih dahulu menghadap Ilahi akibat nahas jalan raya 23 Mei tahun lalu.

Menurutnya, arwah anaknya yang mengambil jurusan Sarjana Muda Pengurusan Teknologi (Pengeluaran dan Operasi) sedang menjalani latihan praktikal industri apabila terlibat kemalangan ketika menunggang motosikal ke pejabat di Paka, Terengganu.

"Perasaan saya ketika ini bercampur baur antara sedih, bangga dan juga sedikit terkilan kerana tidak sempat untuk meraikan kejayaan arwah pada hari ini.

"Namun, saya pasrah dengan ketentuan Ilahi kerana yakin apa yang berlaku ada hikmahnya," katanya dalam nada sebak selepas menerima ijazah arwah anaknya itu yang disampaikan oleh Naib Canselor UTHM, Prof. Datuk. Dr. Mohd. Noh Daliman di Bilik Kenamaan, Dewan Sultan Ibrahim di sini hari ini.

Rustam berkata, meskipun masih merasai kehilangan Maisurah, beliau sekeluarga tetap berbangga apabila seorang lagi anaknya, Bazilah, 22, berjaya menyambung pengajian dalam jurusan sama di UTHM kira-kira tiga minggu lalu.

Perasaan sama turut dirasai Halimah@Noriah Dollah, 63, ibu kepada Balqis Amira Mat Hasan, 26, graduan Sarjana Muda Kejuruteraan Mekanikal yang meninggal dunia akibat nahas jalan raya tahun lalu.

Menurutnya, arwah anaknya yang merupakan anak kesembilan daripada 10 beradik meninggal dunia dalam satu kemalangan ngeri di Kuantan, Pahang pada 1 September tahun lalu ketika dalam perjalanan ke majlis perkahwinan sahabatnya.

"Arwah pernah melahirkan hasrat untuk menjadi jurutera suatu hari nanti, namun cita-citanya itu tidak kesampaian. Saya reda dengan ketentuan Ilahi," katanya

Sumber :
- http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/Dalam_Negeri/20131007/dn_16/Titisan-air-mata-iringi--kejayaan-anak-yang-telah-tiada

Kehendak pengguna

Akhbar UTUSAN (28 Jun 2013) : Purata gaji profesional ICT meningkat 8.9 peratus tahun ini (2013)

KUALA LUMPUR 28 Jun - Persatuan ICT Kebangsaan Malaysia (Pikom) menjangkakan purata gaji profesional dalam bidang industri maklumat (ICT) akan meningkat sebanyak 8.9 peratus pada tahun ini.

Nilai tersebut meningkat sehingga RM7,387 pada tahun ini, berbanding RM6,782 pada 2012.

Jumlah itu diperoleh hasil daripada analisis dan kajian sektor pasaran kerja yang dijalankan oleh Pikom bersama KPMG dan Jobstreet.com.

Pengerusinya, Woon Tai Hai berkata, kerjaya dalam bidang ICT memberi pulangan yang lumayan dan menjadi tempat kelima dalam sektor kerjaya di negara ini yang menerima gaji yang tinggi.

Woon Tai Hai menunjukkan buku Jangkaan Pasaran Kerja ICT di Malaysia 2013 pada sidang media di Kuala Lumpur, semalam.

Katanya, biarpun ekonomi dunia berdepan krisis dan senario politik yang tidak menentu pada tahun lalu, namun pertumbuhan purata gaji di kalangan profesional ICT di peringkat junior dan senior.

"Usaha kerajaan menerusi Program Transformasi Ekonomi dan Program Transformasi Digital menjadi faktor utama pertumbuhan gaji dan industri ICT," katanya pada sidang akhbar selepas membentangkan Jangkaan Pasaran Kerja 2013 itu di sini hari ini.

Katanya, menurut kajian itu, pekerjaan berkaitan jualan, pemasaran dan pembangunan perniagaan kekal dalam senarai lima pengkhususan pekerjaan yang dicari oleh majikan.

"Berbanding dengan beberapa negara maju yang lain, pertumbuhannya agak rendah tetapi ia tetap positif.

"Purata gaji di peringkat kemasukan graduan IT baharu meningkat sebanyak 4.7 peratus daripada RM2, 238 pada tahun 2011 kepada RM2, 343 pada tahun 2012," katanya

Woon menambah, Malaysia perlu meningkatkan purata gaji bagi mengelakkan penghijrahan dan kehilangan bakat di negara ini.

Sumber: Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd

C : Menambah integer tanpa menggunakan operator "+"

#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
    int a,b,hasil;
    printf("Masukan integer pertama: ");
    scanf("%d",&a);
    printf("Masukan integer kedua: ");
    scanf("%d",&b);
    hasil = a - ~b -1;
    printf("Hasil tambah kedua-dua integer :%d",hasil);
    return 0;
}

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Assalamualaikum dan salam sejahtera.. Hari ini aku rasa hendak meluahkan sedikit motivasi buat diri aku sendiri. Semenjak kebelakangan ini dapat aku rasa yang aku jauh berubah. Strategi dan prestasi pelajaran aku menurun. Sebagai seorang mahasiswa, aku kena berubah. Aku tak nak gagal! Aku nak berjaya! Kalahkan semua cabaran yang ada. Nampaknya aku tak boleh cakap atau taip sehaja motivasi ini. Secara paksa atau rela, aku kena hasilkan tekanan dalam diri supaya dapat menjauhi sikap malas dan ambil lewa. Ya Allah, aku memohon pada Mu agar permudahkanlah urusan hambaMu ini. Amin~