TMMBT receives DAGS for its project AKIS

National IT Council (NITC) has approved Demonstrator Application Grant Scheme (DAGS) funding of RM1.7 million for TMM-Biotech Sdn Bhd (TMMBT) to develop Agriculture Knowledge Integrator System known as project AKIS. The knowledge partners supporting this project are IFS with its component-based technology, Malaysian Agriculture Research & Development Institution (MARDI), Lembaga Pertubuhan Peladang (LPP) and more are expected to join.

AKIS is a Knowledge Management System that will promote "knowledge farming" and is expected to contribute significantly towards agro-industrial development in Malaysia. AKIS will be a catalyst that will encourage the development of educational and productivity programmes.
"This system is designed for the farming community and we see the potential where ultimately tools and aids for "precision agriculture" will be developed to help improve crop yield. The system will thus help the farming community to incorporate technology into their industry and make Malaysia a leader in the use of technology in farming." according to Timothy Chua, director of TMMBT.

"The first challenge is content development which is part of our focus - capturing knowledge and productizing so that it can be distributed and k-economy can be started. The other is a bigger challenge, community development." says KJ John, VP of IT Policy for DAGS. "In this smart partnership, the benefit to the public interest is what gets me excited." He further added that as seed funders he hoped to see innovations from experimentation with new ideas; new solutions to old problems.