{"id":2877,"date":"2025-12-18T07:52:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T07:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/?p=2877"},"modified":"2025-12-18T07:52:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T07:52:46","slug":"malaysia-istic-hosts-the-office-of-the-state-secretary-of-the-penang-state-government-setiausaha-kerajaan-negeri-pulau-pinang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/2025\/12\/18\/malaysia-istic-hosts-the-office-of-the-state-secretary-of-the-penang-state-government-setiausaha-kerajaan-negeri-pulau-pinang\/","title":{"rendered":"MALAYSIA : ISTIC Hosts the Office of the State Secretary of the Penang State Government &#8211; Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2877\" class=\"elementor elementor-2877\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aea834 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6aea834\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e7c0ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e7c0ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span class=\"TextRun SCXW244825282 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244825282 BCX0\">On 10 December, the International Science, Technology &amp; Innovation Centre (ISTIC) had the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW244825282 BCX0\">honour<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244825282 BCX0\">\u00a0of welcoming representatives from the<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW244825282 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244825282 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW244825282 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.penang.gov.my\/index.php\/info-korporat\/fungsi-bahagian-unit\/235-state-secretary-penang-incorporation-ssi?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW244825282 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244825282 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Office of the State Secretary of the Penang State Government<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW244825282 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244825282 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW244825282 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244825282 BCX0\">\u00a0This visit marked an<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244825282 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244825282 BCX0\">occasion for dialogue\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244825282 BCX0\">and exchange<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244825282 BCX0\">\u00a0on regional and international cooperation in science, technology, and innovation (STI).<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW244825282 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c7e84e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6c7e84e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span 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The discussions focus<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80811228 BCX0\">ed<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80811228 BCX0\">\u00a0o<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80811228 BCX0\">n\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80811228 BCX0\">ident<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80811228 BCX0\">if<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80811228 BCX0\">ying<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80811228 BCX0\">\u00a0opportunities to strengthen<strong> STI initiatives at the regional level<\/strong> and foster mutually beneficial partnerships.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW80811228 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fc6f58 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5fc6f58\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84210d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84210d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW118835484 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118835484 BCX0\">ISTIC\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118835484 BCX0\">remains<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118835484 BCX0\">\u00a0committed to promoting <strong>national cooperation within Malaysia<\/strong> and supporting knowledge exchange with regional and international partners. Initiatives such as this visit exemplify ISTIC\u2019s dedication to advancing sustainable digital transformation and innovation, and to contributing meaningfully to the broader <strong>STI ecosystem.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW118835484 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae58400 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae58400\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f5d5ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f5d5ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-18-at-15.39.19-1024x656.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2884\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-18-at-15.39.19-1024x656.png 1024w, https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-18-at-15.39.19-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-18-at-15.39.19-768x492.png 768w, https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-18-at-15.39.19-1536x985.png 1536w, https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-18-at-15.39.19-2048x1313.png 2048w, https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-18-at-15.39.19-1685x1080.png 1685w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 10 December, the International Science, Technology &amp; Innovation Centre (ISTIC) had the\u00a0honour\u00a0of welcoming representatives from the\u00a0Office of the State Secretary of the Penang State Government.\u00a0This visit marked an\u00a0occasion for dialogue\u00a0and exchange\u00a0on regional and international cooperation in science, technology, and innovation (STI). During the meeting, both parties shared insights into strategies, ongoing projects, and approaches&hellip; <br \/> <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/2025\/12\/18\/malaysia-istic-hosts-the-office-of-the-state-secretary-of-the-penang-state-government-setiausaha-kerajaan-negeri-pulau-pinang\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2888,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_siteseo_robots_primary_cat":"44","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research-collaboration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2877"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2889,"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2877\/revisions\/2889"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}