CYBERJAYA: Any innovation would not be meaningful, if it only remained in a showcase, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Johnity Ongkili said today.
He said it was not the creation of an innovation that should be the trophy of success but instead, the real victory would be when the innovation makes a
difference in the life of others.
"For this we should not only look at the outcome in economic gain, but we should also celebrate creative innovations that affect simple positive changes in our society, those that make our lives a little easier, those that make us a little bit happier or even help us smile more," he said at the Limkokwing University of Creative Technology Graduation 2011, here today.
Ongkili said the government with its clear foresight had outlined definitive strategies of transformation with an ultimate goal of ensuring prosperity and equitability for the people, which also seek to change the mindset of the people to embrace innovation and creativity as the very pillars for these changes.
"It is imperative that we work together for these common goals," he said.
During the graduation Ongkili was also conferred an Honorary Doctorate of Leadership in Innovation, for his efforts in spearheading Prime Minister Datuk
Seri Najib Tun Razak's vision for innovation across all levels of society, upgrading Malaysia and it's citizens and enabling them to compete with the best
in the world.
Besides him, Lord Sheikh of Cornhill in the City of London, the first Muslim elected into the British House of Lords, was also conferred an Honorary Doctorate of Social Development for championing a harmonious relationship between the respective traditions in Great Britain as well as across the world.
Both were conferred by Limkokwing University of Creative Technology President Prof Emeritus Tan Sri Dr Lim Kok Wing.
About 1,000 students from 59 countries, including Malaysia, Brazil, Russia, Denmark, Japan, Singapore, China and the Middle East who graduated, received
their scrolls. - Bernama
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