Laporan Tahunan 2006

Kesedaran Sains Science AwarenessProgram Sains Ke Desa Sains ke Desa ProgrammeProgram ini dianjurkan oleh Pusat Sains Negara This programme is organised by the National Sciencedengan kerjasama Kerajaan Negeri. Dengan objektif Centre in collaboration with State governments. Aimeduntuk mewujudkan kesedaran sains di kalangan orang at creating science awareness among the public,awam terutamanya pelajar, program ini dianjurkan especially students, the programme is organised as asebagai karnival dengan penyertaan agensi-agensi carnival with the participation of agencies under MOSTIdi bawah MOSTI dan sektor swasta. Bagi tahun 2006, and the private sector. For 2006, the programme wasprogram ini dijalankan di Mersing, Johor dari 28-29 held in Mersing,Johor from 28-29 March. In conjunctionMac. Sempena dengan program ini, Akademi diminta with the programme, the Academy was requested tountuk menganjurkan syarahan untuk pelajar sekolah. organise talks for schoolchildren. The Academy invitedAkademi telah menjemput Dr Irene Tan Kit Ping, Dr Irene Tan Kit Ping, Institute of Biological Sciences,Institut Sains Biologi, Fakulti Sains, Universiti Malaya Faculty of Science, University of Malaya to talk onuntuk memberi syarahan bertajuk ‘Penyelidikan di ‘Research on Antarctica” and Associate Professor DrAntartika’ dan Profesor Madya Dr Mohd Ismail Abdul Mohd Ismail Abdul Aziz,Faculty of Science,University ofAziz, Fakulti Sains, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia untuk Technology Malaysia talked on‘Advanced Technology/menyampaikan syarahan bertajuk ‘Teknologi Maju / Biotechnology’.Bioteknologi’. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 99

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Jaringan InternationalAntarabangsa Linkages Dalam era K-ekonomi, adalah penting In the era of the knowledge economy, bagi Akademi untuk mewujudkan it is vital for the Academy to establish jaringan dengan organisasi sains strong networks with international science organisations and sister Academies. These antarabangsa. Jaringan tersebut telah networks have increased opportunities for meningkatkan peluang untuk perkongsian the sharing of knowledge, expertise as well pengetahuan, pengalaman serta keupayaan as scientific and technological capabilities in order for the nation to remain sains dan teknologi untuk membolehkan competent in the context of global sciencenegara bersaing seiring dengan pembangunan and technology advancement. Apart from forming signing MOUs with international sains dan teknologi dunia. Selain daripada SET organisations and sister Academies, themenandatangani Memorandum Persefahaman Academy co-organises at conferences or meetings of international SET bodies. dengan Akademi Sains lain, Akademi Sains Malaysia juga terlibat dalam menyertai mesyuarat dan aktiviti-aktiviti yang dianjurkan oleh organisasi SET lain. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 101

Jaringan Antarabangsa International LinkagesProgram Penyelidikan Malaysian Antarctic ResearchAntartika 2006 (MARP) Programme 2006(MARP)2006 merupakan tahun yang agak sibuk bagi Program The year 2006 has been an exceedingly busy yearPenyelidikan Antartika (MARP).MARP memperlihatkan for the Malaysian Antarctic Research Programmegabungan program penyelidikan dengan projek (MARP). MARP saw further consolidation of its researchpenyelidikan baru. Jawatankuasa Penilai tempatan dan programme with the admission of new researchantarabangsa telah terlibat dalam pemilihan projek projects. Local and international appraisal committeesbaru. Jumlah projek untuk tahun 2006 adalah 10 projek were involved in the selection of new projects. Theuntuk sains biologi dan 7 projek untuk sains fizik. total number of projects for 2006 now stands at 10 for biological sciences and 7 for physical sciences.Kapasiti sumber manusia dipertingkatkan denganpenganugerahan siswazah kepada 2 calon PhD dan 2 Human resource capacity was enhanced with theprogram MSc dipertingkatkan kepada program PhD. graduation of 2 PhD candidates and the upgradingKini, program penyelidikan MARP mempunyai 8 calon of 2 MSc to PhD programme. The MARP researchPhD, 21 calon MSc dan 7 calon peringkat ijazah yang programme currently has 8 PhD candidates,21 MSc andbekerja dalam pelbagai bidang penyelidikan saintifik 7 undergraduates working on various fields of scientificdi Antartika. research in Antarctica.Sepanjang musim panas 2006/2007, seramai 15 orang Throughout the summer season of 2006/2007, 15penyelidik telah menyertai ekspedisi Antartik sebagai researchers participated in the Antarctic expeditionssebahagian daripada projek penyelidikan mereka as part of their research projects to collect samplesuntuk mengumpulkan sampel dan data, seterusnya and data as well as to undertake ground truthing. Fivemembuat kajian lapangan. Penyelidik-penyelidik researchers went with the Antarctica New Zealandtersebut dipecahkan kepada beberapa kumpulan.Lima (ANZ), two with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS),penyelidik bersama dengan Antartica New Zealand two with the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD), four(ANZ), dua dengan British Antarctic Survey (BAS), dua with the Institute of National Antarctic Research ofdengan Australian Antarctic Division (AAD), empat Ecuador (INAE) and two with the Institute of Nationaldengan Institute of National Antarctic Research of Antarctic Research of Chile (INACH). A MemorandumEcuador (INAE) dan dua lagi dengan Institute of National of Understanding between the Academy of SciencesAntarctic Research of Chile (INACH). Memorandum Malaysia and Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI)Persefahaman Bersama antara Akademi Sains Malaysia signed during the Scientific Committee Meeting ondan Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) yang telah Antarctic Research (SCAR) - Council of Managers onditandatangani semasa Scientific Committee Meeting National Antarctic Programme (COMNAP) Open Scienceon Antarctic Research (SCAR)- Council of Managers Conference in Hobart, Australia, paved the way foron National Antarctic Programme (COMNAP) Open three Malaysian scientists to undertake research at theScience Conference di Hobart,Australia,telah memberi Dasan station in Ny-Ålesund, Norway (the Arctic).laluan kepada tiga saintis Malaysia untuk menyertaipenyelidikan di stesen Dasan di Ny-Alesund, Norway. A briefing on the International Polar Year(IPY) 2007- 2008 saw the participation of Malaysian scientists inPenerangan mengenai International Polar Year a number of “Expression of Intent” or EoI for projects(IPY) 2007-2008 memperlihatkan peningkatanpenyertaan saintis Malaysia dalam beberapa projek102

Jaringan Antarabangsa International Linkages“Expression of Intent” atau EOL untuk projek yang ranging from atmospheric to biological sciences.merangkumi atmosfera hinggalah ke sains biologi. Of particular significance was that a number of EoIsSecara signifikan, bilangan terbesar EOL dipelopori was headed by Malaysian scientists. EoIs play anoleh saintis Malaysia. EOL memainkan peranan yang important role in Antarctic research as they help buildpenting dalam penyelidikan Antartika kerana ia mampu scientific capacity and capability through cooperation,membina kapasiti saintifik dan keupayaan melalui technological transfer and training.kerjasama, pertukaran teknologi dan latihan. Among the major outcomes of the research projectsAntara hasil utama projek penyelidikan termasuklah include increased exposure for Malaysian scientistspeningkatan pendedahan kepada saintis Malaysia in the international arena, greater involvement indalam lapangan antarabangsa,penglibatan yang lebih international Earth System Research efforts especiallymeluas dan usaha dalam International Earth System numerical modeling, and scientific contributions onResearch terutama model numerikal dan sumbangan global issues such as Climate Change and Environmentalsaintifik terhadap isu global seperti Perubahan Cuaca Conservation. This has indirectly strengthened ourdan Pemuliharaan Alam Sekitar. Ini secara tidak stake in promoting Antarctica as a common heritage forlangsung memperkukuhkan kepentingan kita dalam all mankind in the UN and other international fora.mempromosikan Antartika sebagai warisan untukmasyarakat sejagat dan antarabangsa. One of the first activities organised by MARP subsequent to its acceptance as a SCAR Associate Member was theSalah satu aktiviti permulaan yang dikendalikan oleh organisation of a Workshop on Antarctic Wind Field inMARP rentetan daripada penerimaannya sebagai ahli March 2006. The workshop saw participation from 19pertubuhan SCAR adalah penganjuran Workshop on researchers drawn from Australia,Britain,USA,Belgium,Antarctica Wind Field pada bulan Mac 2006. Bengkel Japan, China and France. The workshop served totersebut menyaksikan penyertaan 19 orang peserta summarise current understanding of the Antarcticdari Australia,Britain,Amerika Syarikat,Belgium,Jepun, Wind Field as well identified gaps in knowledge at theChina dan Perancis. Bengkel tersebut merumuskan international level.pemahaman tentang Antarctic Wind Field selainmengenalpasti jurang perbezaan dalam pengetahuan In April 2006, four MARP researchers attended thedi peringkat antarabangsa. International Congress “Poles Apart: Nurturing Global Environmental Aspects” (PANGEA ’06) organised byPada bulan April 2006, empat orang penyelidik Universidad de Magellanes, Punta Arenas, Chile. TheMARP telah menghadiri Kongres Antarabangsa Congress aimed to promote international exchange“Poles Apart: Nurturing Global Environment Aspects” of knowledge and experience on the polar regions(PANGEA ’06) yang dianjurkan oleh Universidad de so as to foster cooperation amongst the participants.Magellanes, Punta Arenas, Chile. Kongres bertujuan An important outcome of this Congress for Malaysiauntuk menggalakkan pertukaran pengetahuan dan was three collaborative research initiatives with Chile,pengalaman antarabangsa mengenai kawasan kutub two in the biological sciences and one in physicalbagi mengeratkan kerjasama antara para peserta.Hasil science.dari Kongress ini adalah tiga kerjasama penyelidikandengan Chile, dua dalam bidang sains biologi dan satu The 13th International Symposium on Polar Sciencesdalam bidang sains fizik. organised by the Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) at Incheon, Korea in May 2006 saw MARP researchersInternational Symposium on Polar Sciences yang ke-13 presenting two papers which were well received.dianjurkan oleh Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI)di Incheon,Korea pada bulan Mei 2006 memperlihatkandua penyelidik MARP membentangkan dua kertas kerja In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 103

Jaringan Antarabangsa International Linkagesdan berjaya mendapat sambutan yang menggalakkan. Participation in this Symposium has been immenselyPenyertaan dalam simposium ini amat berfaedah beneficial to MARP as our researchers have establishedkepada MARP kerana penyelidik kita telah dapat contacts with a number of key persons in KOPRI.mewujudkan hubungan yang baik dengan orang-orang penting di KOPRI. Academician Dato’Seri Salleh Mohd Nor FASc and Prof Dato’ Dr Azizan Abu Samah, the National Coordinator,Academician, Dato’Seri Dr Salleh Mohd Noor FASc dan represented MARP at the XXIX Antarctic TreatyProf Dato’Dr Azizan Abu Samah,Penyelaras Kebangsaan, Consultative Meeting (ATCM) in Edinburgh, June 2006.telah mewakili MARP di Antarctic Treaty Consultative At this meeting, the representative from Ministry ofMeeting ke-XXIX (ATCM) di Edinburgh pada bulan Foreign Affairs expressed Malaysia’s views on theJun 2006. Pada mesyuarat ini, wakil dari Kementerian Antarctic Treaty System and gave an indication of thePerhubungan Luar menjelaskan pandangan Malaysia nation’s preparations to accede to the Antarctic Treatyterhadap Antarctic Treaty System dan memaklumkan System (ATS) in 2007. The Antarctic Treaty Consultativekesediaan negara untuk menganggotai AntarcticTreaty Parties (ATCP) has invited Malaysia to observe the nextSystem tersebut pada tahun 2007.The Antarctic Treaty ATCM in April 2007 at Delhi, India.Consultative Parties (ATCP) telah mengundang Malaysiauntuk menjadi pemerhati ATCM yang akan diadakan di Prof Dato’ Dr Azizan Abu Samah and Mr NasaruddinDelhi, India pada April 2007. from ASM attended the meeting of the Council of Managers of the National Antarctic ProgrammesProf Dato’ Dr Azizan Abu Samah dan Encik Nasaruddin (COMNAP)at Hobart, Australia in July 2006. The SCARdari Akademi Sains Malaysia telah menghadiri Open Science Conference held simultaneously sawmesyuarat Council of Managers of the National MARP researchers presenting papers and posters. TheAntarctic Programme (COMNAP) di Hobart, Australia Asian Forum on Polar Sciences (AFOPS) held an informalpada bulan Julai 2006.SCAR Open Science Conference meeting in Hobart, and Malaysia and India, as newtelah dijalankan serentak di mana penyelidik MARP members, attended this meeting.telah membentangkan kertas kerja dan poster. AsianForum on Polar Sciences (AFOPS) telah mengadakan A meeting and capacity building workshop of themesyuarat tidak rasmi di Hobart. Sebagai ahli baru, SCAR-COMNAP Joint Committee on Antarctic DataMalaysia dan India telah turut menghadiri mesyuarat Management (JCADM) was also held in conjunctiontersebut. with the SCAR Open Science Conference in Hobart. It was attended by the ASM Manager of Antarctic DataMesyuarat dan bengkel pembinaan kapasiti bagi Centre. The workshop, provided training on accessingSCAR-COMNAP Joint Committee on Antarctica Data the Antarctic Master Directory and its new functionsManagement (JCADM) telah diadakan bersempena and facilities which should assist MARP in sharingdengan SCAR Open Science Conference di Hobart. research data with other established traditional polarMesyuarat ini dihadiri oleh Pengurus Pusat Data countries.Antartika ASM.Bengkel ini menyediakan latihan untukmencapai Antarctic Master Directory dan fungsi Three MARP researchers presented papers at the 2ndbaru serta kemudahan yang dapat membantu MARP Latin-American Symposium on Antarctic Research atberkongsi data penyelidikan dengan negara kutub the University of Concepcion, Chile in August, 2006,yang membangun. organised by the Institute of Antarctic Research ofTiga orang penyelidik MARP membentangkan kertaskerja di Latin-American Symposium on AntarcticaResearch yang kedua di University of Concepcion,Chile pada bulan Ogos 2006, yang dikendalikan104

Jaringan Antarabangsa International Linkagesoleh Institute of Antarctic Research of Chile (INACH). Chile (INACH). A workshop facilitated by Dr MarceloBengkel yang dikendalikan oleh Dr Marcelo Leppe Leppe and Dr Veronica Vellejos Marchant from INACHdan Dr Veronica Vellejos Marchant dari INACH semasa during the symposium,has led to collaborative researchsimposium telah membawa kepada inisiatif kerjasama initiatives between Malaysian and Chilean scientists.penyelidikan antara saintis Malaysia dan Chile. INACH INACH has offered to host MARP researchers on theirtelah menawarkan penyelidik MARP bagi membiayai Antarctic expedition in 2007.penyelidikan Antartika pada tahun 2007. Prof Shibata from Kobe University who headed aProf Shibata dari Universiti Kobe yang mengetuai delegation to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs took thedelegasi ke Kementerian Perhubungan Luar mengambil opportunity to visit the MARP Centre at University ofkesempatan untuk melawat pusat MARP yang terletak Malaya(UM) on 20 September 2006 to discuss withdi Universiti Malaya (UM) pada 20 September 2006 Prof Dato’Azizan,the National Coordinator, the nationsuntuk berbincang dengan Prof Dato’ Azizan, selaku preparations to accede to the ATS.Penyelaras Kebangsaan,berkenaan persediaan negaradalam menerima ATS. In a move to promote and communicate Antarctic research as well as enhance MARP’s public profile, twoDalam usaha untuk mempromosi dan memberitahu MARP researchers gave motivational talks to studentstentang penyelidikan Antartika dan meningkatkan and teachers at Mersing, Johor and Arau, Perlis.profil umum MARP,dua orang penyelidik telah memberiucapan motivasi kepada para pelajar dan guru di Continued support from ASM and the various ministriesMersing, Johor dan di Arau, Perlis. in the Government is vital for MARP to maintain the momentum and to secure the attention of theSokongan yang berterusan dari ASM dan pelbagai international scientific community on our prowess inKementerian di Jabatan Kerajaan adalah penting bagi the Antarctic Research Programme.MARP untuk mengekalkan momentum dan memeliharapandangan komuniti saintifik antarabangsa terhadapkelebihan Program Penyelidikan Antartika.Wakil Malaysia bersama Pengarah INACH Penyelidik Malaysia menjalankan kajian di AntartikaMalaysian Representatives with Director of INACH A Malaysian researcher at work in Antarctica In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 105

Jaringan Antarabangsa International LinkagesMesyuarat Tahunan Keenam 6th Annual Meeting ofbagi InterAcademy Council (IAC) InterAcademy Council (IAC)Mesyuarat Tahunan Keenam bagi Lembaga IAC telah The Sixth Annual Meeting of the Board of the IAC wasdiadakan di Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts held at the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts andand Sciences di Amsterdam dari 30 Januari hingga Sciences in Amsterdam from 30 January – 3 February,3 Februari 2006. Academician Dato’ Seri Dr Salleh 2006. Academician Dato’ Sri Dr. Salleh Mohd Nor FAScMohd Noor FASc mewakili ASM pada mesyuarat represented ASM at the meeting as IAC Board Member.tersebut sebagai Ahli Lembaga IAC. Selain daripada Other than IAC Board Members, the meeting was alsoAhli Lembaga IAC, mesyuarat juga turut dihadiri oleh attended by invited guests including representativestetamu jemputan termasuk wakil dari Network of from the Network of African Scientific AcademiesAfrican Scientific Academies (NASAC) dan ahli IAC Study (NASAC) and members of IAC Study Panel onTransitionsPanel on Transitions to Sustainable Energy System. to Sustainable Energy Systems.Mesyuarat tersebut membincangkan urusan dalaman The Meeting discussed IAC in house matters includingIAC termasuk cadangan meminda IAC Bylaws, proposed changes to IAC Bylaws, the possibility of thekebarangkalian untuk menggabungkan sekretariat merging of IAC,IAP and IAMP Secretariats and its annualIAC,IAP dan IAMP serta laporan tahunannya.Beberapa report. Several S&T issues discussed included the IACisu S&T yang dibincangkan termasuklah IAC Project Project on Women for Science and the IAC Project onon Women for Science dan projek IAP berkenaan Sustainable Energy, whose status reports were noted.Sustainable Energy, dimana status laporan telah The proposal for a new IAC Study in association with IAPdiketahui. Kertas cadangan untuk kajian IAC dan on indicators of science quality that measure progressberkaitan dengan IAP berkenaan penunjuk kualiti sains in building national capacity was approved.The Boardyang mengukur perkembangan dalam membentuk also discussed the desire for IAC to seek a closer andkapasiti nasional telah diluluskan. Lembaga juga more stable advisory relationship with the Office ofmembincangkan permintaan IAC untuk menjalinkan the UN Secretary General, the World Bank, and thehubungan sebagai penasihat yang lebih erat dengan regional development banks and other internationalpejabat Setiausaha Agung Bangsa-bangsa Bersatu organizations, while maintaining IAC’s independence.(UN), Bank Dunia, bank pembangunan serantau danpertubuhan antarabangsa,dan dalam masa yang sama Through the IAC studies and its advisory reports, IACmengekalkan kebebasan IAC. will be able to mobilize the world’s best scientists for providing expert knowledge and advice to internationalMelalui kajian dan laporan nasihat IAC, IAC mampu bodies charged with addressing the issues. ASM’suntuk menggerakkan saintis terkemuka di dunia participation in IAC would enable us to contribute ourmenyediakan kepakaran dan khidmat nasihat kepada knowledge and expertise as well as address issues thatbadan antarabangsa dengan mengenengahkan isu will benefit the country and the globe as a whole.tersebut. Penyertaan ASM dalam IAC membolehkankita menyumbang pengetahuan, kemahiran sertamengemukan isu yang akan memberi faedah kepadaNegara dan dunia.106

Jaringan Antarabangsa International LinkagesProgram Air InterAcademy Panel InterAcademy Panel Water(IAP) ProgrammeAkademi Sains Malaysia yang merupakan ahli Program The Academy of Sciences Malaysia as a member of theAir IAP meneruskan penyertaannya dalam pelbagai IAP Water Programme continued to participate in theaktiviti Program Air IAP sepanjang tahun 2006. Ahli activities of the IAP Water Programme in year 2006.kumpulan kerja ASM yang diwakili oleh Dr Saim In January, 2006, ASM was represented by Dr SaimSuratman dari Jabatan Mineral dan Geosains telah Suratman of the Minerals and Geoscience Departmentmenyertai International Symposium on the Sustainable in the International Symposium on the Sustainable UseUse of Ground Water yang berlangsung di Alicante, of Ground Water held in Alicante, Spain from 24-27Spain dari 24 hingga 27 Januari 2006. January, 2006.Mesyuarat ini adalah sebahagian daripada Program This meeting is part of the IAP Water Programe for 2004-Air InterAcademy Panel dari 2004-2006. Simposium 2006. The symposium was organised by the Spanishdianjurkan oleh Spanish Royal Academy of Exact,Physical Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciencesand Natural Sciences and the Geological and Mining and the Geological and Mining Institute of Spain. TheInstitute of Spain. Simposium ini membincangkan symposium discussed various issues concerning thepelbagai isu berkenaan penggunaan sumber air use of our planet’s water resources while focusingdi bumi dengan menumpukan kepada masalah on global problems concerning ground water, anserantau dengan mengambil-kira air di bawah tanah, essential resource for life, irrigation, industry, countrysumber keperluan untuk hidup, pengairan, industri, development and preservation of aquatic ecosystems.pembangunan Negara dan perlindungan ekosistem The outcome of the symposium was the Alicanteakuatik. Hasil dari simposium ini merupakan Deklarasi Declaration which was subsequently tabled at theAlicante di mana ia telah dibentangkan di World Water World Water Forum held in Mexico.Forum yang diadakan di Mexico. ASM also participated in the International East AsiaASM juga menyertai International East-Asia Regional Regional Workshop of IAP Water Programme, heldWorkshop bagi Program Air IAP yang berlangsung pada from 12-14 June, 2006 in Beijing, China. Ir Haji Ahmad12 hingga 14 Jun 2006 di Beijing, China. Ir Haji Ahmad Jamaluddin Shaaban from NAHRIM who representedJamaluddin Shaaban dari NAHRIM,yang mewakili ASM ASM in this workshop presented a paper on“Integratedtelah membentangkan kertas kerja bertajuk“Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) in MalaysiaWater Resource Management (IWRM) in Malaysia- – Challenges and Responses”. The workshop was jointlyChallenges and Responses”. Bengkel yang merupakan organised by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and IAPkerjasama Chinese Academy of Sciences dan Program Water Program in a move to update participants in theAir IAP dalam usaha untuk mengemaskini peserta dalam western Pacific Region on the present state-of-the-artRantau Barat Pasifik mengikut keadaan semasa untuk for key water security problems,promote internationalmasalah keselamatan air, mempromosikan kerjasama research cooperation and regional networks, andpenyelidikan antarabangsa dan rangkaian serantau inoculate the international East Asia Water Programmeserta melaksanakan Program Air Antarabangsa Asia- in the near future.Timur dalam masa terdekat. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 107

Jaringan Antarabangsa International LinkagesSelain daripada Felo ASM, Kumpulan Kerja ASM Other than fellows of ASM, the ASM Working Group ontermasuk wakil daripada Jabatan Mineral dan Geosains Water includes representatives from the Mineral anddan rakan kerjasama, NAHRIM. Kumpulan Kerja Geoscience Department and NAHRIM as collaboratingdipengerusikan oleh Tan Sri Ir Dr Shahrizaila Abdullah partners. The Working Group is chaired by Tan SriFASc. Melalui kumpulan kerja ini, aktiviti peringkat Shahrizaila Abdullah FASc. Through this Workingkebangsaan untuk menyokong penyertaan ASM Group, activities at the national level to support ASM’sdalam program IAP mampu dilakukan.Sebagai contoh, participation in the IAP Water Program can be madeNAHRIM telah melantik UTM untuk menjalankan possible. For example, NAHRIM commissioned UTMkajian berkenaan “Status of Eutrophication of Lakes to undertake a study on “Status of Eutrophication ofin Malaysia”. Laporan ini telah pun dibentangkan dan Lakes in Malaysia”. This report has been tabled andditerima oleh Kementerian Sumber Asli dan Alam accepted by the Ministry of Natural Resources andSekitar. Melalui kumpulan ini, UTM mencadangkan Environment. Through this Working Group, UTM isuntuk mengkaji tiga buah tasik di Malaysia, iaitu Tasik proposing to study three lakes in Malaysia, namelyChini,Tasik Sembrong dan Tasik Loagan Bunut sebagai Tasik Chini,Tasik Sembrong and Tasik Loagan Bunut asrentetan daripada laporan terdahulu. Penyertaan ASM follow-up to their earlier report. ASM’s participation indalam Program Air IAP amat berguna kepada kita untuk the IAP Water Programme should be useful for us in themelaksanakan inisiatif kebangsaan. implementation of our national initiative.Mesyuarat Global Kedua 2nd Global Meeting of theInterAcademy Medical Panel InterAcademy Medical Panel(IAMP) dan Pelancaran Disease (IAMP) and Launching ofControl Priorities Project Disease Control Priorities(DCPP) Project (DCPP)Akademi Sains Malaysia diwakili oleh Academician Prof The Academy was represented by Academician Prof.Dr Looi Lai Meng FASc dalam Perhimpunan Agung Dr Looi Lai Meng FASc at the IAMP General Assembly,IAMP yang diadakan pada 6 April 2006 di Beijing, held on 6 April, 2006 in Beijing, China in conjunctionChina bersempena dengan pelancaran Disease Control with the Launching of Disease Control Priorities ProjectPriorities Project (DCPP). (DCPP).Perhimpunan Agung ini membincangkan pengesahan The General Assembly discussed ratification of the IAMPundang-undang tubuh IAMP oleh ahli baru dan statutes by all new members and election of the newpemilihan Jawatankuasa Eksekutif IAMP.Perhimpunan Executive Committee of IAMP. The General AssemblyAgung juga mengesahkan lima projek baru termasuk also approved five new projects including (i) Reducing(i) Reducing Perinatal and Maternal Mortality in Poor Perinatal and Maternal Mortality in Poor Countries; (ii)Countries; (ii) Network for Emerging Infections; (iii) Network for Emerging Infections; (iii)Workshops onWorkshops on Scientific Writing for Young Scientist and Scientific Writing for Young Scientists and Clinicians;Clinicians; (iv) Control of Rhematic Fever and Rheumatic (iv) Control of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic HeartHeart Disease in Developing Countries; dan (v) Quantity Disease in Developing Countries, and (v) Qualityof Healthcare. ASM melalui Prof Looi Lai Meng telah of healthcare. ASM through Prof Looi Lai Meng has108

Jaringan Antarabangsa International Linkagesmenyatakan minat untuk mengambil bahagian dalam indicated an interest to participate in two projectsdua projek iaitu Network for Emerging Infections dan namely Network for Emerging Infections and Quality ofQuantity of Healthcare. Healthcare.Pelancaran edisi kedua DCPP telah dihadiri seramai The launch of the second edition of DCPP was attendedlebih kurang 320 delegasi dari Academy of Medicine by about 320 delegates from Academies of Medicineand Sciences di seluruh dunia. Pelancaran bermula and Sciences from around the world. The launch starteddengan pengedaran tiga buah buku iaitu Disease with distribution of three books,that is, Disease ControlControl Pritities in Developing Countries, Global Burden Priorities in Developing Countries, Global Burden ofof Disease and Risk Factors dan Priorities in Health. Disease and Risk Factors and Priorities in Health. Together,Buku-buku ini membantu Negara-negara yang sedang these books give developing countries the latest toolsmembangun mendapat bahan terkini dan bukti untuk and evidence for allocating their health resourcesmemperuntukan sumber kesihatan dengan meluas, wisely, making the best policy choices, and effectivelymenjadikan ia satu polisi dan mengimplementasikan implementing new or refined health programmes andprogram kesihatan yang baru. practices.DCPP merupakan gabungan pertubuhan yang The DCPP is an alliance organisation designed to review,ditubuhkan untuk memerhati, menjana dan generate and disseminate information on how tomenyebarkan maklumat mengenai kaedah improve the populations health in developing countries.memperbaiki tahap kesihatan Negara-negara yang DCPP partners include the Fogarty International Centre,sedang membangun. Rakan kongsi DCPP termasuk the World Bank,World Health Organisations and the BillFogarty International Centre, Bank Dunia, World Health & Melinda Gates Foundation. The DCPP also has theOrganisation dan Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. support of the IAMP.DCPP juga memberi sokongan kepada IAMP.Persidangan Agung Ke-10 dan 10th General ConferenceMesyuarat Agung Ke-17 Akademi and 17th General Meeting ofSains bagi Negara-negara yang Academy of Sciences in theSedang Membangun dan Developing World (TWAS) andPersimpunan Agung Kesembilan 9th General Assembly of ThirdThird World Network of World Network of ScientificScientific Organisation (TWAS) OrganisationsPersidangan Agung dan Mesyuarat Agung TWAS, The TWAS General Conference and General MeetingPersidangan Agung dan Mesyuarat Agung TWNSO and TWNSO General Conference and General Meetingdan Perhimpunan Agung TWNSO merupakan acara and TWNSO General Assembly are annual significanttahunan yang signifikan bagi TWAS dan TWNSO. events of TWAS & TWNSO. The Malaysian delegationDelegasi Malaysia turut disertai oleh YB Dato’Kong Cho to these events consisted of YB Dato’Kong Cho Ha, theHa,Timbalan Menteri,Kementerian Sains,Teknologi dan Deputy Minister of Science,Technology and Innovation In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 109

Jaringan Antarabangsa International LinkagesInovasi (MOSTI), En. Sakib Kusmi, Timbalan Pengarah (MOSTI), En Sakib Kusmi, Deputy Director STI, MOSTISTI, MOSTI dan Dato’ Dr Samsudin Tugiman, Pengarah and Dato’ Dr Samsudin Tugiman, Executive DirectorEksekutif ASM. of ASM.Persidangan Agung TWNSO telah diadakan di Angra The TWAS General Conference/ General Meeting anddos Reis dari 2–6 September 2006 dan acara ini TWNSO General Assembly held in Angra dos Reisdianjurkan oleh Brazillian Academy of Sciences were held from 2-6 September 2006 and hosted bydengan bertemakan“Scientific Research in Developing the Brazillian Academy of Sciences. The theme of theCountries: Building a New Future”. Selaras dengan event was“Scientific Research in Developing Countriesacara ini, Pejabat Serantau TWAS bagi Amerika Latin : Building a New Future”. In Parallell with the TWAS anddan Carribean (TWAS-ROLAC) juga menganjurkan TWNSO events, the TWAS Regional Office for LatinPersidangan Serantau untuk Saintis Muda yang America and Carribean (TWAS – ROLAC) also organisedPertama bertemakan “Promoting Life Sciences for the First Regional Conference for Young ScientistsSustainable Development”. entitled “Promoting Life Sciences for Sustainable Development”.Semasa acara berkenaan, mesyuarat Menteri-MenteriSains dan Teknologi kumpulan G77 (Negara-negara During these events, a meeting of Ministers of Scienceyang sedang membangun) juga diadakan pada 3 and Technology from G77 (developing countries) wasSeptember 2006. Seramai sebelas orang Menteri telah also scheduled on 3September 2006. Eleven Ministersmenghadiri mesyuarat tersebut. YB Dato’ Kong Cho of Science andTechnology from G77 countries attendedHa membentangkan kertas kerja bertajuk “Financing the meeting.YB Dato’ Kong Cho Ha presented a paperScience, Technology and Innovation in Developing at the meeting entitled“Financing Science,TechnologyCountries”. and Innovation in Developing Countries”.Salah satu hasil penting yang diperolehi daripada One of the most important outcomes of The TWAS/mesyuarat ini adalah keputusan untuk menubuhkan TWNSO Meeting and General Assembly and theConsortium on S&T and Innovation for the South Meeting of Ministers of Science and Technology of the(COSTIS) antara G77 dan TWNSO. G77 akan memberi Group 77 is the decision to set up a Consortium on S&Tsokongan politik manakala TWNSO akan menyediakan and Innovation for the South (COSTIS) between G77kandungan dan platform S&T. Menteri-menteri juga and TWNSO. The G77 will provide the political cloutmenekankan kepentingan dan sokongan sistem and TWNSO will provide the S&T content and platform.Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu, terutama UNESCO, UNCTAD, The Ministers also emphasised the importance andUNIDO dan Unit Khas untuk Kerjasama Selatan-Selatan the supportive role of the United Nations system,dalam mempromosikan pertukaran sains dan teknologi particularly UNESCO, UNCTAD, UNIDO and the Specialdan pembangunan dalam Negara-negara yang sedang Unit for South-South Cooperation in promotingmembangun. science and technology transfer and development in developing countries.Penyertaan Malaysia dalam forum Menteri-MenteriSains dan Teknologi telah mengeratkan lagi hubungan Our participation in the Ministers of Science andsedia ada antara Malaysia dan Negara-Negara G77. Technology Forum has enhanced existing networkingSebagai ahliTWNSO,ASM dan MOSTI patut meneruskan between Malaysia and G77 countries. ASM and MOSTIpenyertaan dalam mesyuarat yang diadakan bagi as members of TWNSO should continue to participatemengukuhkan pembangunan S&T dan menjalinkan in the meeting so as to keep abreast with developmentshubungan dengan TWAS. in S&T and be‘visible’in sustaining networking among Academies of Sciences in the Third World (TWAS).110

Jaringan Antarabangsa International LinkagesPersidangan Majlis Sains 6th Science Council ofAsia Keenam Asia ConferenceDelegasi yang diketuai oleh YB Datuk Dr Ruddin Abd. A delegation headed by YB Datuk Dr Ruddin AbdGhani, Setiausaha Parlimen MOSTI telah menghadiri Ghani, the Parliamentary Secretary of MOSTI attendedpersidangan 6th Science Council of Asia pada 17 hingga the 6th Science Council of Asia (SCA) Conference held19 April di New Delhi, India. Ahli lain yang turut from 17-19 April in Delhi,India. Other members of themenyertai delegasi itu termasuk Prof Mohd Nordin delegation included Prof Mohd Nordin Hasan FASc andHasan FASc dan Encik Nasarudin Rahman dari ASM,Prof Nasaruddin Rahman from ASM, Prof. Mazlin MokhtarMazlin Mokhtar dari LESTARI dan Mr.Ganesan Jeyabalan from LESTARI and Mr Ganesan Jeyabalan from MOSTI.dari MOSTI. Persidangan ini dihadiri oleh 66 orang This Conference was attended by 66 participants frompeserta daripada 17 ahli SCA dan tetamu jemputan dari 17 SCA member organisations and invited guests fromnegara-negara Asia termasuk China, India, Indonesia, 11 Asian member countries including China, India,Jepun, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Filiphina, Singapura, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines,Thailand dan Vietnam. Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.India Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR) The 6th SCA Conference was hosted by the Indiamenjadi tuan rumah pada persidangan yang Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR) with thebertemakan “Institution and Capacity Building for theme, “Institution and Capacity Building for RuralRural Development and Role of Science for Sustainable Development and Role of Science for SustainableDevelopment”.Persidangan dibahagikan kepada empat Development”. The conference was divided into 4sessi iaitu Mesyuarat Lembaga SCA, Perhimpunan sessions namely SCA Board Meeting, SCA GeneralAgung SCA, Bengkel mengenai projek kerjasama SCA Assembly, Workshop on SCA Joint Projects, anddan Simposium Saintifik. Bengkel mengenai projek Scientific Symposium. Workshop on SCA Joint Projectskerjasama SCA dibahagikan kepada 3 sub-bahagian was divided into 3 sub-workshops and discussiondan perbincangan difokuskan kepada tiga topik iaitu: was focused on three topics: Gender & SustainableGender and Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Aquatic Environment, andAquatic Environment dan Maritime Navigation in Asia. Maritime Navigation in Asia. The Scientific SymposiumSimposium Saintifik memfokuskan tentang Rural Urban focused on Rural Urban Disparity, Rural InfrastructureDisparity, Rural Infrastucture dan Role of Science for and Role of Science for Sustainable Development.Sustainable Development. The Conference adopted two reports of the SCA JointPersidangan menghasilkan dua laporan mengenai Projects: (i) Gender Studies in Asian Countries TowardsProjek Kerjasama SCA. (i) Gender Studies in Asian Sustainable Development, and (ii) Natural HazardsCountries Towards Sustainable Development, dan (ii) Reduction: Recommendations for Collaboration. TheNatural Hazards Reduction: Recommendations for Conference also agreed with Malaysia’s proposalCollaboration. Persidangan juga bersetuju bahawa to continue with phase 2 of SCA Joint Project onkertas cadangan Malaysia untuk menyambung fasa Sustainability Science.Through this project, LESTARI in2 berkenaan SCA Joint Project Sustainability Science. cooperation with ASM will offer a Master of ScienceMelalui projek ini, LESTARI dengan kerjasama ASM Programme in Sustainability Studies for students fromakan menawarkan Program Ijazah Sarjana Sains the Asian region.The Parliamentary Secretary of MOSTIdalam Sustainability Science untuk pelajar di rantau also met with Prof V S Ramamurthy, the Secretary toAsia. Setiausaha Parlimen MOSTI juga bertemu Prof the Minister of Science and Technology India to discussV S Ramamurthy, Setiausaha Kementerian Sains dan moves to strengthen S&T cooperation between bothTeknologi India untuk membincangkan kerjasama countries.S&T bagi kedua-dua buah Negara. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 111

Jaringan Antarabangsa International LinkagesKursus Latihan Pengurusan Science and TechnologySains dan Teknologi untuk Management TrainingPenyelidik di Negara-Negara Course for ResearchersOIC in OIC CountriesAkademi Sains Malaysia telah berjaya menganjurkan The Academy of Sciences Malaysia successfullyKursus Latihan Pengurusan Sains dan Teknologi untuk organised the Science and Technology ManagementPenyelidik di Negara-Negara OIC pada 4 hingga 15 Training Course for Researchers in OIC Countries inSeptember 2006. Kursus ini dikendalikan di bawah Kuala Lumpur from 4-15 September,2006. The trainingMalaysian Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP) course was organised under the Malaysian Technicaldengan bantuan kewangan daripada Kerajaan Malaysia Cooperation Programme (MTCP) with financial supportmelalui Unit Perancang Ekonomi, Jabatan Perdana from the Malaysian Government through the EconomicMenteri (EPU). Planning Unit of the Prime Minister’s Department (EPU).Kursus tersebut merupakan kesinambungan daripadaKuala Lumpur Declaration on Science and Technology The training course is a follow-up to the Kuala Lumpurfor Social Well Being of the Ummah, yang merupakan Declaration on Science and Technology for Socio-hasil Persidangan OIC mengenai Sains dan Teknologi Economic Well Being of the Ummah, an outcome of theyang diadakan pada tahun 2003. Deklarasi ini OIC Conference on Science and Technology in 2003.menggariskan enam cadangan untuk memperkukuhkan This Declaration outlined 6 recommendations onkeupayaan dan kapasiti S&T termasuk pengendalian strengthening S&T capabilities and capacities includingKursus Latihan Pengurusan Sains dan Teknologi untuk the organisation of the Science and Technologypegawai kanan institusi dan industry S&T antara ahli- Management Training Course for Senior Personnelahli Negara-negara OIC. of S&T Institutions and Industry among OIC Member Countries.Antara objektif kursus ini adalah untuk menyediakanpandangan teorikal yang lengkap mengenai keadaan Among the objectives of the course were to providesemasa pengurusan sains dan inovasi termasuk sufficient theoretical insights on current trends in sciencekonsep Sistem Inovasi Kebangsaan. Pengkomersilan and innovation management including the concept ofR&D, pertukaran teknologi, hubungan awam-industri a National Innovation System; R&D commercialisation,dan usahawan tekno, dan menyediakan kemahiran technology transfer, public-industry linkages andberkenaan pengurusan kajian termasuk penulisan techno-entrepreneurship; and to provide skills onkertas cadangan penyelidikan dan aktiviti yang sound research management practices includingdisasarkan untuk menjana budaya kreatif dan inovatif. writing of research proposals and presentation ofTambahan pula, ia mampu dijadikan sebagai platform technical reports as well as activities aimed at fosteringuntuk menyatukan penyelidik di Negara-negara OIC a creative and innovative organisational culture. Inbagi membincangkan peluang mewujudkan kerjasama addition, it served as a platform to bring togetherpenyelidikan.Selain daripada itu,ia merupakan peluang researchers in OIC countries to discuss opportunitiesuntuk mewujudkan jaringan kerjasama dengan seluruh for joint research collaborations. Of particular value isinstitusi penyelidikan di Malaysia. the opportunity to network with research institutions in Malaysia.112

Jaringan Antarabangsa International LinkagesPeserta Kursus OIC tekun membincangkan Peserta Kursus OIC di tapak lawatancadangan kertas kerja mereka Participants to the OIC Course on a site visitParticipants to the OIC Course deep in discussionon their project proposalsPada akhir kursus – peserta bersama Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Penganjur dan Pengarah Eksekutif ASMAt the end of it all – participants with the Chairman of the Organising Committee, and Executive Director of ASM In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 113

Jaringan Antarabangsa International LinkagesDaripada 37 orang peserta yang menyertai kursus Of the 37 participants who attended the traininglatihan ini, 20 orang daripada mereka datang dari course, 20 were from 17 foreign countries. They were17 buah Negara luar. Mereka kebanyakannya terdiri mostly researchers from universities and researchdaripada penyelidik dari universiti dan institusi institutions from OIC member countries includingpenyelidikan dari Negara-negara OIC seperti Afganistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Egypt, Gambia,Bangladesh, Cameroon, Egypt, Gambia, Indonesia, Indonesia, Jordan, Maldives, Nigeria, Oman, Palestine,Jordan, Maldives, Nigeria, Oman, Palestin, Pakistan, Pakistan, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Uganda and UzbekistanSudan, Syria, Turki,Uganda dan Uzbekistan. A total of 24 experts on S&T and its related subjectsSeramai 24 orang pakar dalam bidang S&T dan shared their expertise and experiences with thebidang yang berkaitan berkongsi kepakaran dan participants. They included Fellows and leadingpengalaman mereka dengan para peserta. Mereka researchers in Malaysia. Apart from attending lectures,terdiri daripada Felo dan penyelidik di Malaysia. Selain participants also visited selected research institutionsdaripada menghadiri syarahan, peserta juga dibawa and universities to gain first hand information andmelawat institusi penyelidikan dan universiti terpilih knowledge on conducting and managing R&D.untuk mendapatkan maklumat, pengalaman dan Among the institutions visited included Malaysianpengetahuan dalam mengendalikan R&D. Lembaga Palm Oil Board, Malaysian Agricultural Research andKelapa Sawit Malaysia (MPOB), Institut Pembangunan Development Institute, University of Malaya and SIRIMdan Penyelidikan Pertanian Malaysia,Universiti Malaya Bhd.dan SIRIM Berhad merupakan antara tempat yangdilawati. On completion of the training course, participants expressed their appreciation to the Government ofSebagai mengakhiri kursus latihan, para peserta Malaysia and ASM for their assistance in developingmenyatakan penghargaan mereka kepada kerajaan human capital in OIC member countries.Malaysia dan ASM atas usaha untuk membangunkanmodal insan bagi Negara-negara OIC.Mesyuarat Majlis dan Acara yang Federation of Asian Scientificberkaitan dengan Federation Academies and Societiesof Asian Scientific Academies (FASAS) 2006 Council Meetingand Society (FASAS) 2006 and Associated EventsAkademi Sains Malaysia (ASM) yang juga merupakan The Academy of Sciences Malaysia as the FASASSekretariat FASAS telah berjaya menganjurkan Secretariat successfully organised the FASAS CouncilMesyuarat Majlis FASAS 2006 dan acara yang Meeting 2006 and associated events from 11-12berkaitan pada 11-12 September di Singapura. Acara September in Singapore. The events were jointlytersebut dianjurkan dengan kerjasama Akademi Sains organised with the Singapore National Academy ofKebangsaan Singapura dan telah berlangsung di Sciences and were held at the National Institute ofNational Institute of Education of Nanyang Technology Education of the Nanyang Technological University,University, Singapore. ASM diwakili oleh Academician Singapore. The Academy of Sciences Malaysia was114

Jaringan Antarabangsa International LinkagesTan Sri Datuk Dr Omar Abdul Rahman FASc,Academician represented by Academician Tan Sri Datuk Dr. OmarDato’ Ir Lee Yee Cheong FASc, Datuk Dr Soon Ting Abdul Rahman FASc, Academician Dato’ Ir Lee YeeKueh FASc, Prof Khalijah Mohd Salleh FASc dan Encik Cheong FASc, Datuk Dr Soon Ting Kueh FASc, Prof.Nasaruddin Rahman. Khalijah Mohd Salleh FASc and Nasaruddin Rahman.Seramai dua puluh dua orang peserta dari 11 buah Twenty-two participants from 11 FASAS memberbadan organisasi FASAS telah menyertai acara tersebut. organisations attended the events. They were fromMereka terdiri daripada wakil dari Australia, Pakistan, Australia, Pakistan, Singapore, China, Korea, Nepal,Singapura, China, Korea, Nepal, Bangladesh, Thailand, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia and India. SeveralMalaysia dan India,termasuk beberapa orang pegawai officials from Nanyang Technological University,dari Nanyang Technological University, Singapura dan Singapore and representatives from the Associationwakil dari Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA) also attended(AASA). the meetings.Acara lain yang berlangsung sempena dengan Other events held in conjunction with this meetingmesyuarat tersebut adalah Science Education Colloqium, were Science Education Colloquium, FASAS JointFASAS Joint Project Workshop dan Workshop on Role Project Workshop and the Workshop on Role of Scienceof Science Academies in Science Education and Science Academies in Science Education and Science PromotionPromotion dan FASAS-AASA Joint Meeting. and FASAS-AASA Joint Meeting.Majlis FASAS dimaklumkan mengenai usahasama projek The FASAS Council was updated on the progress ofFASAS melalui pembentangan yang dibuat dalam FASAS joint projects through the presentations madebengkel projek FASAS. Sesi untuk membincangkan at the Workshop of FASAS Projects. A session to discusskemungkinan usahasama antara FASAS dan AASA possible collaborations between FASAS and AASAyang dibuat sempena acara ini juga memberi ruang held in conjunction with this event also provided ankepada kedua-dua pihak untuk mengenalpasti projek opportunity for both parties to explore possible jointusahasama yang boleh dijalankan termasuk projek projects including projects on science education.berkenaan sains pendidikan.Perhimpunan Agung Association The 7th Association ofof Academies of Sciences in Academies of Sciences in AsiaAsia (AASA) Ketujuh (AASA) General AssemblyVietnamese Academy of Sciences telah menjadi AASA The 7th AASA General Assembly was hosted by thetuan rumah kepada Perhimpunan Agung Ketujuh Vietnamese Academy of Sciences in Hanoi, Vietnamyang diadakan di Vietnam dari 22 – 23 November 2006 from 22 – 23 November, 2006 and was attended bydan telah disertai oleh 22 orang peserta dari 12 negara 22 participants from 12 AASA member countries.anggota AASA. Akademi Sains Malaysia diwakili oleh The Academy of Sciences Malaysia was representedDatuk Dr Soon Ting Kueh FASc dan Encik Nasarudin by Datuk Dr Soon Ting Kueh FASc and NasaruddinRahman. Rahman. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 115

Jaringan Antarabangsa International LinkagesPerhimpunan Agung yang dirasmikan oleh Prof Dang The General Assembly which was officially opened byVu Minh, Presiden Vietnamese Academy of Sciences Prof. Dang Vu Minh, the President of the Vietnamesemengesahkan laporan Presiden, Setiausaha Agung Academy of Sciences approved the reports of thedan Bendahari. Perhimpunan juga mengesahkan President, Secretary General and Treasurer. Thepencalonan Prof Shamsher Ali dari Bangladesh dan Assembly also approved the nomination of ProfProf Dang Vu Minh dari Vietman sebagai Naib Presiden Shamsher Ali from Bangladesh and Prof Dang Vu MinhAASA. Akademi Sains Malaysia telah diterima sebagai from Vietnam as Vice Presidents of AASA. The Academyahli baru dan Dr Soon Ting Kueh dari ASM telah dipilih of Sciences Malaysia was accepted as a new membersebagai ahli lembaga yang baru. and Dr Soon Ting Kueh from ASM was elected as a new AASA Board Member.Perhimpunan tersebut juga membincangkan ProjekUsahasama AASA dan persediaan untuk menyediakan The Assembly also discussed AASA Joint Projects andlaporan projek.Buat masa sekarang,AASA mempunyai called for preparation of the project reports. Currently7 projek usahasama iaitu Clean Water ( berpengkalan AASA has 7 Joint Projects:the Clean Water (anchored bydi Rusia), Cultural Heritage (berpengkalan di Turki), Russia),Cultural Heritage (anchored by Turkey),SeismicSeismic Risk Mitigation (berpengkalan di Rusia), Risk Mitigation (anchored by Russia), Ethnic andEthnic and Cultural Interactions (berpengkalan di Cultural Interactions (anchored by Russia), RenewableRusia), Renewable Energy (berpengkalan di China), Energy (anchored by China), Disaster MitigationDisaster Mitigation (berpengkalan di China) dan Risk (anchored by China), Risk Governance (anchored byGovernance (berpengkalan di Korea). ASM dijangka Korea). ASM is expected to embark on an AASA jointmemulakan projek usahasama AASA berkenaan project on renewable energy and disaster mitigationrenewable energy dan pengurangan bencana untuk so as to benefit from this network.mendapat manfaat daripada rangkaian tersebut.Persidangan dan Perhimpunan InterAcademy Panel (IAP)Agung InterAcademy Panel Conference and General(IAP) AssemblyAkademi Sains Malaysia yang merupakan ahli IAP The Academy of Sciences Malaysia as a member of thebaru-baru ini telah menyertai persidangan IAP dan IAP has recently participated in the IAP Conference andPerhimpunan Agung yang diadakan dari 1 hingga General Assembly which was held from 1-7 December,7 Disember 2006 di Alexandria, Egypt. ASM diwakili 2006 in Alexandria,Egypt.ASM was represented by theoleh Pengarah Eksekutif, Dato’ Dr Samsudin Tugiman. Executive Director, Dato’ Dr. Samsudin Tugiman. ThePersidangan tersebut diadakan selama tiga hari iaitu General Conference was held from 1-3 December,2006dari 1-3 Disember 2006 manakala dua hari terakhir while the last two days was allocated for the Generaldiperuntukan untuk Perhimpunan Agung. Assembly.116

Jaringan Antarabangsa International Linkages“The Unity of Science” merupakan tema persidangan The theme of the IAP Conference was “The Unity ofIAP kali ini.Persidangan IAP terbuka kepada semua Science”. While the IAP Conference was opened toyang berminat manakala Perhimpunan Agung IAP all interested parties, the IAP General Assembly washanya dihadiri oleh ahli-ahli IAP. Seramai lebih kurang only attended by members of IAP. More than 140140 peserta dari 72 buah Negara yang kebanyakannya participants from 72 countries, mostly members of theterdiri daripada anggota IAP menghadiri mesyuarat IAP, attended the meeting.tersebut. The General Conference discussed several topics onPersidangan tersebut membincangkan beberapa topik mathematical sciences, physical sciences, life sciences,yang berkaitan dengan Sains Matematik, Sains Fizik, earth sciences, and science & society. The ConferenceSains Hayat, Sains Bumi dan Sains & Kemasyarakatan. concluded with a session entitled“Where does scienceSatu sesi bertajuk “Where does science go?” telah go?” to synthesize all discussions.diadakan di akhir persidangan untuk merumuskansemua perbincangan yang telah dibuat sepanjang The two-day general assembly saw the election of thepersidangan tersebut. Academy of Sciences Malaysia as a member of IAP Executive Committee from 2007-2009. Together withPerhimpunan Agung dua hari ini memperlihatkan ASM, other Executive Committee members of IAPpemilihan Akademi Sains Malaysia sebagai ahli include the Australian Academy of Science, AcademiaJawatankuasa Eksekutif IAP dari tahun 2007-2009. Brasileira de Ciencias, Brazil, Academy of ScientificSelain ASM,ahli Jawatankuasa Eksekutif IAP lain adalah Research and Technology, Egypt, Science Council ofAustralian Academy of Science, Academia Brasileira de Japan,Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences,Ciencias, Brazil, Academy of Scientific Research and The Royal Society, UK. Our involvement in the IAPTechnology, Egypt, Science Council of Japan, Royal Executive Committee will enhance existing networkingNetherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, dan The between Malaysia and other IAP member countries andRoyal Society,UK.Penglibatan ASM dalam Jawatankuasa enable us to ensure the interest of the developing worldEksekutif IAP akan membantu mengeratkan hubungan is taken care of in any IAP initiative.antara Malaysia dan negara IAP lain. Ini secara tidaklangsung membolehkan kepentingan negara-negara The Inter Academy Panel (IAP) is a global networkyang sedang membangun dipelihara dengan adanya of the world’s science academies launched in 1993.inisiatif dari IAP. Its primary goal is to help member academies work together to advice citizens and public officials onIAP yang dilancarkan pada tahun 1993 merupakan the scientific aspects of critical global issues. Since itspenghubung rangkaian Akademi Sains di seluruh inception,IAP has issued various statements,includingdunia. Objektif utama penubuhannya adalah untuk on Population growth (1994), Sustainability (2000),membantu ahli akademi bekerjasama dalam memberi Human reproductive cloning (2003),Science educationkhidmat nasihat kepada warganegara dan pegawai (2003) and Biosecurity (2005).awam dalam aspek saintifik terutama bagi isu-isukritikal diperingkat global. Sejak dimulakan, IAPtelah mengemukan kenyataan akhbar termasukPopulation Growth (1994),Sustainability (2000),HumanReproductive (2003), Science Education (2003) andBiosecurity (2005). In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 117

Jaringan Antarabangsa International LinkagesPejabat Serantau ICSU bagi ICSU Regional Office forAsia dan Pasifik Asia and the PacificPejabat Serantau ICSU bagi Asia dan Pasifik telah The ICSU Regional Office for Asia & Pacific wasdirasmikan oleh Timbalan Perdana Menteri Malaysia, inaugurated by the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia,YAB Dato’Sri Najib Tun Abdul Razak pada 19 September YAB Dato’ Sri Najib Tun Abdul Razak on 19 September2006.Pejabat ini terletak di Akademi Sains Malaysia dan 2006. It has its office at the Academy of Sciencesditerajui oleh Profesor Emeritus Dr Mohd Nordin Hasan Malaysia. Its founding Director is Emeritus ProfessorFASc sebagai Pengarah. Mohd Nordin Hasan FASc, a well known environment a list in the country.Misi Pejabat Serantau ini adalah untuk : The mission of the Regional Office is to:• Mengenalpasti dan mengutarakan isu-isu • identify and address major issues of importance penting yang berkaitan dengan sains dan kemasyarakatan. to science and society;• Memudahkan interaksi antara saintis pelbagai • facilitate interaction amongst scientists across all disiplin dari seluruh dunia. disciplines and from all countries;• Mempromosikan penyertaan saintis dalam • promote the participation of all scientists in the program saintifk antarabangsa tanpa mengira international scientific endeavour, regardless of bangsa, kewarganegaraan, bahasa, politik dan race, citizenship, language, political stance or jantina. gender; and• Menyediakan khidmat nasihat bagi merangsang • provide independent, authoritative advice to pembangunan dialog antara komuniti saintifik stimulate constructive dialogue between the dan kerajaan, masyarakat sivil dan sektor scientific community and governments, civil swasta. society, and the private sector.Sasaran keseluruhan ICSU dalam menubuhkan Pejabat The overall aim of ICSU in establishing Regional OfficesSerantau Asia dan Pasifik, Afrika, Amerika Latin dan in Asia and the Pacific, Africa, Latin America and theCaribbean adalah untuk mempromosikan suara saintis Caribbean is to promote the voice of developingbagi negara-negara yang sedang membangun dalam country scientists in setting the science researchmenyediakan agenda penyelidikan sains di peringkat agenda at the international level and to ensure theantarabangsa dan memastikan penyertaan saintis participation of scientists from Asia and the Pacific indari Asia dan Pasifik di dalam Serantau penyelidikan such research. A Regional Office is also being plannedsedang dalam perancangan untuk ditempatkan di for the Arabian region.rantau Arab. Since its establishment, ICSU Regional Office for Asia &Sejak penubuhan, Pejabat Serantau ICSU bagi Asia Pacific has organised a Regional Conference on Naturaldan Pasifik telah menganjurkan Regional Conference and Human Induced Environmental Hazards andon Natural and Human Induced Environment Hazards Disasters (18 – 20 September 2006) and participatedand Disaster dari 18 – 20 September 2006. Seminar ini in many regional activities and meetings of its Nationaldisertai dengan aktiviti serantau dan mesyuarat bagi Members, Scientific Unions, Interdisciplinary Bodiesahli Kebangsaan, Pertubuhan Saintifik, Badan Antara and other scientific organisations. This included theDisiplin dan organisasi saintifik lain. Ini termasuk : following:118

Jaringan Antarabangsa International Linkages• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) • Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Open Science Conference Hobart, Australia. (12- (SCAR) Open Science Conference Hobart,Australia. 14 Julai 2006). (12 – 14 July 2006)• Thailand Research Expo 2006, Bangkok,Thailand • Thailand Research Expo 2006, Bangkok Thailand (9-13 September 2006). (9 – 13 September 2006)• Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS), Working • Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS),Working Group Group on the Environment, Core Environment on the Environment, Core Environment Programme (CEP), Technical Advisory Panel Programme (CEP), Technical Advisory Panel Meeting, Bangkok Thailand (7 – 8 Oktober Meeting, Bangkok, Thailand (7 & 8 October 2006). 2006)• IUCN/ICSU/Charles University International • IUCN/ICSU/Charles University International Workshop Measuring the State of Nature: Workshop Measuring the State of Nature: Concepts and Indicators. Prague, Czechoslovakia Concepts and Indicators. Prague, Czechoslovakia (19-20 Oktober 2006) (19. - 20. October 2006)Jawatankuasa Serantau bagi Asia dan Pasifik akan The Regional Committee for Asia and the Pacific willmengadakan mesyuarat ketiga bermula pada bulan hold its 3rd Meeting at the beginning of March 2007 inMac 2007 di Tehran. Fokus mesyuarat ini adalah Tehran. The focus of this meeting will be inter alia therancangan strategik inter alia berdasarkan tiga bidang strategic plans for its work on three priority areas forkeutamaan untuk Asia dan Pasifik viz, bahaya dan Asia and the Pacific viz. hazards and disasters, energybencana, tenaga lanjutan dan pendekatan ekosistem sustainability and ecosystems approach to water, foodkepada air, makanan dan penyelidikan kesihatan. and health research. It will hold a Regional Meeting ofMesyuarat Serantau bagi ahli dan persatuan akan members and associates later in the year in Novemberdiadakan dalam tahun ini pada bulan November di in Chiang Mai, Thailand.Chiang Mai, Thailand. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 119

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Projek Khas Special ProjectsKajian Bencana dan Risiko Seismic and Tsunami HazardsSeismos dan Tsunami di and Risk Study in MalaysiaMalaysia Towards the end of 2005,the Department of MeteorologyBerikutan perjanjian yang dimeterai pada penghujung Malaysia (JMM), representing the Government oftahun 2005 di antara Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia Malaysia,and the Academy of Sciences Malaysia signedyang mewakili Kerajaan Malaysia dan Akademi Sains an agreement which established ASM as the leadMalaysia (ASM), ASM telah menerajui Kajian Bencana organisation in the “Seismic and Tsunami Hazards anddan Risiko Gempa Bumi dan Tsunami di Malaysia. Risk Study in Malaysia”. The participating organisationsOrganisasi yang menyertai kajian ini adalah Jabatan are the Minerals and Geoscience Department MalaysiaMineral dan Geosains Malaysia (MGDM), Jabatan (MGDM),Malaysian Meteorological Department (MMD),Meteorologi Malaysia (MMD), Universiti Putra Malaysia University Putra Malaysia (UPM), Universiti Sains(UPM), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) dan Universiti Malaysia (USM) and the Universiti Teknologi MalaysiaTeknologi Malaysia (UTM). Di bawah kajian ini, skop (UTM). Under this study,the Scope of Work assigned tokerja yang diserahkan kepada ASM meliputi koleksi ASM covers datacollection,seismic hazard assessment,data, penilaian bencana seismos, kelakuan struktur structural behaviour and vulnerability assessment,codedan penilaian vulnerabiliti, kod latihan dan kesedaran of practice and public awareness.awam. ASM will also look into the Management and GovernanceASM akan mengendalikan aspek pengurusan dan aspects required by the study. Under this project,pentadbiran yang diperlukan untuk kajian ini.Di bawah ASM will develop Policy Response (encompassingprojek ini, ASM akan membangunkan Polisi Tindak governance and policy recommendations focusing onBalas (melingkungi governance dan syor dasar yang earthquakes and tsunamis),public awareness (involvingtertumpu kepada gempa bumi dan tsunami),kesedaran the organisation of two more Workshops/Seminars)awam (melingkungi pengendalian dua Bengkel/ and capacity building (including the development ofSeminar) dan pembangunan kemampuan kapasiti an integrated disaster risk management plan).(termasuk pembangunan rancangan pengurusan risikobencana bersepadu).Bahan pameran yang menerangkan punca dan kesan tsunami Some of the exhibits on the causes and effects of a tsunami122

Projek Khas Special ProjectsKemajuan yang Dicapai Progress AchievedSebagai organisasi yang mengetuai perjanjian ini, As the lead organisation in this agreement, theAkademi telah menganjurkan bengkel bertajuk Bengkel Academy organised a workshop entitled NationalKebangsaan tentang Seismos dan Bencana Tsunami di Workshop on Seismic and Tsunami Hazards and RisksMalaysia,yang dirasmikan oleh Menteri Sains,Teknologi in Malaysia, officiated by the Minister of Science,dan Innovasi (MOSTI), YB Dato’ Sri Dr Jamaludin Dato’ Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), YB Dato’ SriMohd Jarjis FASc. Pameran yang bertemakan Gempa Dr Jamaludin Jarjis FASc. An exhibition, themedbumi dan Tsunami, telah dianjurkan bersama dengan Earthquakes and Tsunamis, was organised inBengkel. Sejumlah 17 kertas kerja teknikal telah conjunction with the Workshop. A total of 17 technicaldipersembahkan dalam enam sesi yang berakhir papers were presented over six sessions, culminatingdengan Panel Perbincangan yang dipengerusikan in a Panel Discussion chaired by the Acting Secretary-oleh Pemangku Ketua Setiausaha, MOSTI, Dato’ General of MOSTI, Dato’ Alihan Hj Abd Hamid. TheAlihan Hj Abd Hamid. Kemajuan menunjukkan progress of participating institutions ensues.penyertaan institusi berikutnya. Universiti Putra MalaysiaUniversiti Putra Malaysia UPM was mandated with two aspects of the StudyUPM telah mendapat mandat untuk menjalankan entitled (i) Earthquake Resistant Housing Designs anddua aspek kajian yang bertajuk (i) ”Rekabentuk Building Systems and (ii) Community Preparedness andPerumahan Menentang Gempa Bumi dan Sistem Emergency Response Plan for Tsunami Disaster. WorkBangunan” dan ”Persediaan Komuniti dan Rancangan has just begun on these two studies.Tindak Balas Kecemasan untuk Bencana Tsunami”.Kerjatelah dimulakan terhadap kedua-dua kajian ini. Universiti Teknologi MalaysiaUniversiti Teknologi Malaysia UTM is undertaking a ‘Seismic Hazard and Risk Study in Malaysia’. This involves studying the seismicUTM akan manjalankan kajian bertajuk ”Bencana vulnerability of selected infrastructure such as dams,Seismos dan Kajian Risiko di Malaysia”. Ini termasuk bridges, elevated highways and rails, and monorailskajian tentang vulnerabiliti seismik kepada infrastruktur and subsequently drawing up macrozonation mapsyang terpilih seperti empangan, jambatan, jalanraya covering Malaysia and 22 cities in the nation.tinggi dan landaran, dan monorail dan kemudiannyamelukis peta makro pengezonan yang meliputi Universiti Sains MalaysiaMalaysia dan 22 bandar dalam negara. Universiti Sains Malaysia has completed the groundUniversiti Sains Malaysia truthing of the type and extent of damage on the coastal islands that comprise the Langkawi Group asUniversiti Sains Malaysia telah melengkapkan jenis well as for the coastal areas of Peninsular Malaysia.pengkelasan dan takat kemusnahan terhadap perairan They are now working on comparing informationpantai yang sejajar dengan Kumpulan Langkawi seperti gathered to baseline data.mana perairan Semenanjung Malaysia. Mereka kinisedang membuat perbandingan maklumat. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 123

Projek Khas Special ProjectsJabatan Mineral dan Minerals and GeoscienceGeosains Malaysia Department MalaysiaTugas Jabatan Mineral dan Geosains Malaysia The task of the Department Minerals and Geoscienceadalah untuk menjalankan dua sub-projek iaitu (1) Malaysia was to undertake two sub-projects which’Peta Seismotektonik Malaysia dan Penyebab/Zon are the (1) ‘Seismotectonic Map of Malaysia andKajian’. dan (2) ’Penilaian Ancaman Seismik kepada Fault Line/Zone Study’, and the (2) ‘Assessment of theMalaysia daripada Gempa Bumi Utama di Tenggara Seismic Threats to Malaysia from Major Earthquakes inRantau Asia’. Kira-kira 20% laporan yang memberi the Southeast Asian Region’. About 20% of the reportringkasan maklumat geologi dan seismotektonik telah summarising the geological and seismotectonicdisempurnakan. information has been completed.Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia Malaysia Meteorological DepartmentJabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (JMM) akan menjalankan The Malaysia Meteorological Department will undertakedua sub-projek iaitu ”Pemasangan Instrumentasi two sub-projects, namely ‘Installation of StrongGerakan yang Kukuh” dan ”Kajian Makroseismik Motion Instrumentation’ and ‘Macroseismic Study ofMalaysia”. Projek pertama bermula pada September Malaysia’. The first project began in September 20062006 sementara Akademi telah mengambil alih while the Academy has taken over the coordination,penyelarasan, pengurusan dan pengimplementasian management and implementation of the secondprojek kedua seperti diminta oleh JMM. project at the request of the Department.Ranking Program Ranking of ResearchPenyelidikan ProgrammesKementerian Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi (MOSTI) The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovationtelah memberikan mandat kepada Akademi untuk (MOSTI) has mandated the Academy to develop amembangunkan sistem bagi menilai program-program system for rating of research programmes in Malaysia.penyelidik di Malaysia. Sistem yang dibangunkan itu The system developed should enable MOSTI to trackseharusnya membolehkan MOSTI mengukur prestasi the performance of the universities and researchuniversiti dan institusi penyelidikan dan perbandingan institutions individually and in relation to each other.di antara mereka. Proses penilaian juga membolehkan The rating exercise would also enable the GovernmentKerajaan untuk memberikan sokongan yang perlu to provide necessary support such as facilities, humanseperti menyediakan kemudahan,sumber manusia dan resource and funds to propel them towards globaldana bagi menggerakkan mereka mencapai persaingan competitiveness and acquire research expertise inglobal dan memperoleh kepakaran penyelidik dalam niche areas.bidang-bidang keutamaan.124

Projek Khas Special ProjectsBagi mencapainya, ASM perlu membangunkan To achieve this, ASM needs to develop a mechanismmekanisma atau sistem untuk (i) kedudukan program or a system for (i) ranking of research programmespenyelidikan di universiti-universiti Malaysia dan in Malaysian universities and research institutions byinstitusi-institusi penyelidikan bagi meneliti program- assessing the research programmes based on selectiveprogram penyelidikan berdasarkan kriteria yang criteria, and (ii) identification of research strengthstertentu,dan (ii) mengenalpasti kekuatan kajian-kajian of universities, research institutions and researchdi universiti-universiti, institusi-institusi penyelidikan programmes.dan program-program penyelidikan. ASM will (i) look into funding staffing, and researchASM akan (i) melihat kepada dana, pengambilan outputs such as products, publications and patentskakitangan, dan output penyelidikan, seperti produk, in a holistic, systematic and coordinated mannerpenerbitan, dan paten secara holistik, sistematik dan so as to develop a methodology for assessment ofterselaras untuk membangunkan metodologi penilaian publicly funded research in public universities,researchdana penyelidikan awam di universiti-universiti awam, institutions and centres of excellence covering theinstitusi penyelidikan dan pusat kecemerlangan disciplines of the Academy; (ii) identify researchbagi meliputi disiplin Akademi; (ii) mengenalpasti assessment criteria for international comparison;kriteria penilaian untuk perbandingan antarabangsa; (iii) highlight pre-requisites for compliance to the(iii) menekankan pra keperluan untuk mematuhi ranking and assessment criteria; and (iv) producekedudukan kriteria penilaian; dan (iv) menghasilkan a manual of the proposed assessment and rankingmanual tentang cadangan kaedah penilaian dan methodologies.kedudukan metodologi. An agreement has been signed between the AcademyPerjanjian telah dimeterai di antara Akademi Sains of Sciences Malaysia and the consultant to develop aMalaysia dan pakar runding untuk membangunkan rating system and associated assessment criteria assistem kedudukan dan kriteria penilaian bersekutu outlined above. The Project Charter was submitted insepertimana dinyatakan di atas. Piagam Projek telah early August followed by the Inception Report in latediserahkan pada awal bulan Ogos diikuti dengan August 2006. Then in early November, a StakeholderLaporan Penubuhan pada akhir Ogos 2006.Seterusnya Workshop was held to discuss findings and proposedpada awal November, Bengkel Pemegang Amanah methodology.The outcomes of the workshop have beenHarta telah diadakan untuk membincangkan pencarian discussed with members of the Steering Committee ondan cadangan metodologi.Hasil daripada bengkel telah 23 November 2006 Group Panel were formed.Based ondibincangkan dengan anggota-anggota Jawatankuasa the six disciplines of the Academy.Three meetings perPemandu pada 23 November 2006. Panel kumpulan Group, will be conducted from October 2006berdasarkan enam disiplin Akademi telah ditubuhkan. to January 2007.The purpose of the meeting is to seekTiga mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Kumpulan Panel telah the Panel advice on the nature and specificities of thediadakan dari Oktober 2006 sehingga Januari 2007. fields that they represent. The Panel will also provideObjektif mesyuarat ini adalah untuk memperoleh inputs and views on the assessment criteria that cannasihat dari Panel tentang sifat dan isu-isu khas bidang best measure the performance of the fields. The projectyang mereka wakili.Panel berkenaan turut memberikan is progressing as scheduled.input dan pandangan tentang kriteria penilaian yangboleh mengukur prestasi bidang tersebut. Projeksedang berjalan seperti yang dijadualkan. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 125

Projek Khas Special ProjectsProgram Sains untuk The Angkawasan ScienceAngkasawan ProgrammeProgram Angkasawan merupakan projek yang telah The Angkasawan Programme is a project identifieddikenalpasti di bawah perjanjian ofset pembelian under the offset agreement of the purchase of 1818 pesawat pejuang Sukhoi SU-30MKM. Di bawah Sukhoi SU-30MKM fighter jets. Under this agreement,perjanjian ini, kerajaan Rusia akan melatih dua calon the Russian government will train two selectedangkasawan dan melancar seorang daripada mereka Angkasawan cadidates and launch one to theke International Space Station. International Space Station.Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Pemandu bagi Program At the first Steering Committee meeting of theAngkasawan yang pertama, yang dipengerusikan Angkasawan Programme, chaired by YAB Dato’ Serioleh YAB Dato’ Seri Hj Mohamad Najib bin Hj Tun Hj Mohamad Najib bin Hj. Tun Abdul Razak, DeputyAbdul Razak, Timbalan Perdana Menteri Malaysia Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, on 27 Octobermerangkap Menteri Pertahanan pada 27 Oktober 2003, it was decided that Akademi Sains Malaysia2003,telah memutuskan bahawa Akademi Sains (ASM) and Agensi Angkasa Negara (ANGKASA) wouldMalaysia (ASM) dan Agensi Angkasa Negara (ANGKASA) jointly manage the science aspects of the Angkasawanakan bersama-sama menguruskan aspek sains bagi Programme.Program Angkasawan. Lawatan ke Canadian Space Agency (CSA) oleh delegasi Malaysia yang diketuai oleh Profesor Datuk Dr Mazlan Othman (tengah) Visit to the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) visit by the Malaysian delgation led by Professor Datuk Dr Mazlan Othman (centre)126

Projek Khas Special ProjectsPemilihan Eksperimen Saintifik Selection of Scientific ExperimentsBermula Oktober 2005,saintis-saintis telah didedahkan Beginning October 2005, scientists were exposed tountuk mengarahkan eksperimen dalam keadaan conducting experiments in microgravity conditions.mikrograviti. Ini termasuk kursus di Rusia dan lawatan This included a course in Rusia and visits to the Italianke Agensi Angkasa Itali dan Agensi Angkasa Kanada, Space Agency, University Colorado and Institute forUniversiti Colorado dan Institute for Biomedical Biomedical Problems at Moscow and the CanadianProblems di Moscow dan penyertaan dalam bengkel Space Agency and participation in workshopsyang dijalankan dalam pelbagai bidang termasuk carried out in various areas including, space medicine,perubatan angkasa, mikrobiologi, biologi tumbuhan, microbiology, plant biology and physical sciences.dan sains fizikal. The National Committee for Micrograviti Science at theJawatankuasa Kebangsaan untuk Sains Mikrograviti International Space Station was formed and met for thedi Stesen Angkasa Antarabangsa telah dibentuk first time on 9 May 2006. The committee is chaired bydan berjumpa untuk kali pertama pada 9 Mei 2006. Prof.Datuk Dr.Mazlan Othman with the members beingJawatankuasa tersebut dipengerusikan oleh Profesor Dato’ Salleh Mohd. Nor, Datuk Dr. M. Jegathesan andDatuk Dr Mazlan Othman dengan ahli-ahli iaitu Prof Dr. Kurunathan Ratnavelu.This committee agreedDato’ Salleh Mohd Nor, Datuk Dr M. Jegathesan dan on the format of the application for the AngkasawanProfesor Dr Kurunathan Ratnavelu. Jawatankuasa ini Science Fund and a call for proposals was sent out to alltelah bersetuju akan format pengaplikasian Dana public, private and colleges, universities and researchSains Angkasawan yang telah dihantar kepada institutions.The proposals were in the areas of the Lifesemua universiti dan kolej swasta awam dan institusi Sciences, Physical Sciences and Space Medicinepenyelidkan. Cadangan projek adalah dalam bidangSains Kehidupan, Sains Fizikal dan Perubatan With assistance from the Russian Space AgencyAngkasa. (Roscosmos), the proposals were short listed taking into account the constraints of the Soyuz launchDenganbantuandariAgensiAngkasaRusia(Roscosmos), vehicle, the duration of the mission and the limitationscadangan-cadangan tersebut disenarai pendek dengan in allocation of up-mass and down-mass. US expertsmengambil kenderaan Soyuz, tempoh masa misi dan were enlisted to conduct a workshop to further refineperuntukan jisim yang dibenarkan dibawa naik dan turun. the short-listed proposals together with the scientists.Pakar-pakar US telah disenaraikan untuk mengadakan Issues discussed included experiment hypotheses,bengkel untuk menapis lebih lanjut cadangan projek experiment variables, role of spaceflight, conceptualdan juga saintis. Isu-isu yang dibincangkan termasuk framework, and experimental design. The refinedhipotesis eksperimen, pembolehubah eksperimen, proposals were then jointly evaluated by the USperanan penerbangan angkasa, konsep rangka kerja, experts and the National Committee based on scientificdan reka bentuk eksperimen. Kertas cadangan yang merit, technical readiness, flight hardware cost, crewditapis kemudiannya dinilai oleh pakar-pakar US dan time, and mass requirements.Jawatankuasa Kebangsaan berdasarkan merit saintifik,kesediaan teknikal,kos perkakasan penerbangan,masakrew dan keperluan jisim. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 127

Projek Khas Special ProjectsSelepas penilaian, perundingan yang terperinci Following this evaluation, detailed negotiations weretelah diadakan dengan (Roscosmos) dan cadangan held with the Roscosmos and the identified sciencesains yang dikenalpasti telah diluluskan. Ia termasuk proposals were approved.They include an experimenteksperimen untuk mengkaji kesan mikrograviti to study the effects of microgravity and space radiationdan radiasi angkasa terhadap gen mutasi dan gen on gene mutation and gene expression profiles, anprofil ekspresi, eksperimen untuk mengkaji kesan experiment to study the effects of spaceflight onpenerbangan angkasa terhadap ekspresi gen mikrob microbial gene expression and virulence, proteindan kemudaratan, penghabluran protein dua jenis crystallization of two types of lipases, developmentlipase, pembangunan beberapa jenis makanan of some varieties of Malaysian food suitable for spaceMalaysia yang sesuai untuk penerbangan angkasa, flight, and physics education demonstrations todan demonstrasi pendidikan fizik untuk menjelaskan illustrate the unique conditions of microgravity.keadaan unik mikrograviti. The committee for Internal Strategy for ResearchJawatankuasa bagi Strategi Dalaman untuk Projek Projects under the Science Fund (Space SciencesPenyelidikan di bawah Dana Sains (Kelompok Sains Cluster) chaired by Dato’Dr.Mohamed Noor Embi metAngkasa) yang dipengerusikan oleh Dato’Dr Mohamed on 17 January 2006 and granted a total of RM2.52M inNoor Embi telah mengadakan mesyuarat pada 17 funding.Januari 2006 dan meluluskan dana sejumlah RM2.52juta. A contract between the Government of Malaysia and Roscosmos on the Implementation of the ScientificKontrak di antara Kerajaan Malaysia dan Roscosmos Programme was signed on 29 September 2006. Thedalam Pengimplementasian Program Saintifik telah approved science proposals were used as input for thisditandatangani pada 29 September 2006. Cadangan contract.This was followed by the signing of a Sponsorsains yang telah diluluskan digunakan untuk input Membership Agreement for Space Flight Educationkontrak.Ini diikuti dengan menandatangani Perjanjian Programme between the Academy of Sciences MalaysiaPenajaan Keanggotaan untuk Program Pendidikan and BioServe Space Technologies at the Universtiy ofTeknologi Sains di antara Akademi Sains Malaysia dan Colorado. Activities under this agreement include twoBioserves Technologies di Universiti Colorado. Aktiviti- c.elegans habitats launched on STS 116 on 9 Decemberaktiviti di bawah perjanjian ini termasuk dua habitat 2006 and consultations on the Angkasawan sciencec.elegans yang dilancarkan melalui STS 116 pada 9 Mission.Disember 2006 dan perundingan tentang misi SainsAngkasawan.128

Projek Khas Special ProjectsLawatan ke Institute for The Visit to Institute for theHistory of Arabic-Islamic History of Arabic-IslamicScience at The Johannn Science at the JohannnWolfgang Geothe University, Wolfgang Geothe University,Frankfurt, Germany and Frankfurt, Germany andInstitute Du Monde Arabe Institute Du Monde Arabe(Arab World) Paris, Perancis (Arab World) Paris, PerancisKementerian Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi telah The Ministry of Science,Technology and Innovation hasmeminta Akademi Sains Malaysia dan Pusat Sains requested the Academy of Sciences Malaysia and theNegara untuk membuat lawatan tinjauan ke dua National Science Centre to visit two organisations whichinstitut yang dikenal pasti dapat membantu rancangan was identified to assist the Malaysian Government inkerajaan Malaysia untuk menganjurkan Pameran Sains organizing an Exhibition on Islamic Civilization.The twodalam Tamadun Islam. Dua buah Institut yang telah organizations were Institute for the History of Arabic-dikenal pasti adalah Institute for the History of Arabic- Islamic Science at the Johannn Wolfgang GoetheIslamic Science at the Johannn Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany and Institute du MondeUniversity, Frankfurt, Jerman dan Institute du Monde Arabe, Paris, Perancis. The first delegation headed byArabe, Paris, Perancis. Satu delegasi yang diketuai Prof Datuk Dr Mazlan Othman FASc,Secretary General ofoleh Prof Datuk Dr Mazlan Othman FASc, Setiausaha the Academy,Dato’Dr Samsudin Tugiman,the ExecutiveAgung Akademi bersama Pengarah Eksekutif Akademi, Director of the Academy, and Tuan Haji Azmi Che Mat,Dato’ Dr Samsudin Tugiman dan Pengarah Pusat Sains the Director of National Science Centre visited bothNegara, Tuan Haji Azmi Che Mat telah melawat ke the organization from 15 – 18 August 2005. Resultingdua-dua buah institut ini pada 15 – 18 Ogos 2005. from this visit, the Ministry of Science,Technology andHasil daripada lawatan pertama ini pihak Kementerian Innovation agreed to collaborate with the Institute forbersetuju untuk berkerjasama dengan Institute for the History of Arabic-Islamic Science at the Johannnthe History of Arabic-Islamic Science at the Johannn Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany. TheWolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Jerman kerana Institute was selected due to its interesting ‘hands-on’Institut ini mempunyai bahan pameran yang‘hands-on’ exhibit collection which will be able to attract youngdan mampu menarik minat generasi muda. generation.Pada 15 – 18 Mac 2006, YB Menteri Sains, Teknologi From 15 – 18 Mac 2006, YB Minister of Science,dan Innovasi bersama-sama pegawai Kementerian, Technology and Innovation accompanied by officialsAkademi dan Pusat Sains Negara telah melawat from the Ministry, Academy and National ScienceInstitute for the History of Arabic-Islamic Science at Centre visited the Institute for the History of Arabic-the Johannn Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Islamic Science at the Johannn Wolfgang GoetheJerman sekali lagi bagi menjalankan perbincangan University, Frankfurt, Germany for the second time tolanjut dengan Pengarah dan Pengasas Institut ini further discuss with the Director and Founder of theProf Dr Fuat Sezgin. Hasil dari perbincangan diantara Institute, Prof Dr Fuat Sezgin. After the discussion,kedua-dua pihak, persetujuan dicapai untuk Malaysia both parties agreed to jointly organize an Exhibitionmenganjurkan Pameran Kegemilangan Sains dalam on Islamic Civilization in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 129

Projek Khas Special Projectstamadun Islam: Saians Islam Mendahului Zaman yang 8 January – 31 March 2007. The exhibition aimed as adijangka akan dianjurkan diKuala Lumpur pada 8 science awareness programme targeted to the youngJanuari – 31 Mac 2007.Tujuan utama pameran ini adalah generation and Malaysian citizen will feature significantuntuk memberikan kesedaran kepada generasi muda aspects such as history of Science development anddan penduduk Malaysia dari aspek sejarah mengenai achievements of Muslim scientist in the developmentperkembangan serta pencapaian ilmuan Islam dalam of the civilization through science and technology.membangunkan tamadun melalui sains dan teknologi. During the visit, the delegation felt the importance ofPada lawatan ini juga pihak Kementerian merasakan establishing a Centre for Islamic Civilization in Malaysiaperlu untuk mewujudkan Pusat Khas Tamadun Sains and further establishing Prof Fuat Sezgin Chair toIslam di Malaysia dan seterusnya mewujudkan Kursi ensure the efforts of collecting information relatedProf Fuat Sezgin agar usaha mengumpulkan maklumat to Islamic Civilization will be continued even after theketamadunan Sains Islam tidak hanya terhenti setakat exhibition is over.pameran sahaja tetapi usaha ini berterusan untukMalaysia. The visit has successfully resulted in the signing of the MOU on July 2006, between the Ministry and theLawatan tersebut berjaya dan pada bulan Julai 2006, Institute for the History of Arabic-Islamic Science atPihak Kementerian telah menandatangani perjanjian the Johannn Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt,kerjasama dengan Institute for the History of Arabic- Germany to implement the plans which was jointlyIslamic Science at the Johannn Wolfgang Goethe agreed between both parties.University, Frankfurt, Jerman untuk merealisasikansemua perancangan yang telah dipersetujui bersama.(Paling kiri) Tn Hj Azmi, Pengarah Pusat Sains Negara, Prof Datuk Dr Mazlan Othmans FASc, Setiausaha Agung ASM bersama Prof Fuat Sezgin danisteri semasa lawatan ke Institute for the History of Arabic Islamic Science, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University(Extreme left) Tn Hj Azmi, Director of National Science Centre, Prof Datuk Dr Mazlan Othman FASc, Secretary General of ASM with Prof Fuat Sezginand his wife during the visit to the Institute for the History of Arabic-Islamic Science, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University130

Projek Khas Special ProjectsAnugerah Inovasi Negara 2006 National Innovation Award 2006Anugerah Inovasi Negara 2006 merupakan anugerah The National Innovation Award is an annual eventtahunan yang dianjurkan oleh Kementerian Sains, organised by Ministry of Science, Technology andTeknologi dan Inovasi di bawah naungan Majlis Innovation under the Innovation National Council.Inovasi Kebangsaan.Pertandingan tersebut dianjurkan The competition is organised in conjuction withbersama dengan pameran yang memaparkan produk an exhibition which displays products and bestdan pendekatan inovasi terbaik bermula dari peringkat innovation approaches from the indigenous,school andakar umbi, peringkat sekolah hingga ke peringkat professional levels. The competition was organised intoprofesional.Pertandingan tersebut dianjurkan mengikut the following categories: Product, Service, Indigenouskategori berikut: Produk, Perkhidmatan, Akar Umbi and School. The Exhibition and Awards were held fromdan Sekolah. Pameran dan anugerah tersebut telah 3-4 December 2006 at Putra World Trade Centre, Kualadiadakan dari 3-4 Disember 2006 di Pusat Dagangan Lumpur.Dunia Putra, Kuala Lumpur. The Academy of Sciences Malaysia played a major role inAkademi Sains Malaysia telah memainkan peranan successfully organising the Exhibition and prestigiousyang besar dalam menjayakan pameran dan anugerah award in collaboration with SIRIM and agencies underyang berprestij ini dengan kerjasama SIRIM dan agensi the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.di bawah Kementerian Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi. This award aims at according recognition to individualsObjektif anugerah ini adalah untuk memberikan or groups who have succeeded in innovating products/pengiktirafan kepada individu atau kumpulan yang services which have a major impact on society and thetelah berjaya menghasilkan sesuatu yang bermanfaat nation. The Exhibition and conferment of Award werekepada masyarakat dan negara. Pameran dan held in conjunction with the first NIC meeting underpenganugerahan ini dijalankan sempena dengan the chairmanship of YAB Prime Minister.mesyuarat pertama NIC yang dipengerusikan oleh YABPerdana Menteri. The Products Category was won by Prof Dr Asma Ismail, the Service Category by the Irrigation andKategori Produk dimenangi oleh Prof Dr Asma Ismail, Drainage Department of Pulau Pinang, the IndigenousKategori Perkhidmatan dimenangi oleh Jabatan Category by Syed Ahmad Tun Dr Syed Nasir while thePengairan dan Saliran Negeri Pulau Pinang, Kategori Schools Level was won by Kolej Tunku Kursiah, NegeriAkar Umbi dimenangi oleh Syed Ahmad Tun Dr Syed Sembilan.Nasir manakala Kategori Peringkat Sekolah dimenangioleh Kolej Tunku Kurshiah, Negeri Sembilan. The organisation of this National Innovation Award is envisioned to encourage the public to innovatePenganjuran seumpana ini adalah untuk menggalakkan and design new products and consequently developorang ramai merekacipta sesuatu yang baru dan a competitive nature. This should indirectly help toberdaya saing di mana ianya dapat membantu achieve the objective of this Award.dalam pencapaian objektif anugerah ini secara tidaklangsung. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 131

Penerbitan ASM ASM PublicationsPenerbitan PublicationsDi bawah peruntukan Rancangan Malaysia Kesembilan, Under the Ninth Malaysia Plan allocation,the AcademyAkademi telah merancang untuk menerbit 63 buah had projected publishing 63 Books, Monographs,Buku,Monograf,Prosiding dan Laporan Penasihat selain Proceedings and Advisory Reports besides 10 issues10 isu Sains Jurnal ASM untuk tempoh masa 5-tahun of the ASM Science Journal over the 5-year period(2006-2010). Bagi mendapatkan manuskrip, Akademi (2006 – 2010). To acquire manuscripts, the Academytelah menjemput pensyarah-pensyarah menghantar has invited lecturers to send in manuscripts formanuskrip bagi pertimbangan untuk diterbitkan consideration of publication while plans are underwaymanakala perancangan sedang dalam proses untuk to identify information gaps and experts to write books/mengenalpasti kekosongan maklumat dan kepakaran monographs on these gaps. Meanwhile the Call foruntuk mengarang buku-buku/monograf-monograf Papers for the Journal has been sent to all universitiesbagi mengisi kekosongan tersebut. Semua universiti and research institutions. So far 22 articles includingdan institusi penyelidikan telah dijemput untuk 3 review papers have been received for publicationmenghantar rencana untuk diterbitkan. Setakat ini, 22 consideration in the Journal whose first issue isartikel termasuk 3 review papers semula telah diterima scheduled for publication in June 2007.untuk pertimbangan penerbitan dalam Jurnal dimanaisu pertama dijadualkan untuk penerbitan pada Jun Two manuscripts have been sent for review and the2007. production processes for the manuscript entitled, ‘Goats:Biology Production,and Development in Asia’isDua manuskrip telah dihantar untuk ulasan dan proses nearing completion. Meanwhile the Inaugural Lecturepenghasilan bagi manuskrip bertajuk ’Goats: Biology entitled‘Enhancing Animal Protein Supplies in Malaysia:Production, and Development in Asia’. Sementara itu, Opportunities and Challenges’ will be printed by endSyarahan Perdana bertajuk ’Enhancing Animal Protein of January 2007. The Academy’s publication status isSupplies in Malaysia’ akan dicetak pada akhir Januari as follows:2007. Status penerbitan Akademi adalah sepertiberikut:132

Penerbitan ASM ASM PublicationsKemajuan/Progress1. Laporan Tahunan 2005; 2005 Annual Report. Academy of Sciences Malaysia, 2006. 120p.2. ASM Newsletter. Academy of Sciences Malaysia, 2006. 8p. (Quarterly)3. Scientific Excellence in Islamic Civilisation. Catalogue. Academy of Sciences Malaysia, 2006. 118p.4. The 26.12.04 Tsunami Disaster in Malaysia: an environmental, socio-economic and community well-being impact study. Ibrahim Komoo & Mazlan Othman. Academy of Sciences Malaysia, 2006.168p.5. Molecular Epidemology and Population Genetics of Tuberculosis. Y F Ngeow and S F Yap. Academy of Sciences Malaysia. 2006. 129p.6. Tropical Horticulture and Gardening. Francis Ng. Academy of Sciences Malaysia, 2006. 350p.7. JOSTT, Vol 1, Nos 1 & 2, 2006. COSTAM & Academy of Sciences Malaysia.8. Estidotmy : Era Sains, Teknologi & Innovasi, “Geologi” Academy of Sciences Malaysia Malaysia. Vol 48, No 5, 2006. 36p.9. Estidotmy : Era Sains,Teknologi & Innovasi,“Angkasa Lepas”. Academy of Sciences Malaysia.Vol 49,No 5,2006. 36p.10. Estidotmy : Era Sains,Teknologi & Innovasi,“Bioteknologi”. Academy of Sciences Malaysia. Vol 50, No 5, 2006. 36p.11. Estidotmy: Era Sains,Teknologi & Innovasi,“Telekomunikasi dan ICT” . Academy of Sciences Malaysia. Vol 51, No 5, 2006. 36p.12. Estidotmy: Era Sains, Teknologi & Innovasi,“Teknologi Sains Perubatan”. Academy of Sciences Malaysia. Vol. 52, No 5, 2006. 36p.13. Estidotmy : Era Sains,Teknologi & Innovasi,“Bencana Alam”. Academy of Sciences Malaysia.Vol 53, No 5, 2006. 36p.14. Estidotmy : Era Sains, Teknologi & Innovasi, “Sains Perubatan”. Academy of Sciences Malaysia. Vol 54, No 5, 2006. 36p.15. Estidotmy : Era Sains, Teknologi & Innovasi,“Sains Marin”. Academy of Sciences Malaysia. Vol 55, No 5, 2006. 36p16. Estidotmy : Era Sains, Teknologi & Innovasi,“Teknologi untuk Industri Desa”. Academy of Sciences Malaysia. Vol 56, No 5, 2006. 36p.17. Estidotmy : Era Sains,Teknologi & Innovasi,“Kecemerlangan Sains”. Academy of Sciences Malaysia. Vol 57, No 5, 2006. 36p.18. Estidotmy: Era Sains, Teknologi & Innovasi,“Pameran Kegemilangan Sains dalam Tamadun Islam”. Academy of Sciences Malaysia. Vol 58, No 5, 2006. 36p. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 133

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