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Program Kecemerlangan SainsScientific Excellence Programme Majlis Pelancaran Anugerah Kecemerlangan Sains ASM bagi Menghargai Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad Official launching of ASM Award forScientific Excellence in Honour ofTun Dr Mahathir MohamadMAJLIS MAKAN MALAM ASM TRIBUTE DINNER TO HONOURPENGHARGAAN YABhg TUN DR YABhg TUN DR MA HA THIR MOHAMAD ANDMAHATHIR MOHAMAD DAN LAUNCHING OF SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCEPELANCARAN ANUGERAH AWARD IN HONOUR OF TUN DR MAHATHIRKECEMERLANGAN SAINS MOHAMADMENGHARGAI TUN DR MAHATHIRMOHAMAD The tribute dinner to honour YABhg Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was held on 17 AugustMajlis Makan Malam untuk menghargai 2004. The dinner was also graced by YB Dato'DrYABhg Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad Jamaludin Mohd Jarjis, Minister of Science,diadakan pada 17 Ogos 2004. Majlis Technology and Innovation. The tribute speechMakan Malam tersebut turut dihadiri to Tun DrMahathir was read byAcademician Tanoleh YB Dato' Dr Jamaludin Mohd Jarjis, Sri Datuk Dr OmarAbdul Rahman FASc. DuringMenteri Sains,Teknologi clan Inovasi. the dinner, the Scientific Excellence Award forUcapan penghargaan kepada Tun Dr Scientific Excellence in Honour of Tun DrMahathir dibacakan oleh Academician MahathirMohamad was launched. The awardsTan Sri Datuk Dr Omar Abdul Rahman would be given to researchers who have madeFASc.Semasa majlistersebut,Anugerah major breakthroughs that have gainedKecemerlangan Sains Menghargai TunDr Mahathir Mohamad telah LaporanTahunan 2004Annual Report 47

dilancarkan. Anugerah ini akan international recognition and who have madediberikan kepada penyelidikyang telah major positive impacts on the society in themembuat penemuan yang mendapat areas of Tropical Medicine, Tropical Agriculture,pengiktirafan antarabangsa dan Tropical Architecture and Engineering andmereka yang memberi impak positif Tropical Natural Resources. The recipient of thekepada masyarakat di dalam bidang award can be an individual oran institution andPerubatan Tropika, Pertanian Tropika, the first award will be bestowed in 2005.Senibina dan KejuruteraanTropika danSumber Ash Tropika. Anugerah iniboleh diberikan kepada individu atauinstitusi dan anugerah pertama akandiberikan pada tahun 2005.PERSIDANGAN ANTARABANGSA SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ONKEDUA PENDIDIKAN SAINS DAN PRIMARYAND SECONDARYSCHOOLSMATEMATIK SEKOLAH RENDAH SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATIONDAN MENENGAH 2004 2004Pendidikan sains dan matematik di Science and mathematics education in primarysekolah rendah dan menengah and secondary schools is the most importantmerupakan faktor paling penting di factor in the promotion of science capacitydalam pembinaan keupayaan sains di building of any country. It enables countries tomana-mana negara. la membolehkan build an indigenous science base on a solidnegara tersebut membangunkan foundation, to transfer and absorb the scientificbidang sains atas landasan kukuh, knowledge being generated globally and utilizememindahkan dan menerima ilmu it within the country for the betterment of thepengetahuan sains yang dihasilkan people. Following the success of the firstsecara global dan menggunakannya di Conference in 2001, the Second Internationalnegara sendiri bagi meningkatkan taraf Conference on Science and Mathematicshidup rakyatnya.Berdasarkan kejayaan Education for Primary and Secondary Schools inPersidangan Antarabangsa yang Kuala Lumpur was held with the main objectivepertama pada tahun 2001, Persidangan of providing a platform for science andAntarabangsa Pendidikan Sains dan mathematics educators in sharing creative andMatematik Sekolah Rendah dan innovative teaching and learning practices,Menengah dianjurkan di Kuala Lumpur promoting creativity through out-of-schooldengan objektif utama untuk learning of science and mathematics throughmenyediakan satu landasan bagi wargapendidik sains dan matematikberkongsi pengajaran danpembelajaran kreatif dan inovatif,48 Laporan Tahunan 2004 Annual Report

menggalakkan kreativiti melalui the establishment of learning centres and alsopembelajaran sains dan matematik di promoting and disseminating R&D findings onluar sekolah melalui penubuhan innovative teaching practices in science and\"Learning Stations\" dan juga mathematics education. The Conferencemenggalakkan dan menyebarkan brought together international knowledge andpenemuan P&P mengenai amalan dan experience to assist South East Asia generallykaedah pengajaran inovatif pendidikan and Malaysia particularly in science capacitysains dan matematik. building.Persidangan yang dianjurkan oleh The Conference which was organized by theAkademi Sains Malaysia dengan Academy of Sciences Malaysia in collaborationkerjasama Kementerian Pendidikan with the Ministry of Education Malaysia wasMalaysia ini diadakan di Kuala Lumpur held in Kuala Lumpur from 76 -18June 2004.pada 16 - 18 Jun 2004. Persidangan ini The Conference was attended by about 500dihadiri oleh seramai 500 peserta yang participants comprising science teachers andterdiri dari warga pendidik dari educators of Malaysia, ASEAN and otherMalaysia, ASEAN dan negara lain, countries, officials of Ministry of Education andpegawai Kementerian Pendidikan dan staff of Teachers Training Colleges, Fellows ofMaktab Perguruan, Akademi Sains Academy of Sciences Malaysia, representativesMalaysia,wakil dari Fakulti Pendidikan/ from Faculties of Education/Science/Sains/Matematik universiti, saintis, Mathematics from various universities,pelajar dan ibu bapa. Di antara scientists, students and parents. Among thepenceramah ternama di Persidangan distinguished speakers at the Conference wasini adalah Prof Carl Weimann, Prof Carl Weiman, Nobel Laureatein Physics whoPemenang Anugerah Nobel dalam presented a paper on \"Science and Mathematicsbidang Fizik yang menyampaikan Education in the 21St Century and the Need forkertaskerja bertajuk \"Science and Creating a Culture of Creativity in IndividualsMathematics Education in the 211t and Millieus°The Conference generated a reportCentury and the Need for Creating a on \"Creativity in Science and MathematicsCulture of Creativity in Individuals and Education: Gateway to the Future\" whichMillieus':Persidangan ini menghasilkan contained the Conference recommendations andlaporan mengenai\"Creativity in Science plan ofaction. The report would be presented toand Mathematics Education: Gateway the Ministry of Education as one of theto the Future\" yang mengandungi Academy's advisory reports.cadangan dan pelan tindakanpersidangan. Laporan ini akandimajukan kepada KementerianPendidikan sebagai salah satu darilaporan khidmat nasihat Akademi. Laporan Tahunan 2004 Annual Report

TABUNG AMANAH PENYELIDIKAN DR RANJEET BHAGWAN SINGH TRUST FUNDPERUBATAN DR RANJEETBHAGWAN SINGH The Dr Ranjeet Bhagwan Singh Medical Trust Fund was established to fund the medicalTabung Amanah Penyelidikan Perubatan research efforts ofselected Malaysian scientists.Dr Ranjeet Bhagwan Singh ditubuhkan YB Datuk Dr Mohd Ruddin Abd Ghani,untuk membiayai usaha-usaha Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Science,penyelidikan di dalam bidang Technology and Innovation presented the Drperubatan oleh para saintis di Malaysia. Ranjeet Bhagwan Singh Medical ResearchYB Datuk Dr Mohd Ruddin, Setiausaha Grants to 2003 grant recipients - Dr William LimParlimen, Kementerian Sains,Teknologi Kiong Seng from Universiti Malaysia Sarawakdan Inovasi telah menyampaikan Geran and Ms Vijaya Lechimi Raj alp T.M. RajagopalPenyelidikan Perubatan Dr Ranjeet from the International Medical University.Bhagwan Singh kepada penerima Another activity under the TrustFund is the Sixthgeran tahun 2003 iaitu Dr William Lim Memorial Lecture. This year's lecture onKiong Seng dari Universiti Malaysia \"Streptomyces Genes in Antibiotic Discovery andSarawak clan CikVijaya Lechimi Raj a/p Development\" was presented by Sir DavidT.M. Rajagopal dari International Hopwood from John Innes Centre, UnitedMedical University. Satu lagi aktiviti Kingdom. The lecture was attended by about 150yang dilaksanakan di bawah program participants. Sir David Hopwood also deliveredini adalah Syarahan Memorial yangdisampaikan oleh Sir David Hopwood Sir David A. Hopwood,dari John Innes Centre United Kingdom menyampaikan ceramahnya di Syarahan Perdana Ke Enam Dr Ranjeet Bhagwan Singh Sir David A. Hopwood,from John Innes Centre United Kingdom delivering his lecture at the Sixth Dr Ranjeet Bhagwan Singh Memorial Lecture Penerima Geran Penyelidikan Perubatan Dr Ranjeet Bhagwan Singh 2003 The recipients of the Dr Ranjeet Bhagwan I Singh Medical Research Grants 2003F 50 Laporan Tahunan 2004 Annual Report

dari John Innes Centre, United Kingdom a public lecture entitled \"The Discovery andyang bertajuk\"Streptomyces Genes in Development of Antibiotics\" at UniversitiAntibiotic Discovery and Development': Malaya. In general the programmes andSyarahan ini dihadiri oleh seramai lebih activities under the Trust Fund received goodkurang 150 peserta.Sir David Hopwood response and feedback from the participants.juga menyampaikan syarahan umumbertajuk \"The Discovery andDevelopments of Antibiotics\" diUniversiti Malaya. Secara keseluruhanprogram dan aktiviti yang dilaksanakandi bawah Tabung Amanah inimendapat sambutan dan maklumbalasyang amat balk dari para peserta.SIDANG KEMUNCAK INOVASI NATIONAL SUMMIT ON INNOVATIONKEBANGSAAN The National Summit on Innovation was heldSidang Kemuncak Inovasi Kebangsaan from 29- 30April2004 atthe Palace of Goldentelah diadakan pada 29 - 30 April 2004. Horses, Seri Kembangan. The Summit wasSidang kemuncak ini dianjurkan oleh organized by the Prime Minister's Department,Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Malaysian- Malaysian-Industry-Government Group forIndustry Government Group for High High Technology (MIGHT) and the Academy ofTechnology (MIGHT) dan Akademi Sciences Malaysia. The aim of the Summit wasSains Malaysia. Tujuan sidang to develop a functioning National Innovationkemuncak ini adalah untuk System that will optimize Science, Engineeringmembangunkan Sistem Inovasi and Technology initiatives for nationalKebangsaan yang berfungsi yang akan development. The Summit was officially openedmenggunakan sepenuhnya inisiatif by the Prime Minister YAB Dato'Seri Abdullahsains, kejuruteraan dan teknologi bagi Ahmad Badawi and it was attended by aboutkemajuan negara. Sidang kemuncak 470 participants from Malaysia and overseas.inovasi ini dirasmikan oleh Perdana Several invited speakers from Korea, France,MenteriYAB Dato'Seri Abdullah Ahmad Sweden, Norway and United Kingdom wereBadawi. Kira-kira 470 peserta dari present to share their experiences. In conjunctionMalaysia dan luar negara telah hadir with the Summit, an exhibition showcasing R&Ddan beberapa penceramah jemputan products and innovation was also organized.dari Korea, Perancis, Sweden, Norway, About 40 organizations showcased theirdan United Kingdom telah berkongsi products at the exhibition. The establishment ofpengalaman. Sewaktu Sidang the NationalInnovation Council was announcedKemuncak, sebuah pameran produkR&D dan inovasi juga dianjurkan. Kira- LaporanTahunan 2004 Annual Report 51

kira 40 organisasi telah mempamerkan at the Summit. The Summit also resulted in theproduk mereka di sana. Penubuhan setting up of the Centre for Creative Ideas andMajlis Inovasi Kebangsaan telah the proposed annual organization ofthesummitdiumumkan semasa sidang kemuncak. for the next five years where each summit wouldHasil daripada sidang kemuncak address particularly focus areas related to thetermasuklah Penubuhan Pusat Idea National Innovation System. The final report andKreatif, keputusan juga dibuat supaya recommendations are being prepared by MIGHTsidang kemuncak diadakan secaratahunan, di mana setiap tahun sidangkemuncak akan meneliti isu-isu khasberkaitan Sistem Inovasi Kebangsaan.Laporan akhir dan cadangan sedangdisediakan oleh MIGHT.KONGRES SERANTAU KE-EMPAT THE FOURTH REGIONAL CONGRESS ON\"SEARCH FOR SEAMEO YOUNG SEARCH FOR SEAMEO YOUNG SCIENTISTSSCIENTISTS 2004\" 2004Kongres Serantau Ke-Empat -\"Search The Fourth Regional Congress on the Search forfor SEAMEO Young Scientists 2004\" SEAMEO Young Scientists was held from 8 - 70telah diadakan pada 8 - 10 Mac 2004 March 2004 at SEAMEO RECSAM, Penang. Thedi SEAMEO RECSAM, Pulau Pinang. Academy of Sciences Malaysia was one of theAkademi Sains Malaysia merupakan co-organisers of the programme. The theme ofsalah satu penganjur bersma program the Congress was \"Towards Sustainable Future:\"ini. Tema kongres ialah \"Towards This is a regional congress conducted by RECSAMSustainable Future\" : Ini ialah kongres in the form of a Science Exhibition/Congress forserantau yang dianjurkan oleh RECSAM youths to embark on scientific and technologicaldalam bentuk Pameran Sains/Kongress research projects. The general objectives of thebagi membolehkan pemuda menerajui Congress are to promote scientific attitudes andprojek penyelidikan sains dan awareness and to provide a forum, forexchangeteknologi. Objektif am kongres ialah of ideas and experiences among students in theuntuk menggalakkan sikap dan SEAMEO Member Countries. Among the specifickesedaran saintifik;serta menyediakan objectives of the Congress were to encourageforum untuk penukaran idea dan research and development among young peoplepengalaman di kalangan pelajar clan within and beyond the SEAMEO Membernegara-negara SEAMEO.Antara objektif Countries and the Region and to understand andspesifik kongres ialah untuk be aware of the relationship between science/menggalakkan penyelidikan dan technology and environment/society, and inpembangunan di kalangan generasimuda dari dalam dan luar negara-negara SEAMEO dan serantau serta52 I Laporan Tahunan 2004 Annual Report

untuk memahami dan menyedari particular, to better understand the tensions orpertalian antara sains / teknologi dan conflicts between social interests andalam sekitar / sosial, khususnya untuk environmental interests in the context ofmemahami ketegangan dan konflik sustainable development. The Academy wasantara kepentingan sosial dan represented by Academician Dato' lr Lee Yeekepentingan alam sekitar dalam Cheong FASc and Tengku Sharizad Tengkukonteks pembangunan.Akademi telah Dahlan at the Congress. There were 10diwakili oleh Academician Dato' Ir Lee participating countries and 19 research projectsYee Cheong FASc dan Tengku Sharizad were discussed at the Congress. AcademicianTengku Dahlan sewaktu kongres. Dato'lr Lee Yee Cheong FASc presented a paperSepuluh negara telah menyertai on \"Science Education and the Millenniumkongres dan 19 projek penyelidikan Development Goals\" at the Open Forum on 9telah dibincang.Academician Dato'lr Lee March 2004. The Congress was officiated by YBYee Cheong FASc telah membentang Dato'Dr Hilmi Hj Yahya, Deputy Chief Ministerkertas \"Science Education and the of Penang and closed by YAB Tan Sri Dr Koh TsuMillennium Development Goals\" di Koon, ChiefMinister of Penang. A discussion wasForum Terbuka pada 9 Mac 2004. also held with SEAMEO RECSAM Centre Director,Kongres dirasmikan oleh YB Dato' Dr Dr Azian T.S. Abdullah on collaborativeHilmi HjYahya,Timbalan Ketua Menteri programmes on science and mathematicsPulau Pinang dan Kongres telah education.ditutup oleh YAB Tan Sri Dr Koh TsuKoon,Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang.Satuperbincangan juga turut diadakandengan Pengarah SEAMEO RECSAM,DrAzianT.S.Abdullah mengenai programkerjasama mengenai pendidikan sainsdan matematik. Laporan Tahunan 2004 Annual Report 53

DELEGASI MALAYSIA KE MESYUARAT MALAYSIAN DELEGATION TOBERSAMA PEMENANG HADIAH 54TH MEETING WITH NOBEL PRIZENOBEL KE-54 DI LINDAU, JERMAN WINNERS IN LINDAU, GERMANY(PERJUMPAAN FIZIK KE-18) (18TH GATHERING IN PHYSICS)Akademi Sains Malaysia di bawah The Academy of Sciences Malaysia under theProgram Nobel Laureate Kebangsaan National Nobel Laureate Program sponsored 5telah menaja lima graduan outstanding graduate research participants topenyelidikan yang terbaik untuk attend the 54th Lindau Meeting of Nobelmenyertai Mesyuarat Pemenang Nobel Laureates and Students in Lindau, Germany,Bersama Pelajar di Lindau, Jerman, 27 June 27-July 2, 2004. They were selected out ofJun - 2 Julai 2004. Mereka dipilih 20 top candidates from 7 institutions indaripada 20 calon terbaik dari tujuh Malaysia, through a Selection Committee of sixinstitusi di Malaysia melalui physicists. In this year's meeting about 560Jawatankuasa Pemilihan yang terdiri international students from 21 countriesdaripada 6 ahli fizik. Pada Mesyuarat gathered to participate in activities relating totahun ini Iebih kurang 560 pelajar physics with Nobel Laureates. Since 1951, Nobelantarabangsa dari 21 negara telah Laureates in physics, chemistry and physiology/bertemu untuk menyertai aktiviti medicine have annually convened in Lindau,berkenaan fizik bersama pemenang located in the south of Germany on the LakeNobel. Semenjak 1951, pemenang Constance, to have open and informal meetingsNobel fizik, kimia dan fisiologi/ and dialogue with students and youngperubatan telah berjumpa setiap tahun researchers from around the world.di Lindau yang terletak di TasikConstance, selatan Jerman, untuk The Lindau meeting provides a unique scientificmengambil bahagian dalam mesyuarat event where all the speakers are Nobeldan dialog terbuka dan tidak rasmi Laureates. The meetings rotate bydiscipline eachbersama pelajar dan penyelidik muda year. This year's event was the 181' Meeting indari seluruh dunia. Physics with the participation of 18 Nobel Laureates. The Malaysian SponsoredMesyuarat Lindau merupakan acara Participants were Dr Zurina Osman fromsaintifik yang unik di mana kesemua Universiti Malaya; Mr Kok Yit Ping, Universitispeaker ialah pemenang Nobel. Sains Malaysia; Mr Lee Chee Huei, MalaysianMesyuarat ini ditukar-ganti bidangnya Institute for Nuclear Technology Research; Mssetiap tahun.Tahun 2004 merupakan Nurisya Mohd. Shah, Universiti Putra Malaysia;Mesyuarat Fizik ke-18 dengan and Ms Nur Hanani Zainal Abedin, Universitipenyertaan 18 pemenang Nobel. Kebangsaan Malaysia. Among the observationsPeserta Malaysia yang ditaja ialah Dr made by the participants are that the candidatesZurina Osman dari Universiti Malaya, EnKok Yit Ping dari Universiti SainsMalaysia, En Lee Chee Huei dari InstitutPenyelidikan Teknologi Nuklear, Cik54 I Laporan Tahunan 2004 Annual Report

Nurisya Mohd. Shah dari Universiti from US and Germany have shown deeperPutra Malaysia dan Cik Nur Hanani understanding in the fundamentals of physics.Zainal Abedin dari Universiti This is perhaps due to the bigger number ofKebangsaan Malaysia. Antara participants as compared to other countries, thepemerhatian yang dibuat oleh peserta young scientists from other countries are wellialah peserta dari Amerika Syarikat dan exposed to various types of scientific meetingsJerman telah menunjukkan and the young scientists working in thepemahaman asas fizik yang lebih established laboratories have shown deepermendalam, penyelidik muda negara understanding of fundamental aspects as theylain lebih terdedah kepada mesyuarat have the opportunity to interact with renownedsaintifik yang pelbagai dan mereka scientists. It could be concluded that the Lindauyang bekerja di makmal termahsyur Meeting is a great forum for building a strongtelah menunjukkan pemahaman young \"Human Resource;\" so necessary for themendalam dalam aspek asas kerana development ofa country. A further advantagemempunyai peluang untuk to the developing countries is establishment ofberinteraksi dengan saintisterkemuka. the mutual bond of friendship and scientificBoleh dirumuskan bahawa Mesyuarat cooperation among the world's contemporaryLindau merupakan forum yang amat best mind.baik bagi membentuk sumber manusiamuda yang berkaliber,suatu trend yangpenting bagi pembangunan sesebuahnegara. Kelebihannya juga kepadanegara membangun ialah pertalianikatan persahabatan dan usahasamasaintifik bersama pemikir kontemporiterbaik didunia. Peserta Malaysia di Mesyuarat Lindau bersama Pemenang Hadiah Nobel dihadapan InselhalleMalaysian participants at Lindau Meeting of Nobel Prize Winners 2004 in front of Inselhalle Laporan Tahunan 2004 Annual Report

FORUM ANTARABANGSA KREATIVITI INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON CREATIVITYForum Antarabangsa Kreativiti telah The International Forum on Creativity was helddiadakan pada 22-24 April 2004. Forum from 22 -24April 2004. The forum was attendedtelah disertai oleh 250 peserta dari by 250 participants from universities anduniversiti dan organisasi koporat. corporate organizations. The main objective ofObjektif utama forum yang the forum entitled \"Cultures of Creativity:bertemakan \"Cultures of Creativity: Individuals andMillieus\"wasto provideabetterIndividuals and Millieus\" ialah untuk understanding ofelements of an individual andmemberi pemahaman yang lebih baik the millieus that would encourage creativity atmengenai elemen individu dan its best towards achieving excellence in variouspersekitaran yang memupuk kreativiti fields, especially in science and technology, aske arah mencapai kecemerlangan, well as facilitate learning from success stories ofkhususnya dalam bidang sains dan distinguished people who have first-handteknologi.Forumjuga bertujuan untuk experience and knowledge on how creativity canmemberi pengajaran daripada kisah impact an individual or an organization.kejayaan orang kenamaan yangmempunyai pengalaman dan The forum was designed to provide sufficientpengetahuan tersendiri mengenai input to prepare a report on \"Forging thebagaimana kreativiti boleh memberi Creativity Agenda for Malaysia:\"kesan kepada individu atau organisasi. The objectives of the national creativity agendaForum telah direka untuk memberi are to harness the creative potential ofinput yang mencukupi kepada Malaysians, enhance the competitiveness ofpersediaan laporan \"Forging the Malaysian companies and enhance the nationalCreativity Agenda for Malaysia\" comparative advantage.Objektif agenda kreativiti ialah untuk The strategies identified to drive the creativity agenda derived from the output of the forummenggunakan potensi kreativiti rakyat were the need fora champion and commitment, building a culture of and capability in creativityMalaysia, meningkatkan daya saing by enhancing creativity in individuals, building scientific excellence, in business and in the civilsyarikat-syarikat Malaysia dan service, the communication imperative and the smart partnership way. The Creativity Agendameningkatkan kelebihanperbandingan kebangsaan.Strategi yang telah dikenalpasti untukmenggerakkan agenda kreativiti yangdiperolehi daripada hasil forum ialahperlunya jagoh yang memimpin dankomitmen, mewujudkan budaya dankemampuan kreativiti dengan carameningkatkan kreativiti individu,56 I Laporan Tahunan 2004 Annual Report

membina kecemerlangan sains, di was submitted to the Ministry of Science,kalangan syarikat dan perkhidmatan Technology and Innovation for further actionawam, kepentingan komunikasi, and implementation.beserta perkongsian pintar. LaporanAgenda Kreativiti telah dihantar keKementerian Sains, Teknologi danInovasi untuk tindakan selanjutnya.\"SCIENTIFIC ADVANCEMENT SCIENTIFICADVANCEMENTGRANTGRANT ALLOCATION (SAGA)\" ALLOCATION (SAGA)Program Nobel Laureate Kebangsaan The National Nobel Laureate Programmetelah memperkenalkan satu geran introduced a research grant in fundamentalpenyelidikan dalam bidang sains asas science called the ScientificAdvancement Grantyang dinamakan Scientific Allocation or SAGA in 2004. The Ministry ofAdvancement Grant Allocation Science, Technology and Innovation allocatedataupun SAGA pada tahun 2004. RM20 million under the Eighth Malaysian PlanKementerian Sains,Teknologi clan for this grant.Inovasi telah memberikan danaberjumlah RM20 juta di bawah The main objective of SAGA is to elevateRancangan Malaysia Kelapan bagi fundamental research in Physics, Chemistry andgeran ini. Physiology/Medicine to internationalstandard. Among the short-term objectives of SAGA are toObjektif utama SAGA adalah untuk introduce and emphasize the importance ofmembangunkan penyelidikan bidang fundamental research, to increase the qualityofasas seperti Fizik, Kimia dan Fisiologi ke fundamental research, and to develop thetahap antarabangsa. Di antara objektif human resource in fundamental science.jangka pendeknya adalah untukmemperkenalkan dan menekankan The long-term objectives of SAGA are to developkepentingan penyelidikan asas, bagi human resource of international standard inmeningkatkan kualiti penyelidikan fundamental sciences who are able to conductasas, dan membangunkan sumber research in novel areas with internationalmanusia dalam bidang sains asas. networking, and to establish Centres of Excellence in the three clusters identified as theObjektif jangka panjang SAGA adalah core areas. These centers would be establisheduntuk membangun sumber tenaga through virtual networking between thesaintifik bertaraf antarabangsa dalam Academy selected laboratories.bidang sains asas yang berkeupayaanuntuk menjalankan penyelidikandalam bidang baru dengan jaringan Laporan Tahunan 2004 Annual Report 57

kerjasama antarabangsa, serta The grant is open to all scientists or researcherspenubuhan Pusat Kecemerlangan from public and private universities, researchdalam tiga kumpulan yang dikenalpasti institutions and also the private sector. The totalsebagai bidang utama. Pusat ini akan number ofapplicationsreceived in the firstroundditubuhkan melalui rangkaian kerja was 268, the highest being in Chemistry. Onlymaya antara Akademi dengan makmal- 28 projects were found to fulfil the criteria ofmakmal terpilih. fundamental research project and other criteria specified to qualify for the grant.Geran ini dibuka kepada semua saintisdan penyelidikdari universiti awam dan The establishment of SAGA will give theswasta, institusi penyelidikan Berta emphasis and focus on fundamental sciencesektor swasta. Jumlah keseluruhan research and will encourage our scientists andpermohonan yang diterima dalam researchers to carry outresearch in fundamentalpusingan pertama adalah 268 dengan science which is very important in creating newpenyertaan paling tinggi dalam bidang knowledge which can be applied to nationalKimia. Hanya 28 projek sahaja yang development.dikenalpasti memenuhi kriteriapenyelidikan asas dan memenuhikriteria lain yang ditetapkan bagipenganugerahan SAGA.Penubuhan SAGA akan memberipenekanan dan fokus terhadappenyelidikan sains asas dan akanmenggalakkan saintis dan penyelidikkita untuk menjalankan penyelidikanmereka dalam bidang sains asas yangamat penting bagi menghasilkan ilmubaru yang dapat diaplikasikan dalampembangunan negara.58 Laporan Tahunan 2004 Annual Report

Program Kesedaran SainsScienceAwareness ProgrammePROGRAM SAINS INTEL-ASM INTEL-ASM SCIENCE PROGRAMMEAkademi Sains Malaysia berkerjasama The Academy ofSciences Malaysia collaborateddengan Intel untuk mempromosikan with Intel to promote and develop interest indan membangunkan minat dalarn science and research through the Intel-ASMpenyelidikan sains melalui Kern Sains Science Camp. The overall objective of thisIntel-ASM . Objektif keseluruhan programme is to build a group of high calibreprogram ini adalah untuk young scientists in Malaysia by nurturing anmembangunkan segolongan saintis interest in conducting research. The twomuda di Malaysia yang berwibawa founding objectives of the Intel-ASM Sciencedengan menjana minat mereka dalam Camps are to introduce Intel ISEF to Malaysianmenjalankan penyelidikan. Dua students as well preparing them to compete atobjektif asas perlaksanaan Kern Sains the national affiliate fair and the IntellSEFin theIntel-ASM adalah memperkenalkan United States, as to enhance the overall qualityIntel ISEF kepada pelajar Malaysia dan of student projects.menyediakan mereka untukbertanding di pesta kebangsaan yang For the year 2004, a total of 11 Science Campsberkaitan dan di Intel ISEF di Amerika were organized and approximately 750 studentsSyarikat, serta meningkatkan kualiti and 250 teachers participated, with a further20projek pelajar. teachers participating as facilitators. About 20 Fellows of the Academy and associatesUntuk tahun 2004, sejumlah 11 Kern facilitated the camps. The Academy alsoSains telah dianjurkan dan seramai introduced a mentorship system to furtherlebih kurang 750 pelajardan 250 orang benefit participating students.guru mengambil bahagian dengan 20orang guru lagi menjadi fasilitator. Malaysia has been represented at the Intel ISEFSeramai 20 orang Felo Akademi dan since 1999, after the first affiliate fair wasorganisasi berkaitan telahpun menjadifasilitator Kem. Akademi juga telah Laporan Tahunan 2004 Annual Report 159

memperkenalkan sistem mentor established in the form ofPertandingan Inovasiuntuk memberi pelajar lebih faedah. Sains Peringkat Kebangsaan which was organized through collaboration between IntelMalaysia telah mengambil bahagian Malaysia and the Ministry of Education. In thedalam Intel-ISEF semenjaktahun 1999, year 2004, Malaysian student Chin Wooi Mengselepas pesta 'affiliate' yang pertama of SMJK Chung Ling, Penang came away withdilaksanakan dalam bentuk three awards at the inteliSEF, including a FourthPertandingan Inovasi Sains Peringkat Place Grand Award, and Individual CategoryKebangsaan yang dianjurkan dengan Project entitled \"Digital Video Compressionkerjasama Intel Malaysia dan Enhancement with Reduced PsychovisualKementerian Pendidikan. Pada tahun Redundancy.\" Malaysia had also on several2004, pelajar Malaysia Chin Wooi occasions fielded judges at Intel ISEF. TheseMeng dari SMJK Chung Ling, Pulau judges were invited from local universities asPinang telah memenangi tiga well as the Academy of Sciences Malaysia.anugerah di Intel ISEF termasuktempat keempat Anugerah Utama, Intel ISEF Science Camps were able to focus ondan Kategori Individu dengan projek the training of the teachers to better equip thembertajuk \"Digital Video Compression to lead their students in conducting researchEnhancement with Reduced projects. The organization of these camps wasPyschovisual Redundancy\"Malaysia very beneficial in preparing the students tojuga telah beberapa kali menjadi compete at the national affiliate fair and Intelhakim di Intel-ISEF. Para hakim ini ISEF and was also able to enhance the overalldijemput dari universiti tempatan quality ofstudents projects.serta Akademi Sains Malaysia.Kern Sains Intel-ISEF ini berupayamemberi tumpuan kepada latihanuntuk guru bagi menyediakan merekauntuk mengendali para pelajar merekadalam menjalankan projekpenyelidikan. Perlaksanaan kem inijuga adalah amat berguna bagimenyediakan para pelajar untukbertanding di pesta'affiliate' nasionaldan jugs Intel ISEF, serta berupayameningkatkan kualiti keseluruhanprojek pelajar.60 Laporan Tahunan 2004 Annual Report

BULAN SAINS DAN TEKNOLOGI NATIONAL SCIENCEAND TECHNOLOGYKEBANGSAAN 2004 MONTHBulan Sains danTeknologi Kebangsaan The National Science and TechnologyMonth forpada tahun 2004 dihoskan oleh the year 2004 was hosted by the Ministry ofKementerian Sains, Teknologi dan Science, Technoogy and innovation. It was heldInovasi. la diadakan di Berjaya Mega at the Berjaya MegaMall, Kuantan from 16 - 19Mall, Kuantan, Pahang dari 16 - 19 September 2004. The programme was jointlySeptember 2004. Program ini officiated by YBDato'Drlamaludin Mohdlarjis,dirasmikan bersama oleh YB Dato' Dr Minister of Science, Technology and InnovationJamaludin Mohd Jarjis, Menteri Sains, and the representative of YAB Datuk AdnanTeknologi dan Inovasi dan wakil YAB Yaacob, Menteri Besar Pahang . About 30Datuk Adnan Yaacob, Menteri Besar organizations took part in this exhibition whichPahang. Sebanyak 30 organisasi received about 70,000 visitors. The Academy ofmengambil bahagian di dalam Sciences Malaysia participated as one of thepameran ini yang menerima seramai exhibitors with an exhibition theme of \"cuba-70,000 pengunjung. Akademi Sains cuba Sains'named after one of the columns inMalaysia mengambil bahagian Estidotmy magazine. This exhibition enableddengan menyajikan pameran yang many students, teachers and parents tobertema 'Cuba-tuba Sains', yang understand and visualize simple sciencedinamakan bersempena dengan satu principles and encouraged them to acquire newruangan di dalam majalah Estidotmy. knowledge.Pameran sebegini membolehkan parapelajar,guru serta ibu bapa memahamidan menggambarkan prinsip sainsyang mudah dan menggalakkanmereka mempelajari ilmu baru.PERASMIAN PELANGARAN !3l;_, TEKNOLOGI DAN (NOVAS; KENN, 2004 Dien YAB Onto_ Sri Adnan b . Yn:,kob Y8 D. ad--Monterl . J-lu ek noiogBnn Y. Yp ! '/YB Dato' DrJamaludin Jarjis and wakil Menteri Besar YB Dato' Dr Jamaludin Jarjis mengedarkan majalahPahang melancarkan bulan Kebangsaan S &T Estidotmy kepada para pengunjung pameranYB Dato' Dr Jamaludin Jarjis and the representative ofMenteri Besar Pahang lunching the National S &T YB Dato' Dr Jamaludin Jarjis giving out Estidotmymonth Magazines to young visitors at he exhibition 61Laporan Tahunan 2004 Annual Report

EKSPO PENDIDIKAN SAINS DAN SCIENCEAND MATHEMATICS EDUCATIONMATEMATIK 2004 EXP02004Pendidikan sains dan matematik Science and mathematics education in particular plays a critical role in the pursuit ofmemainkan peranan penting dalam progress and prosperity for our nation. A strong foundation in science and mathematicsmencari kemajuan dan kekayaan education is very much needed to create a knowledge-society who will continue tonegara . Asas yang kukuh dalam contribute towards the development of our country. Realizing its importance, the Academypendidikan sains dan matematik amat of Sciences Malaysia took the initiative to organize a Science and Mathematics Educationdiperlukan untuk mewujudkan Expo with the aim forit to become the focal point for all parties involved in the science andmasyarakat berpengetahuan yang mathematics education. It is also intended to be a platform to showcase and promoteakan menyumbang kepada education products, to enable visitors to obtain insight into the latest technologies, to search forpembangunan negara. Menyedari innovative ideas, and to be informed and made aware of whatis available in the fields ofsciencekepentingannya, Akademi Sains and mathematics education.Malaysia mengambil inisiatifmenganjurkan Ekspo Pendidikan Sainsdan Matematik dengan tujuan supayais menjadi titik tumpuan kepadasemua pihak yang terlibat dalampendidikan rains dan matematik . lajuga boleh digunakan sebagailandasan untuk menunjuk danmempromosi produk pendidikan danmembolehkan pengunjung,mendapatkan maklumat mengenaiteknologi terkini,mencari idea inovatif,serta mengetahui tentang apa yangada dalam bidang pendidikan sainsdan matematik. Para pelajar yang menyertai salah satu sesi interaktif semasa expo Students participating in one of interactive sessions at the expo62 Laporan Tahunan 2004 Annual Report

Ekspo ini diadakan dari 18 - 20 Jun The Expo was held from 18 - 20 June 2004 in2004. la juga merupakan satu acara di conjunction with the Second Internationalbawah Pameran SeratusTahun Hadiah Conference on Primary and Secondary SchoolsNobel dan diadakan bersempena Science and Mathematics Education which wasdengan Persidangan Antarabangsa also one of the event highlights under the NobelKedua Pendidikan Sains dan Centennial Exhibition. The Expo shared the sameMatematik . Ekspo ini berkongsi tema theme as the Conference which was \"Creativityyang sama dengan Persidangan in Science and Mathematics Education: GatewayPendidikan Antarabangsa iaitu to the Future\"\"Creativity in Science and MathematicsEducation : Gateway to the Future\". A total of 50 exhibitors participated in the Expo and among the exhibitors were Petrosains,Lebih kurang 50 peserta menyertai Business Series, National Science Centre, TimeEkspo ini dan di antaranya adalah Engineering and many others. The Expo receivedPetrosains, Business Series, Pusat Sains outstanding response from the public and itNegara,Time Engineering dan lain-lain received about 16,000 visitors over the threelagi.Ekspo ini mendapat maklum balas days. The Expo was successful in gatheringyang memberangsangkan dan relevant and diverse parties in science andmenerima seramai 16,000 mathematics education and giving the visitorspengunjung sepanjang tempoh tiga a new experience which enabled them to gainhari. Ekspo ini berjaya mengumpulkan knowledge and information which are notpelbagai pihak yang terbabit dalam focused on conventional teaching and learningbidang pendidikan sains dan methods but on creativity and hands-onmatematikdan memberi pengunjung activities. Visitors also had the opportunity tosatu pengalaman baru yang take partin the interactive sessions which weremembolehkan mereka mendapatkan the main attractions of the Expo.maklumat dan pengetahuan yangtidak hanya tertumpu kepadapengajaran dan pembelajaran rainsdan matematik secara konvensionaltetapi yang berfokus kepada kreativitidan 'hands-on'. Pengunjung jugaberpeluang mengambil bahagiandalam sesi interaktif yang merupakankomponen yang menarik minatpengunjung. Laporan Tahunan 2004 Annual Report 63

KUIZ SAINS NASIONAL 2004 NATIONAL SCIENCE QUIZ 2004Kuiz Sains Nasional mula dianjurkan pada The National Science Quiz was first organized intahun 1983, anjuran Kementerian Sains, 1983 by the Ministry of Science, Technology andTeknologi dan Inovasi, Persatuan the Innovation, Professional Science andProfessional Sains dan Teknologi Malaysia, TechnologyAssociations, and Malaysian RubberLembaga Getah Malaysia dengan Board in collaboration with the Ministry ofkerjasama Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia. Education Malaysia. In year 2004, a total ofPada tahun 2004, sebanyak 1418 buah 1418 secondary schools participated in the quiz.sekolah menengah telah menyertai per- This is the highest number of participation sincetandingan ini, bilangan yang tertinggi it was first organized by the Academy in 2000.semenjak Akademi mengambil alihpenganjuran kuiz pada 2000. The final of this year's quiz was held on 28 September at the Auditorium, TechnologicalPertandingan akhir dijalankan pada 28 Education Division, Ministry of Education, BukitSeptember 2004 di Auditorium Bahagian Kiara. This year's winner was Sekolah SainsTeknologi Pendidikan, Kementerian Sultan Azlan Shah, Taiping, Perak. As with thePelajaran, Bukit Kiara. Pemenang Kuiz previous years, the winners had the opportunitySains Nasional 2004 ialah Sekolah to go for a study visit to Sweden and Denmark.Menengah Sains Sultan Azlan Shah, Novozymes (M) Sdn Bhd for the fifth consecutiveTaiping, Perak. Seperti tahun-tahun lepas, time sponsored the study visit.para pemenang berpeluang mengadakanlawatan sambil belajar ke Sweden dan The National Science Quiz 2004 has been usedDenmark.Syarikat Novozymes (M) Sdn Bhd as the bench mark to evaluate the quality ofsekali lagi buat tahun kelima berturut- science and mathematics learning in English. Theturut menaja lawatan sambil belajar ini. Quiz also has been earmarked by many schools as a very important event in the school'sKuiz Sains Nasional ini telah digunakan calendar. In fact Johor, Melaka and Perlis havesebagai penanda aras bagi menilai kualiti made it compulsory for the secondary schoolspembelajaran sains dan matematik dalam and MRSM in the states to take part. About 95%Bahasa Inggeris.lnijuga telah dikenalpasti of the majority of the student, who took part inoleh banyak sekolah sebagai satu acara the quiz and especially those who won,penting dalam kalendar aktiviti sekolah. ultimately choose science and technology asMalah, Johor, Melaka dan Perlis telah their field ofstudies.mewajibkan penyertaan sekolahmenengahnya untuk mengambil This programme was clearly able to increase thebahagian. Lebih kurang 95% pelajar yang interest of the students in science andmengambil bahagian dalam kuiz ini, technology.terutamanya yang menang, pada akhirnyatelah memilih sains dan teknologi sebagaibidang pengajian mereka.Program in ternyata mampu meningkat-kan minat dan mutu para pelajar dalambidang sains dan teknologi.64 Laporan Tahunan 2004 Annual Report

KUIZ SAINS NASIONAL DAN DUMEXNATIONAL SCIENCE QUIZANDPROJEK SAINS DUMEX 2004 & SCIENCE PROJECTS 2004 & RAKAN ESTIRAKAN ESTI FIESTA - PIALA FIESTA - ACADEMYOF SCIENCES MALAYSIAPUSINGAN AKADEMI SAINS CHALLENGE TROPHYMALAYSIA The Dumex National Science Quiz and ScienceKuiz Sains Nasional Dumex dan Projek Projects 2004 - Academy of Sciences ChallengeSains 2004 DUMEX - Piala Pusingan Trophy and Dumexand Rakan EstiScience FiestaAkademi Sains Malaysia serta Pesta 2004 were jointly organized by the Academy ofSains Dumex dan Rakan Esti 2004 telah Sciences Malaysia, Ministry of Science,dianjurkan bersama oleh Akademi Technology and Innovation and Ministry ofSains Malaysia, Kementerian Sains, Education Malaysia and sponsored by DumexTeknologi dan Inovasi dan Malaysia Sdn Bhd.Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia danditaja oleh Dumex Malaysia Sdn Bhd. The objectives of the programme were to create awareness on .the importance of science,Objektif program ialah untuk technology and research in the nationalmelahirkan kesedaran mengenai development towards achieving Vision 2020, tokepentingan sains, teknologi dan instill the interest of primary school students inpenyelidikan dalam pembangunan science, technology, innovation and design andnegara menuju Wawasan 2020, to create a culture of creativity. The programmememupuk minat pelajar sekolah consisted of two competitions - the Dumexrendah dalam sains, teknologi, inovasi National Science Quiz and the Science Project.dan perekaan, serta membentukbudaya kreativiti.Program ini terdiri daripada dua The programme toured 15 states in Malaysiapertandingan, iaitu Kuiz Sains and 391 schools participated in the DumexKebangsaan Dumex dan Projek Sains National Science Quiz. Meanwhile 196 schoolsDumex. Program tersebut telah participated in the Science Projects and themenjelajah ke 15 negeri di Malaysia Rakan Esti Fiesta attracted 35,900 visitors. Thedan 391 buah sekolah telah menyertai champions of both competitions received theKuiz Sains Kebangsaan Dumex. 196 Academy of Sciences Malaysia Challenge Trophybuah sekolah telah menyertai Projek and were sent for a study trip to Australia.Sains Dumex dan Pesta Rakan Estitelah menarik seramai 35,900pengunjung. Pemenang kedua-duapertandingan telah menerima PialaPusingan Akademi Sains Malaysia dandihantar ke lawatan sambil belajar keAustralia. 65Laporan Tahunan 2004 Annual Report

PAMERAN SERATUS TAHUN HADIAH NOBEL PRIZE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITIONNOBEL 2004, KUALA LUMPUR 2004, KUALA LUMPURPameran Seratus Tahun Hadiah Nobel The Nobel Prize Centennial Exhibition and itsdan aktiviti-aktiviti yang berkaitan related activities were the most important andmerupakan aktiviti yang paling penting comprehensive activities which weredan komprehensif dilaksanakan di implemented under the National Nobel Laureatebawah Program Nobel Laureate Programme. This exhibition was organizedKebangsaan. Pameran ini dianjurkan following a Cabinet decision on 23 July 2004hasil dari keputusan Kabinet pada 23 which agreed for Malaysia to host the NobelJulai 2004 yang bersetuju bagi Malaysia Centennial Travelling Exhibition 2004, themedmenjadi hos kepada Nobel Centennial \"Cultures of Creativity: Individuals and Milieus\"Travelling Exhibition bertemakan from 20 March - 27 June 2004 at the National\"Cultures of Creativity: Individuals and Science Centre, Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur. TheMilieus\" dari 20 Mac - 27 Jun 2004 di objectives ofthe exhibition were to create publicPusat Sains Negara, Bukit Kiara, Kuala awareness of the Nobel Prize and scientificLumpur. Objektif pameran ini adalah contributions of Nobel Laureates, inspireuntuk menimbulkan kesedaran di Malaysians to strive for excellence in science andkalangan masyarakat mengenai to set a stage for Malaysia to embrace a cultureHadiah Nobel serta sumbangan of creativity.saintifik Pemenang Anugerah Nobel ini,menggalakkan rakyat Malaysia untuk The idea to set up the exhibition was initiatedmencapai kecemerlangan dalam when the Nobel Foundation planned to establishbidang sains dan seterusnya a Nobel Museum in Stockholm. A vital part ofmenyediakan landasan bagi rakyat the activities is the regular production ofMalaysia untuk menerapkan budaya temporary exhibitions on modern science andkreativiti. culture that will be offered to major museums and other centres abroad. The first exhibition isIdea untuk mengadakan pameran ini the Centennial Exhibition on the occasion of theterhasil apabila Nobel Foundation 1001 anniversary of the Nobel Prize in 2001merancang untuk menubuhkan Nobel called \"Cultures of Creativity: Individuals andMuseum di Stockholm. Satu bahagian Milliues,\"duplicated forStockholm and to besentpenting aktiviti ini adalah penghasilan abroad.bahan pameran sementara mengenairains moden dan budaya yang akan From 1901-2001, some 700 Laureates haveditawarkan kepada muzium-muzium made outstanding contributions in science,utama dunia dan pusat-pusat lain di literature and peace. The exhibition theme,luar negara. Pameran pertama adalah creativity, was chosen because it represented the'Centennial Exhibition' yang diadakansempena ulang tahun ke 100 HadiahNobel pada tahun 2001 bertajuk66 Laporan Tahunan 2004 Annual Report

\"Cultures of Creativity; Individuals and common theme that connected the LaureatesMilieus, yang diadakan di Stockholm from fields as diverse as physics, chemistry,dan dihantar ke luar negara. medicine, literature, peace and economics, where creativity is embodied in the Laureates'work. TheDari tahun 1901 - 2001, sejumlah 700 individual (Laureate) or the environmentPemenang Anugerah Nobel telah (milieus) are featured in the exhibition partly tomenghasilkan sumbangan yang answer the question on which is morepenting dalam bidang sains, sastera important in the creative process.dan keamanan.Tema pameran ini, iaitukreativiti,dipilih kerana is memerlukan The five main parts of the exhibition are Alfredsatu tema yang umum yang dapat Nobel and His Lifetime; Individual Creativity;mengaitkan semua Laureate dari Creative Milieus; The Nobel System and the Nobelpelbagai bidang berbeza seperti Fizik, Laureate Time Line 1901- 2001.Kimia, Perubatan, Sastera, Keamanandan Ekonomi. Kreativiti ini merujuk The exhibition was launched by YAB Dato'Serikepada hasil kerja para Laureate. Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister ofIndividu (Laureate) atau persekitaran Malaysia on 29th April 2004. About 320,000(milieus) ditunjukkan di dalam people, ranging from students, teachers,pameran untuk menjawab persoalan working professionals, academics, members ofyang mana satu lebih penting di dalam the scientific community and thegeneral public,proses kreativiti. visited the exhibition.Lima bahagian utama pameran adalah In conjunction with the exhibition, manyare \"Alfred Nobel and His Lifetime; activities were organised to create public\"Individual Creativity\";\"Creative Milieus', awareness of the Nobel Prize and the scientific\"The Nobel System\" dan \"Nobel contributions of Nobel Laureates, apart fromLaureate Time Line 1901 -2001\" inspiring Malaysians to strive for excellence in science. The activities are the InternationalPameran ini dirasmikan oleh YAB Dato' Forum on Creativity, Oration, Public Lectures,Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Perdana Special Fora and Science Motivation Sessions byMenteri Malaysia pada 29 April 2004. six Nobel Laureates, namely Professor Gerardus'tSeramai 320,000 pengunjung yang Hooft, Professor Lee Yuan Tseh, Professor Carl E.terdiri daripada pelajar sekolah, pekerja Wieman, Professor Sir Harold Kroto, Professorprofessional, ahli akademik, komuniti Richard Ernst and Professor Ivor Giaever; Secondsaintifik dan orang awam telah International Conference on Primary andmelawat pameran tersebut.Sejajar dengan pameran tersebut,pelbagai aktiviti telah dianjurkan bagimemberi kesedaran kepada masyarakatmengenai Hadiah Nobel dansumbangan saintifik Nobel Laureate, Laporan Tahunan 2004Annual Report 67

selain dari menggalakkan rakyat Secondary Schools Science and MathematicsMalaysia mencapai kecemerlangan Education 2004 in Kuala Lumpur, and Creativitydalam bidang sains. Aktiviti-aktiviti in Science and Mathematics Education Expotersebut termasuklah \"International 2004 - Gateway to the Future in Kuala Lumpur.Forum on Creativity; \"Oration,SyarahanUmum, Forum Khas dan Sesi Motivasi The Nobel Prize Centennial Exhibition wasSains oleh enam Nobel Laureate, iaitu successful in providing the visitors with a richProfessor Gerardus't Hooft, Professor experience - educational as well as entertainingLeeYuanTseh, Professor Carl E.Wieman, - which provided them with food for thoughtProfessor Sir Harold Kroto, Professor contemplating the issue of creativity long afterRichard Ernst and Professor Ivar Giaever; they had seen the exhibition.Persidangan Antarabangsa KeduaPendidikan Sains dan Matematik In conjunction with the exhibition the AcademySekolah Rendah dan Menengah dan published a special book entitled \"Budaya\"Creativity in Science and Mathematics Kreativiti:\" This book is the translation from theEducation Expo 2004 - Gateway to the original text in Swedish language. As today thisFuture\"di Kuala Lumpur. book has been published in five languages, that is English, Japanese, Korean, Swedish and Malay.Pameran Seratus Tahun Hadiah Nobelini berjaya memberi pengunjung satupengalaman yang kaya - dari segipendidikan jua keseronokan - yangakan membantu mereka dan akhirnyamemberi mereka sajian minda yangmembuatkan pengunjung memikirkanisu kreativiti lama selepas merekamengunjungi pameran tersebut.Bersempena dengan Pameran ini jugssebuah buku khas telah diterbitkanbertajuk \"Budaya Kreativiti\" yangmerupakan terjemahan daripada kerjaasal dalam bahasa Sweden. Setakat inibuku ini telah diterbitkan di dalam limabahasa, iaitu, Inggeris, Jepun, Korea,Sweden dan Bahasa Malaysia.68 Laporan Tahunan 2004 Annual Report

Program AntarabangsaInternational ProgrammeMESYUARAT MAJLIS \" FEDERATION FEDERATION OFASEAN SCIENTIFICOF ASEAN SCIENTIFIC ACADEMIES ACADEMIES AND SOCIETIES (FASAS)AND SOCIETIES (FASAS )\" DAN SESI COUNCIL MEETINGAND BRAINSTORMING'BRAINSTORMING' SESSIONMesyurat Majlis FASAS 2004 telah The FASAS Council Meeting 2004 was held on 17diadakan pada 17 Jun 2004 di Kuala June 2004 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and wasLumpur dan dihoskan oleh Akademi hosted by the Academy of Sciences Malaysia. TheSains Malaysia. Mesyuarat diadakan meeting was held in conjunction with thebersempena dengan Persidangan Second International Conference on Science andAntarabangsa Kedua Pendidikan Sains Mathematics Education 2004 held in Kualadan Matematik Sekolah Rendah dan Lumpur from 16 - 18 June 2004. About 19Menengah yang diadakan pada 16 -18 members and two observers were present at theJun 2004. Seramai 19 ahli menghadiri Council meeting.Mesyuarat Majlis tersebut dengan duapemerhati. The objective of the meeting was to determine the future direction of FASAS following its re-Mesyuarat tersebut adalah untuk engineering process to focus on sciencemenentukan halatuju FASAS selepas education. The brainstorming session was heldproses penyusunan semulanya untuk the following day on 18 June 2004. Membersmemberi fokus kepada bidang from Afghanistan, China, India, Malaysia,pendidikan rains. Sesi \"brainstorming\" Philippines, and Thailand presented their reportspula diadakan pada 18 Jun 2004. Ahli- on the status and issues on science education inahli dari Afghanistan, China, India, their respective countries. FASAS membersMalaysia, Filipina Thailand suggested, among others, thatmembers shouldmembentangkan laporan masing- promote the idea ofmaking practising scientistsmasing mengenai status dan isu as role models for schoolchildren, identifyAsianpendidikan sains di negara masing-masing.Ahli-ahli FASAS mencadangkan Laporan Tahunan 2004 Annual Report 69

supaya ahli mempromosikan idea cultural problems related to science educationmenjadikan saintis sebagai\"role model\" and work towards solving them, and to have akepada pelajar sekolah,mengenalpasti common resource on the web or develop amasalah budaya Asia yang berkaitan science education portal to be shared among itsdengan pendidikan sains dan berusaha members.menyelesaikan masalah tersebut danjuga mewujudkan satu sumberbersama di internet ataumembangunkan portal pendidikansains untuk dikongsi bersama negara-negara ahli.SEMINAR ANTARABANGSA KEDUA SECOND MALAYSIAN INTERNATIONALMENGENAI ANTARKTIKA:\"GLOBAL SEMINAR ON ANTARCTICA : GLOBALLABORATORY FOR SCIENTIFIC AND LABORATORY FOR SCIENTIFICANDINTERNATIONAL COOPERATION\" INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONSeminar Antarabangsa Kedua The Second Malaysian In tenational Seminar onMengenai Antarktika yang bertemakan Antarctica entitled Global Laboratory for\"Global Laboratory for Scientific and Scientific and International Cooperation wasInternational Cooperation\" telah successfully held in Penang from 3 - 5May, 2004.dianjurkan dengan jayanya di Pulau The International Seminar was jointly organizedPinang dari 3 - 5 Mei 2004. Seminar by the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM),Antarabangsa ini dianjurkan bersama Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and theoleh Akademi Sains Malaysia dan Malaysian Antarctic Research ProgrammeUniversiti Sains Malaysia serta Program (MARP) with the support of the Ministry ofPenyelidikan Antarktika Malaysia atau Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI).MARP dengan sokongan KementerianSains,Teknologi dan Inovasi. The Seminar was officiated by YAB Tan Sri Koh Tsu Koon, the Chief Minister of Penang. A totalSeminar ini dirasmikan oleh YABTan Sri of 90 participants attended the Seminar and 26Koh Tsu Koon, Ketua Menteri Pulau of them were foreign participants. They werePinang. Seramai 90 peserta menghadiri mostly managers of national AntarcticSeminar tersebut dan 26 daripada programmes and scientists from the Antarcticmereka adalah peserta antarabangsa. programmes and universities around the worldKebanyakan mereka adalah pengarah as well as officials from government agencies.program Antarktika di seluruh dunia,universiti dan agensi kerajaan,termasuk dari Argentina, Australia,Jerman, India, Indonesia, Jepun, Korea,F7 0 LaporanTahunan 2004 Annual Report

New Zealand, Rusia, Afrika Selatan, The foreign participants came from Argentina,Sweden dan United Kingdom. Australia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa,Antara objektif seminar adalah meneliti Sweden and United Kingdom.peluang penyelidikan di Antarktika,mendedahkan penyelidik Malaysia The objectives of the Seminar were to identifykepada penemuan terkini sains opportunities for research in the Antarctic,Antarktika dan memupuk gandingan acquaint Malaysian scientists with recentantarabangsa sertajaringan kerjasama advances in Antarctic science, fosterbersama komuniti saintifik sains international linkages and networking amongAntarktika antarabangsa. Seminar ini the international scientific community workingjuga bertujuan untuk melaporkan on Antarcticscience and to publicize the findingspenemuan dan kejayaan saintis and achievement of Malaysian scientists inMalaysia mengenai sains Antarktika. Antarctic science.YABhg Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, YABhg Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the formerbekas Perdana Menteri Malaysia, telah Prime MinisterofMalaysia, delivered hiskeynotememberi ucaptama bertajuk \"Policies address entitled \"Policies of Antarctica: What isof Antarctica: What is the Role of the Role of Developing Countries in Antarctica:\"Developing Countries in Antarctica.' In his address he emphasized on continuedUcapan beliau menegaskan sokongan support to be given to the Malaysian Antarcticberterusan diberi kepada Program Research Programme and urged the MalaysianPenyelidikan Antarktik Malaysia dan government to consider Malaysia to join themencadangkan kerajaan untuk Antarctic Treaty System (ATS). He alsomenjadikan Malaysia anggota encouraged other Islamic countries to follow'Antarctic Treaty System' Beliau juga Malaysia's venture in Antarctic research, in linemenggalakkan negara Islam with Islamic teaching which asks Muslims tomencontohi Malaysia menceburi seek knowledge.penyelidikan Antarktika seiring denganseruan Islam untuk menimba ilmu Among the achievements ofMARP through thispengetahuan. seminar were various collaborative efforts made with other countries Antarctica programmesAntara kejayaan Program Penyelidikan such as the Argentina Antarctica Programme,Antarktik Malaysia melalui seminar ini through which a place for a Malaysian scientistadalah pelbagai usaha sama yang to winter-overeitheratBelgrano, San Martin ofdilaksanakan dengan program Jubany Station had been identified. MARP wasAntarktika negara lain. Contohnya, also offered to participate in the InternationalProgram Antarktika Argentina yang Polar Year (IPY) Expedition through the Indianmembuka peluang saintis Malaysia Antarctica Programme and Russian Antarcticamenetap semasa musim sejuk diBelgrano ataupun San Martin of JubanyStation. Penyelidikan Antarktik Malaysia Laporan Tahunan 2004 Annual Report 71

juga diberi peluang untuk menyertai Programme. The German Antartic ProgrammeInternational PolarYear(IPY) Expedition was willing to collaborate with MARP based onmelalui Program Antarktika India dan mutual benefit and the existing arrangementsProgram Antarktika Rusia. Program with Australia and New Zealand AntarcticaAntarktika Jerman berkeinginan untuk Programme would be continued or reviewedbekerjasama dengan Penyelidikan subject to Malaysia acceding to the ATS.Antarktik Malaysia berdasarkankepentingan bersama. Usaha sama The Seminar was closed by YB Dato'Kong Choyang telah sedia ada bersama Australia Ha, Deputy Minister of Science, Technology anddan New Zealand akan diteruskan atau Innovation on behalf of the Minister ofScience,dirujuk kembali bergantung kepada Technology and Innovation, YB Data'Sri Drkeanggotaan Malaysia di dalam lamaludin Jarjis on 4 May 2004. A post-seminar'Antarctic Treaty System. workshop was held on the last day to discuss procedures for interested scientists, especiallyUcapan Penutupan seminar telah di- from Malaysia, to apply for researchsempurnakan oleh YB Dato' Kong Cho collaboration with some national AntarcticHa, Timbalan Menteri, Kementerian research programmes, including Australia, NewSains,Teknologi dan Inovasi, mewakili Zealand, United Kingdom, South Africa, Russia,YB Dato'Sri DrJamaludin Jarjis,Menteri Korea, Argentina and Sweden.Sains,Teknologi dan Inovasi pada 4 Mei2004. Sebuah bengkel telah diadakanselepas seminar pada hari terakhiruntuk membincangkan prosedur danlangkah-langkah saintis Malaysiamemohon kerjasama penyelidikandengan program penyelidikanAntarktik Kebangsaan negara-negaraAustralia, New Zealand, UnitedKingdom, Afrika Selatan, Rusia, Korea,Argentina dan Sweden.PERSIDANGAN KE-4\"SCIENCE 4r\"SCIENCE COUNCIL OF ASIA (SCA)COUNCIL OF ASIA (SCA)\" CONFERENCEPersidangan ke-4 Science Council of The 41 Science Council of Asia (SCA) ConferenceAsia (SCA) telah diadakan pada 13 - 15 was held from 73 - l5 May, 2004 in Seoul, Korea.Mei 2004 di Seoul, Korea.Akademi Sains The Academy of Sciences Malaysia wasMalaysia diwakili oleh Academician Tan represented by Academician Tan Sri Datuk DrSri DatukDrOmarAbdul Rahman FASc. Omar Abdul Rahman FASc. Another twoTurut hadir ialah wakil dari Kementerian member organizations from Malaysia, namelySains,Teknologi dan Inovasi dan Institut the Ministry of Science, Technology and72 Laporan Tahunan 2004 Annual Report

Alam Sekitar dan Pembangunan Innovation and the Institute for Environment(LESTARI), Universiti Kebangsaan and Development (LESTARI), UniversitiMalaysia. Academician Tan Sri Omar Kebangsaan Malaysia, also sent theirtelah menyampaikan laporan representatives to this meeting. Academician Tanmengenai projek bersama SCA yang Sri Omar presented a report on Science Councilbertajuk \"Knowledge of Sustainable of Asia Joint Project entitled Knowledge forDevelopment: Science and Technology Sustainable Development: Science andfor Sustainability\": Technology for Sustainability.\"ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE SEVENTHANNUAL CONVENTION OF THEGIFTED : CREATIVE OPTIONS IN GIFTED: CREATIVE OPTIONS I N SCIENCESCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATIONEDUCATION \" YANG KE-TUJUH The Seventh Annual Convention of the Gifted:'Annual Convention of the Gifted: Creative Options in Science and MathematicsCreative Options in Science and Education was organized by the NationalMathematics Education'yang ke-tujuh Academy of Science and Technology (NAST),telah dianjurkan oleh National Philippines and the Philippine Association forAcademy of Science and Technology the Gifted from 25 - 26 November, 2004. The(NAST), Filipina dan Philippine Academy of Sciences Malaysia was representedAssociation for the Gifted dari 25 - 26 by Prof Khalijah Mohd Salleh FASc whoNovember 2004. Akademi Sains presented a paper entitled \"Creativity in ScienceMalaysia diwakili oleh Prof Khalijah and Mathematics Education\" It was observedMohd Salleh FASc yang that in the Philippines, creative teaching beganmembentangkan kertaskerja bertajuk at the kindergarten level and the Secondary\"Creativity in Science and Mathematics School for the Gifted was established solely forEducation\" Adalah diperhatikan those who were expected to further theirstudiesbahawa di Filipina, pengajaran kreatif and choose their careers in science andbermula di peringkat tadika dan technology. The school was placed under the\"School for the Gifted\" hanya untuk Science and Technology Department and not themereka yang pasti akan menyambung Education Department.pengajian dan memilih kerjaya dalambidang sains dan teknologi. Sekolah inidiletakkan di bawah Jabatan Sains danTeknologi dan bukan JabatanPendidikan. 73Laporan Tahunan 2004 Annual Report

KERJASAMA DUA HALA DENGAN BILATERAL COLLABORATION WITHINSTITUT KAROLINSKA DALAM KAROLINSKA INSTITUTEBIDANG PENYELIDIKAN INMEDICAL RESEARCHPERUBATAN Datuk Dr M Jegathesan FASc, Chairman of theDatuk Dr M Jegathesan FASc, Pengerusi Committee on Bilateral Collaboration withJawatankuasa Kerjasama Dua Hala Karolinska Institute in Medical Research, visiteddengan Institut Karolinka dalam Karolinska Institute, Sweden on 7 DecemberPenyelidikan Perubatan,telah melawat 2004 and had a discussion with the relevantInstitut Karolinska, Sweden pada 7 partners on mobilizing the bilateralDisember 2004 clan mengadakan collaboration through specific programmes orperbincangan dengan pegawai yang research collaboration efforts. Karolinskaberkaitan untuk melaksanakan Institute approved a PhD Sandwich Programmekerjasama dua hala melalui program for students from Malaysia. The Sandwichspesifik atau pun kerjasama Programme is feasible if the student has apenyelidikan. Institut Karonlinska telah project that can be pursued both in Sweden andmeluluskan \"PhD Sandwich Malaysia . The expected outcomes of theProgramme\"bagi pelajar dari Malaysia. programmes include having students with an\"Sandwich Programme\" ini boleh academic degree from Karolinska Institute,dijalankan jika pelajar mempunyai experienced teachers and supervisors that canprojek yang boleh dilaksanakan di guide Malaysian students and the transfer ofSweden dan Malaysia.Output program laboratory techniques and clinical knowledgeyang dijangkakan adalah pelajar yang needed to develop a basis for clinical research.mempunyai ijazah akademik dari Institute for Medical Research (IMR) of MalaysiaInstitut Karonlinska, guru-guru yang identified two major research areas, namelyberpengalaman dan penyelia yang rheumatology and diabetology, for theboleh menunjuk ajar pelajar Malaysia collaborative efforts and Universiti of Malayadan memindahkan teknik makmal dan was looking towards collaborating in HIVpengetahuan klinikal yang diperlukan research areas.bagi membina asas penyelidikanklinikal.lnstitut Penyelidikan Perubatan(IMR) Malaysia telah mengenalpastidua bidang penyelidikan utama, iaitureumatologi, dan diabetologi bagiusaha sama ini dan Universiti Malayapula akan bekerjasama dalam bidangpenyelidikan HIV.74 1 Laporan Tahunan 2004 Annual Report

MESYUARAT KE-TUJUH SEVENTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE\"CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ONTHE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY(COP 7)/FIRSTDIVERSITY (COP 7)/MESYUARAT MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THEPERTAMA CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES SERVINGAS THE MEETING OF THEPARTIES SERVING AS THE MEETING PARTIES TO THE CARTEGENA PROTOCOL ONOF THE PARTIES TO THE BIOSAFETY(COP-MOP 1)CARTEGENA PROTOCOL ONBIOSAFETY ( COP-MOP 1)\" The Seventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological DiversityMesyuarat ke-tujuh \"Conference of the (COP 7) was held in Kuala Lumpur from 9 - 20Parties to the Convention on Biological February 2004. Academy of Sciences MalaysiaDiversity (COP 7)\" diadakan di Kuala took part in this Conference as an observer andLumpur dari 9 - 20 Februari 2004. represented by Academician Datuk Dr SallehAkademi Sains Malaysia mengambil Mohd Nor FASc, Dr Nordin Hasan FASc and Mrbahagian sebagai pemerhati dan Nasaruddin Rahman.diwakili oleh Academician Datuk DrSalleh Mohd Nor FASc, Dr Nordin Hasan Priority issues discussed included the biologicalFASc dan Encik Nasaruddin Rahman. diversity of mountain ecosystems, the role of protected areas in the preservation ofbiologicalIsu utama yang dibincangkan diversity, the transfer of technology andtermasuk kepelbagai biologi ekosistem technology cooperation, as well aspergunungan, peranan kawasan implementation of the targets set at its sixthterperlihara di dalam pengekalan meeting to achieve, by 2010, a significantkepelbagaianbiologi, pemindahan reduction in the rate of loss of biodiversity.teknologi dan kerjasama teknologi,serta implementasi matlamat yang The FirstMeeting of the COP-MOP was held fromditetapkan di mesyuarat ke-enam 23 - 27 February, 2004 in Kuala Lumpur. Thisuntuk dicapai pada tahun 2010, iaitu meeting dealt with the issues of informationpenurunan ketara kadar kepupusan sharing, including the Biosafety Clearing-House;biodiversiti. capacity building; liability and redress; compliance; and handling of transport,Mesyuarat Pertama COP-MOP packaging and identification of living modified organisms.diadakan dari 23 - 27 Februari 2004 In conjunction with COP 7, the Academybertempat di Kuala Lumpur. Mesyuarat organized a public lecture entitled \"The Challenge of the 21St Century: Setting the Realini membincangkan isu mengenaiperkongsian maklumat termasuk'Biosafety Clearing - House';pembangunan keupayaan ; liabiliti dan'redress';compliance'; serta pengurusanpengangkutan , pembungkusan danpengenalpastian organisma hidupyang diubah. Laporan Tahunan 2004 Annual Report 75

Sejajar dengan COP 7, Akademi Bottomline:' The lecture was delivered bymenganjurkan satu syarahan umum Emeritus ProfDr DavidSuzuki, (hair of the Davidbertajuk \"The Challenge of the 21St Suzuki Foundation. The lecture was wellCentury: Setting the Real Bottomline\" attended by Council Members, Academy'syang disampaikan oleh Prof Emeritus Fellows, government officials and members ofDr David Suzuki, Pengerusi David NGOs.Suzuki Foundation. Syarahan inidihadiri oleh ramai peserta termasukAhli Majlis dan Fellow Akademi,pegawai-pegawai kerajaan dan ahli-ahli NGOs.MESYUARAT PARA PRESIDEN MEETING OF PRESIDENTS OF SCIENCEAKADEMI SAINS NEGARA- NEGARA ACADEMIES IN OIC COUNTRIES TO DISCUSSOIC BAGI MEMBINCANGKAN THE FORMATION OF THE PROPOSEDCADANGAN PENUBUHAN NETWORK OFACADEMiES OF SCIENCES OF\"NETWORK OF ACADEMIES OF THE ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMICSCIENCES OF THE ORGANIZATION CONFERENCE (NASIC)OF ISLAMIC CONFERENCE (NASIC)\" Academician Datuk Dr Salleh Mohd Nor FASc,Academician Datuk Dr Salleh Mohd Nor represented the Presidentof theAcademyat the invitation of the Pakistan Academy of Science toFASc, telah mewakili Presiden Akademi discuss the formation of the proposed Network of Academies of Sciences of the Organization ofmemenuhi jemputan Akademi Sains Islamic Conference (NASIC). The meeting which was held from 76- 77March2004 in Islamabad,Pakistan bagi membincangkan Pakistan, was jointly organized by the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), the OICcadangan penubuhan NASIC. Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) , theMesyuarat yang diadakan dari 16 - 17 Inter Academy Panel (lAP) and the Pakistan Higher Education Commission.Mac 2004 di Islamabad , Pakistan ini There were 15 Academies of Sciences present atdianjurkan bersama oleh Third World the meeting, out of the 24 Academies ofSciences within the 0/C countries. The meeting agreed toAcademy of Sciences (TWAS), OIC constitute the meeting as the first General Assembly of the network. Fifteen Academies,Standing Committee on Scientific andTechnological Cooperation(COMSTECH), Inter Academy Panel (LAP)dan Pakistan Higher EducationCommission.Terdapat 15 Akademi Sains dari 24Akademi Sains di dalam negara-negaraOIC menghadiri mesyuarat ini.Mesyuarat ini bersetuju untukmemperakui mesyuaratyang diadakanini sebagai'General Assembly'pertamaNASIC. Lima belas Akademi, termasuk76 Laporan Tahunan 2004 Annual Report

Akademi Sains Malaysia, bersetuju including the Academy of Sciences Malaysia,untuk menjadi 'Founding Members' agreed to be the Founding Members of NASIC.NASIC. Akademi Sains Malaysia juga The Academy of Sciences Malaysia was alsotelah dilantik sebagai salah satu dari elected as one of four Vice Presidents fora periodempat Naib Presiden bagi jangka masa of three years. The formation of NASIC could betiga tahun. Penubuhan NASIC ini boleh considered as a step in the right direction whichdianggap sebagai satu langkah yang was in line with a decision of the previous pastselaras dengan keputusan mesyuarat lAP meeting. The Academy agreed to take theIAP yang lalu. Akademi bersetuju leadership of the Entrepreurship Developmentmenerajui aktiviti 'Entrepreneurship activities as suggested by the Executive Council.Development', seperti yangdicadangkan oleh Majlis Eksekutif. LaporanTahunan 2004 Annual Report 77



Penerbitan ASMASM PublicationsLaporan dan Buku/Reports & Books 1. Academy of Sciences Malaysia, \"Laporan Tahunan 2003; 2003 Annual Report\"Akademi Sains Malaysia, 2004, pp. 102. 2. Mohd Salleh, Khalijah, \"Science for Social Development: Issues and Challenges\"Akademi Sains Malaysia, 2004, pp. 25. 3. Chuah,HeanTeik,\"An eye in the sky: Microwave Remote Sensing\"Akademi Sains Malaysia 2004, pp.37. 4. Yule, Catherine; Yong, Hoi Sen,\" Freshwater Invertebrates of the Malaysian Region':Akademi Sains Malaysia & Monash University, 2004. pp.861. 5. Goh, Swee Hock,\"The importance of being stereostructured:On merging of the sciences': Akademi Sains Malaysia, 2004, pp.38. 6. Larsson, Ulf, \"Budaya Kreativiti: Pameran Seratus Tahun Hadiah Nobel\" Akademi Sains Malaysia, 2004. pp. 221. 7. \"Proceedings of Malaysian Science & Technology Convention (MASTEC) 2003: Malaysia as a Technologically Advanced Nation\" : Akademi Sains Malaysia, 2004. pp. 176. 8. Academy of Sciences Malaysia,\" Forging the Creativity Agenda for Malaysia\" Akademi Sains Malaysia, 2004. pp. 10. 9. Academy of Sciences Malaysia, \"Creativity in Science and Mathematics Education\" Akademi Sains Malaysia, 2004. pp.13. 10. Estidotmy: Era Sains, Teknologi & Inovasi. Ed. 25 - 37: Vol:3, 2004. pp. 36 (Monthly). 11. ASM Newsletter. Akademi Sains Malaysia, 2004. pp.8 (Quaterly) LaporanTahunan 2004 Annual Report 79



penyata kewanganstatement of accounts



SIJIL KETUA AUDIT NEGARA MENGENAI PENYATA KEWANGAN AKADEMI SAINS MALAYSIA BAGI TAHUN BERAKHIR 31 DISEMBER 2004Penyata kewangan Akademi Sains Malaysia bagi tahun berakhir 31 Disember2004 telah diaudit oleh wakil saya. Pihak pengurusan bertanggungjawabterhadap penyata kewangan ini. Tanggungjawab saya adalah mengaudit danmemberi pendapat terhadap penyata kewangan tersebut.2. Pengauditan telah dilaksanakan mengikut Akta Audit 1957 danberpandukan piawaian pengauditan yang diluluskan. Piawaian tersebutmenghendaki pengauditan dirancang dan dilaksanakan untuk mendapatkepastian yang munasabah sama ada penyata kewangan adalah bebasdaripada kesilapan atau ketinggalan yang ketara. Pengauditan ini termasukmemeriksa rekod secara semak uji, menyemak bukti yang menyokong angkadan memastikan pendedahan yang mencukupi dalam penyata kewangan.Penilaian juga dibuat terhadap prinsip perakaunan yang digunakan danpenyampaian penyata kewangan secara keseluruhan.3. Pada pendapat saya, penyata kewangan ini memberi gambaran yangbenar dan saksama terhadap kedudukan kewangan Akademi Sains Malaysiapada 31 Disember 2004, hasil operasi dan aliran tunainya untuk tahuntersebut berdasarkan piawaian perakaunan yang diluluskan.(HAMDAN BIN AHMAD)b.p. KETUA AUDIT NEGARAMALAYSIAPUTRAJAYA19 April 2005



AKADEMI Academy Of Sciences Malaysia SAINS MALAYSIA 2PENYATA PRESIDEN DAN BENDAHARI KEHORMATAKADEMI SAINS MALAYSIAKami , TAN SRI DATUK Dr AHMAD ZAHARUDIN BIN IDRUS F. A. Sc danACADEMICIAN DATO' IR LEE YEE CHEONG F.A Sc, yang merupakan Presidendan Bendahari Kehormat AKADEMI SAINS MALAYSIA dan juga Ahli - Ahli Majlis,dengan ini menyatakan bahawa pada pendapat Majlis Akademi , Penyata kewangan yangdikemukakan dalam halaman 3 hingga 10 berserta dengan nota - nota didalamnya adalahdisediakan untuk merujuk pandangan yang benar dan saksama berkenaan :- (a) Lembaran Imbangan pada 31 Disember 2004 dan Akaun Pendapatan dan Perbelanjaan untuk tahun berakhir itu dan (b) Penyata Aliran Tunai untuk tahun berakhir pada 31 Disember 2004 (c) Penyata Perubahan Dana (d) Nota - Nota AkaunBagi pihak Majlis Bagi pihak MajlisTan Sri Datuk Dr Ahmad Zaharudin Acad ician DatBin Idrus F.A Sc Lee Yee CheongPresiden Bendahari Kehormat\,Akademi Sains Malaysia Akademi Sains MalaysiaKUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIATarikh : 0 1 MAR 2005 902-4, Jalan Tun Ismail, 50480 Kuala Lumpur. Tel: 03-2694 9898 Fax: 03-2694 5858 E-mail: samsudin @ akademisains .gov.my



AKADEMI Academy Of Sciences Malaysia SAINS MALAYSIAPENGAKUAN OLEH PENGARAH EKSEKUTIF KE ATAS PENGURUSANKEWANGAN AKADEMI SAINS MALAYSIASaya, DATO' DR SAMSUDIN BIN TUGIMAN, Pegawai Utama yangbertanggungjawab ke atas pengurusan kewangan AKADEMI SAINS MALAYSIA,dengan ikhlasnya mengakui bahawa penyata kewangan yang dikemukakan dalamhalaman 3 hingga 10 berserta dengan nota- nota didalamnya, mengikut sebaik-baikpengetahuan dan kepercayaan saya adalah betul , dan saya membuat ikrar ini dengansebenarnya mempercayai bahawa ianya adalah benar dan atas kehendak- kehendakAkta Akuan Berkanun 1960Sebenarnya dan sesungguhnya --------------diakui oleh penama di atasDi Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Di hadapan saya,1Pada : 0 MAR 2005 ^.^t1 1 L y ty :,at 2.10, Ting: 2, Bangunan Angkaaa Rap Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kua1 bzwp r902-4, Jalan Tun Ismail, 50480 Kuala Lumpur. Tel: 03-2694 9898 Fax: 03-2694 5858 E-mail: [email protected]



AKADEMI SAINS MALAYSIALEMBARAN IMBANGAN PADA 31 DISEMBER 2004HARTANAH, LOJI DAN PERALATAN Nota 2004 2003PELABURAN RM RMASET SEMASA 3Lain-lain Penghutang 4 773, 808 883,270Simpanan Tetap 5, 450,000Wang Tunai clan Baki di Bank 4,199,178 494,898LIABILITI SEMASA 5 1,399,648 5,920,000Lain-lain Pemiutang 2,416,167 6 5,640,399 8,831,065ASET SEMASA BERSIH 7 4,138,835 1,501,625DIBIAYAI OLEH: 11,178, 882 1,501,625Kumpulan Wang: 7,329,440Kumpulan Wang Pengurusan 8 908,741 13, 662, 710Kumpulan Wang Endowmen 908,741Kumpulan Wang Pembangunan 10,010,461Kumpulan Wang Projek - Projek 10,270,141 60,000 15, 243,127 499,400 9,320,658 3,092,849 60,000 13,662,710 1,665,165 4,197,304 15, 243,127 3



AKADEMI SAINS MALAYSIA 2004 2003 RM RMAKAUN PENDAPATAN DAN PERBELANJAANBAGI TAHUN BERAKHIR 31 DtSEMBER 2004 4,051,964 3 ,594,365 1,000,000 - Nota 324,141 130,226PENDAPATAN 161,150 -Sumbangan (Geran Program) 81,500 115,413Sumbangan (Geran Operasi) 311,254Faedah dari deposit jangka pendek 3, 840,004Kutipan majlis makan malam 5,930,009Sumbangan Science Excellence Award 665,716Pelbagai penerimaan 590,678 326,441 478,194PERBELANJAAN 3 8,651 4 31,711 7,774Emolumen 8,090 103,294Perkhidmatan & bekalan 99,454Penyelengaraan dan slat kelengkapan pejabat 70,603Pemberian dan kenaan bayaran tetap 114,230 275,000Perbelanjaan perbelanjaan lain 1,250,822Susut nilai harta tetap 2,609,580Kerugian pelaburan 188,458 4,095,910Peruntukan rosotnilai pelaburan 3,887,026Majlis makan malam (255,906)Perbelanjaan mengendalikan program sains 6,619,812(Kerugian)/Lebihan pendapatan (689,803) 4



PENYATA ALIRAN TUNA]AKADEMI SAINS MALAYSIA 2004 2003PENYATA ALIRAN TUNAI BAGI RM RMTAHUN BERAKHIR 31 DISEMBER 2004 (689,803) (255,906)ALIRAN TUNAI DART AKTIVITI OPERASI(Kerugian)/Lebihan Pendapatan Atas Perbelanjaan 114,230 99,454Pelarasan: - 275,000 Susutnilai 1,250,822 - Peruntukan Rosotnilai Pelaburan (324,141 ) ( 130,226) Kerugian Pelaburan Faedah dari Deposit Jangka Pendek 351,108 (11,678)(Kerugian)/kelebiban pendapatan dari operasi sebelumperubahan modal kerja (904,750) (250,428)(Lebihan)/kurangan Penghutang (592,884) 1,126,227Lebihan/(kurangan ) Pemitang (1,146, 526)Tunai bersih (ke)/dari Aktiviti Operasi 864,121 (4,768)ALIRAN TUNAI DARI AKTIVITI PELABURAN 324,141 -Pembelian Hartanah , Loji dan Peralatan 319,373 130,226Faedah Diterima 130,226Tunai bersih (ke)/dari Aktiviti Pelaburan 1,165,765 1,104,455 30,000ALIRAN TUNAI DARI AKTIVITI PEMBIAYAAN 2,270,220 182,350Kumpulan Wang Endowmen 1,823,630Kumpulan Wang Pembangunan 1,443,067 2,035,980Kumpulan Wang Projek - Projek 8,336,167Tunai bersih (ke)/dari Aktiviti Pembiayaan 9,779 ,234 3,030,327 5,305,840PENAMBAHAN BAKI TUNA] DAN TUNAI SETARA 5,640,399 8 , 336,167 4,138,835TUNA] DAN TUNA] SETARA PADA AWAL TAHUN KEWANGAN 9,779, 234 5,920,000 2,416,167TUNAI DAN TUNA] SETARA PADA AKHIR TAHUN KEWANGAN 8,336,167TUNAI DAN KESETARAAN TUNA]Simpanan TetapWang Tunai dan Baki di Bank5



PENYATA PERUBAHAN DANA Kumpulan Wang KumBAGI TAHUN BERAKHIR 31 DISEMBER 2004 Pengurusan E RMAKADEMI SAINS MALAYSIA 10,266,367Baki pada 01 Januari 2003Terimaan dalam tahun 2003 (255,906)Lebihan perbelanjaan dalam tahun 2003Perbelanjaan Bagi Tahun 10,010,461 (689,803)Baki pada 31 Disember 2003Terimaan dalam tahun 2004 9,320,658Lebihan pendapatan atas perbelanjaanPerbelanjaan dalam tahun 2004Baki pada 31 Disember 2004 6