In-depth research on
Dayak business community The Borneo Post - Saturday, 31 May 2003 |
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KUCHING:
The newly-formed Dayak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has engaged
an associate professor from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) to conduct
a research on the Dayak business community. Its
president, Datuk Amar Leonard Linggi Jugah, said the research would take an
in-depth overall look at Dayak businesses to uncover its weaknesses,
strengths and potentials. "This
will give us a guideline so that we know how to help our members
effectively," he told The Borneo Post yesterday, adding that the
research was also in the interest of the university. The
research has begun and it should be completed by early next year. Linggi
believed that there had been other researches or studies in this field in
the past but he felt that it would not be as specific as the one DCCI would
be carrying out. In
the meantime, Linggi said the chamber would this year focus its efforts on
"meeting as many people as
possible to explain to them why we exist" since the chamber had only
taken form in January this year. He
said DCCI, which presently has some 210 members, would like the country as a
whole to know of its existence and objectives. Linggi
explained that the chamber hoped to bring the young business technocrats,
especially those with special qualifications in a particular type of
business, into its fold. "This
is why our membership is open to Dayaks who are in business or are
professionals, anywhere in Malaysia," he said. He
said it was the younger professionals that could provide modern inputs that
could ensure DCCI's relevance in an ever changing world. Moreover,
he personally felt that for a person of his age, it was important to have
the input of the younger generation. And
if these young professionals j joined the chamber, Linggi said they could
also expect to have the opportunity to participate in some businesses. |