By Mohd Nasir Yusoff
MAKASSAR, Nov 18 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today witnessed the signing of three memoranda of understanding involving agencies of Malaysia's Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry and Indonesia's Universitas Hasanuddin (UNHAS) here.
The memoranda involve Sirim Berhad, Mimos and Technology Park Malaysia.
Under the memorandum, Sirim and UNHAS will cooperate in aquaculture management, and entrepreneurial development for the potato commodity and its related downstream industries.
Mimos and UNHAS will cooperate in the field of marine aquaculture and precision agriculture.
The memorandum between Technology Park Malaysia and UHNAS involves social community projects in which UNHAS researchers will be allowed to use the park's laboratories and herbal processing facilities in Raub, Pahang.
The projects will start this year and to be completed next year.
Najib is here as a VVIP guest at the 689th commemoration of the Gowa regency.
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili, who was also present, said that this was the first time that agencies under the ministry collaborated with an institution in Makassar.
He said that the collaboration would further enhance bilateral relations between Malaysia and Indonesia, especially in the fields of science, technology and innovation.
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