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PROF. IR. DR. CHE SOBRY ABDULLAH
PROF. IR. DR. CHE SOBRY ABDULLAH
Che Sobry Abdullah is currently a Professor at the School of Technology Management and Logistics, College of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia. He was the Dean at the same school for several years. He holds a PhD in Civil Engineering (1989) and MSc in Construction Engineering (1981) both from the University of Leeds. Earlier, he obtained his Diploma and Bachelor in Civil Engineering (Hons) from University of Technology Malaysia (1976) and the University of Strathclyde at Glasgow (1979), respectively. He served as a lecturer for 20 years at University of Technology Malaysia (UTM) before joining Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) in 1996. He lectures in the subjects of construction technology (for undergraduates), project management and engineering management (MBA students). As a qualified professional engineer (P. Eng.), he also involve in consulting works, most of which are related to Structural Engineering Forensics particularly on concrete structures. At When he was in UTM, he conducted researches in concrete & masonry technology and construction. After joining UUM he research works focus on project management and technology management but still related to the construction industry. He also holds MS Project 2007 and Oracle Primavera P6 certificates. Occasionally, he conducted courses on Project Planning and Evaluation using MS Project and also on Structural Evaluation of Concrete Structures. He has been an active member of the Malaysian Standards drafting committee on Bricks and Blocks. He was a member of the British Masonry Society, Singapore Concrete Society, and an active member in Malaysia Institute of Management and Institution of Engineers Malaysia. He was the founding member of three national associations, namely the Concrete Society of Malaysia, Institution of Engineers Malaysia Kedah-Perlis Branch, and the Technology Management Society of Malaysia.
Technology Parks of East Asia: An Analytical Discourse
Che Sobry Abdullah, Rahimi Abidin, and *Nazim Baluch
College of Business
Universiti Utara Malaysia
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ABSTRACT
Che Sobry Abdullah, Rahimi Abidin, and *Nazim Baluch
College of Business
Universiti Utara Malaysia
[email protected], [email protected], *[email protected] (*Corresponding Author)
ABSTRACT
The emergence of global scale competition between major industrialized countries and other powerful nations like China and India is leading towards the development of new mechanisms to help countries to become more competitive; technology parks are the vehicle of choice to achieve economic competitiveness. Technology Parks offer modern infrastructure and integrated info-structure to promote research and technology development and commercialization for wealth creation and sustainable economic growth. It has been obvious for a long time that knowledge has become an essential development factor, if not the most important one of all in a knowledge economy, the creation of wealth from immaterial production exceeds that from material production. This paper discusses the position of technology parks in East Asia; elaborates on their role in today’s nation development, analytically examines the selected technology parks in China, India, Indonesia, and Malaysia and concludes that Technology parks of East Asia are the result of investments and partnerships among national stake holders, transnational corporations, and international institutions. Technology parks have contributed to gross domestic product (GDP) growth, infrastructure development, knowledge community expansion, capacity building, and export production and distribution.
Keywords: economic growth, innovation, knowledge economy, networks, technology parks.
Keywords: economic growth, innovation, knowledge economy, networks, technology parks.