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2 weeks ago | 
twentytwo13.my | Ahmad Ibrahim
Many may not realise that knowledge is big business. In a world economy increasingly driven by knowledge, the production, transmission, and consumption of knowledge form an industry not much different from any other. The knowledge industry offers significant economic value to the world. Admittedly, unlike most other industries such as manufacturing and farming, few countries have a robust policy to guide and grow the knowledge industry. The potential is enormous.
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3 weeks ago | 
malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Ahmad Ibrahim
Agriculture remains a cornerstone of the global economy – few would argue otherwise. With a growing world population, the demand for food continues to rise. At the same time, sustainability efforts have increased the demand for renewable raw materials in manufacturing. Agriculture supplies many of these, from edible oils like palm oil to natural polymers such as rubber. However, as land becomes scarce, agriculture must evolve to be more resource-efficient.
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3 weeks ago | 
kompasiana.com | Ahmad Ibrahim
Assalamu'alaikum warahmatullahhi wabarakatuh. BismillahirrahmanirrahimNahmaduhu wanasta'inu, wanastaghfiruhu wana'udzubillahi min syuruuri anfusinaa, wamin sayyiaati a'maalina. Min yahdillah falaa mudhillalahu wamin yudhillhu falaa haadiyalahu. Allohumma solli wasalim 'alaa sayyidinaa muhammadin wa'alaa alihi wasohbihi ajma'ina amma ba'du.
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4 weeks ago | 
businesstoday.com.my | Ahmad Ibrahim
By Ahmad IbrahimAgriculture was for years the main stay of the nation’s economy. It accounted for a big slice of the country’s development. Much of the nation’s infrastructure was built with money from agriculture then. Many crops contributed to the nation’s coffers. Many had no qualms working in agriculture. Coffee growing was big in the 50s. I still remember companies grinding coffee beans making good money. But a serious disease halted the expansion.
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1 month ago | 
twentytwo13.my | Ahmad Ibrahim
US President Donald Trump claims climate change is a hoax. He has rolled back the earlier decision to transition away from fossil fuels and instead called for more drilling. As a result, some banks that previously supported climate financing are now backtracking. This demonstrates the powerful influence of US decisions on global finance. Following this, climate sceptics are once again parading the theory that climate change is a natural phenomenon.
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1 month ago | 
focusmalaysia.my | Ahmad Ibrahim
Letter to EditorThere is no denying the influence of politics on the global climate actions. Already we saw how politics delay the phasing out of fossil fuels, the number one contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. At COP 28, delegates only managed to squeeze through the wordings to “transition away from fossil fuels”. Delegates could not agree on “phasing out”. In Baku at COP29, they added the statement “a just transition.” Many see all these as delay tactics.
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1 month ago | 
asianewstoday.com | Ahmad Ibrahim |Faisal Ali Mohamed
By Ahmad IbrahimMuch of the real-world challenges require multi-sectoral actions. Take climate change. No one country can resolve the issue alone. Solutions can only come when all countries pool their resources together. No one industry can do it single-handed. And no one expert area. It requires multidiscipline. This explains why it is difficult for the world to reach consensus on the actions to mitigate and adapt to climate change. No wonder COP meetings always end up with stalemate.
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1 month ago | 
focusmalaysia.my | Ahmad Ibrahim
Letter to EditorR&D is an important business of universities. R&D generates new knowledge and provides solutions to society’s challenges. Impact is measured by the return of value. There is concern that the impact nowadays is seen as not significant. This matter was raised at a recent engagement with the authors of the new national blueprint on higher education. Concern is also raised on the mismatch between what universities produce in terms of talent and technology with what the industry need.
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1 month ago | 
businesstoday.com.my | Ahmad Ibrahim
By Ahmad Ibrahim Leadership is increasingly becoming a scarce commodity, especially leadership for society and the world. There are now many instances when unsavoury personalities rise to assume leadership positions of countries. Toxic because of the growing disrespect for the rule of law and the rising intolerance of ethnic, cultural, and religious differences. The world is slowly but surely forgetting the lessons of the past major world war.
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1 month ago | 
focusmalaysia.my | Ahmad Ibrahim
LEADERSHIP is increasingly becoming a scarce commodity, especially leadership for society and the world. There are now many instances when unsavoury personalities rise to assume leadership positions of countries, and the situation has become toxic due to the growing disrespect for the rule of law and the rising intolerance of ethnic, cultural, and religious differences. Indeed, the world is slowly but surely forgetting the lessons of the past major world war.
