BY AHMAD ASHMAN BIN AHMAD FAIRUZ
BRIDGING the gap between social science and natural science is a huge task in Malaysia since there is very minimal collaboration between scientists from these two fields. The current pandemic being the greatest teacher has given a wakeup call on the importance of social science working hand-in-hand with natural science to manage a crisis better.
“The past one-and-a-half years show that sound Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) policies are sorely needed, not only in Malaysia but around the world. The way Covid-19 was handled – or mishandled – says it all”, said Dato’ Peter Ng, UCSI University Vice-Chancellor and Founder during the launch of the Tan Sri Omar Abdul Rahman Centre for STI Policy Studies.
The centre was launched by Professor Emeritus Tan Sri Dr Omar Abdul Rahman recently.
