CYBERJAYA: When Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad served as the fourth prime minister, one of the “must go” functions in his annual calendar was a dialogue with high-tech industry players. After being absent for 15 years, the players welcomed Dr Mahathir back warmly yesterday. One of the points the Prime Minister made was how technology could be used to deal with waste “left by technology”. Suggesting that the industry explored the “waste to wealth” business opportunity, Dr Mahathir said advanced technology could also be developed to resolve the “tech waste” problem. For example, the Prime Minister said India’s cashless transaction policy resulted in the need for its people to own a handphone to have an e-wallet.

Source: The Star December 17, 2018 20:15 UTC