26th edition of World Congress on Innovation and Technology kicks off in Malaysia

STORY: 26th edition of World Congress on Innovation and Technology kicks off in Malaysia DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:56 LOCATION: GEORGE TOWN, Malaysia CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 26th edition of WCIT 2. Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob giving a speech 3. Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow giving a speech 4. various of the exhibition 5. Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob visiting the exhibition STORYLINE: The 26th edition of the World Congress on Innovation and Technology (WCIT) kicked off at the Setia Spice Convention Center in Bayan Lepas of Penang state on Tuesday. In the opening ceremony, Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob delivered a keynote speech, saying digital literacy "will increase awareness on the importance of technology adoption and innovation among Malaysians, in line with current developments that are happening around the world." Ismail also said that science and technology-based measures played key roles in Malays