LPG-powered car wins the top prize

Kota Kinabalu: A car that is powered by a liquid petroleum gas (LPG) designed by the Kota Kinabalu Industrial Training Centre won top prize in the Sabah Zone Inclusive Innovation Challenge, recently.The training centre's design was judged the best in the government and private sector category in the competition that saw a total of 194 entries, out of which 26 were shortlisted as local innovations.

Second prize went to the Sandakan Polytechnic's Agro-technology and Bio-Industry Department for creating a PSS Tilapia Egg Incubator 2.0, followed by an Eco-Green Grass Cutter by the Kota Kinabalu Polytechnic's Mechanical Engineering Department, in third.

In the public category, an agriculture drill designed by Ayub Durasin @ Drasin from Kota Marudu took first place.

Second and third prizes were won by Rosmah Ajumarih and Benny Franklin Hartheman for their innovative creations – a "bambangan juice" and an affordable organic fertiliser, respectively.

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As for the higher public and private learning institutions category, a Smart GRinion product made by the Sandakan Polytechnic earned top spot, followed by an Organic Roosting Booster by the Tambunan Community College and a Super Lego Extension by the Kota Kinabalu Industrial Training Centre.

All top prize winners took home RM5,000, while the second and third, RM3,000 and RM1,000, respectively.

All the winners stand a chance to be included in the High Impact Programme 6 (HIP6) and given a RM50,000 to RM200,000 development funding.

The programme has been organised since 2015 to provide an opportunity to all Malaysians to come up with inclusive innovations that might be able to solve common problems faced by the people involving utilities, health, education and productivity.

The competition also will help the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) to identity products that have the potential to be further developed.

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It Minister Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau said through well-planned efforts to make innovation and creativity a popular culture under the TN50 initiative, Malaysia can become a 20 of the most developed nations in the world.

He said innovation not only solves problems but also breaks new barriers as the country pushes toward a new era.

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