iZeno Pte Ltd., the leading enterprise solution company in the region, has officially confirmed collaboration with its partner, TIBCO and Singapore Polytechnic (SP) to fill up the Advance Manufacturing Analytics skill gap among the local engineers of Small-Medium Enterprises (SME), for Singapore Industry 4.0. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) includes joint collaboration in gearing students with the required skill set through industrial practice, internships and other application-based training.

The collaboration will focus on students from the Computer Engineering, Engineering with Business, and Engineering Systems diploma courses, acquiring relevant data analytics skillsets in the areas of Industry 4.0 and advanced manufacturing. In addition to full-time students, adult learners from relevant Continuing Education (CET) courses will also be trained in data analytics.

Quoted from Nicolas Betbeder-Matibet, regional vice president, ASEAN and Greater China, TIBCO, “The rise of the industrial revolution, digital transformation is key to increasing productivity and efficiency. As a leader fuelling digital businesses, we take pride in training and empowering the next generation in the data analytics space.”  

According to Singaporean-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce, the rapid development of Industry 4.0 will see a decrease in the reliance on low-skilled labourers doing routine tasks as automation takes place. Singapore’s engineering industry will require cross-competence skills, big data specialists, data integration experts, and cloud capacity managers to reap the benefits of Industry 4.0.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 08 November, 2018 – TIBCO Software Inc., a global leader in integration, API management, and analytics, today announced its collaboration with Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (APU) in its intent to expand the data analytics capabilities and know-how of the students in Malaysia.

TIBCO together with its partner, iZeno and APU University will jointly engage the students from the School of Computing, particularly those who have Data Science on their curriculum. Aiming to teach data analytics in a more visualised manner, the collaboration hopes to ultimately equip the students with key data skillsets that are essential for their future careers.

“We applaud Malaysia’s initiative in encouraging businesses to digitally transform to remain competitive. We recognise the critical and current need for industry-relevant talents to support business as they go through their digital transformation journey,” said Melissa Ries, general manager, Asia Pacific, and Japan, TIBCO.

The digital economy indeed plays an important role in Malaysia’s journey towards becoming a high-income nation. Improving the skills gap through learning opportunities for the youth will definitely help the nation in reaching its goal of digitisation.

“With our partnership with APU, we can offer our expertise in helping address the data skills gap in Malaysia. We understand how important the youth is in developing the digital ecosystem of the nation, and so through collaboration, we hope to augment their relevant capabilities and skill sets through our technology and innovative solutions,” Ries added.  

TIBCO provides a holistic approach in the field of data analytics, bringing together an exciting hands-on learning experience coupled with its innovative technology and an effective ecosystem of support was needed to enhance the MOU.

“Close collaboration between higher education institutions and technology vendors are crucial to the success of developing the right talent. We are excited about partnering with TIBCO to support this national initiative,” said Jason Lin, co-founder, and director, iZeno