Sarawak Economic Development Corporation

The Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) was set up in 1972 as a state-owned statutory body with the general aim to promote commercial, industrial and socio-economic development of Sarawak.

SEDC also plays an important role as a trust agency for the development of Bumiputra in commerce and industry.

As a corporation that seeks to be a premier organisation in the State, SEDC continually strives to improve its products and services for its customers through the implementation of various quality initiatives and programmes. These include the ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System, the 5S Practice, Innovative and Creative Circles (KIK) and Kaizen programmes. Its efforts in promoting quality and best pratices has been recognised by winning various State and National awards including the Sarawak Civil Service Quality Award (AKPANS) and the Malaysian Prime Minister's Quality Award (AKPM). Dynamic, transparent and forward-looking in approach, SEDC seeks to play a major role in the economic transformation of the State and welcomes the participation of both local and foreign investors to achieve this vision.

KUCHING: Haji Soedirman Haji Aini is now the new General Manager of Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC), taking over from Datu Dr Haji Sulaiman Haji Husaini, effective from 1 January, 2012. Dr Sulaiman, meanwhile, has been appointed as the new General Manager of Land Custody and Development Authority (LCDA), effective from the same date. Soedirman, 56, who hails from Kuching, was formerly the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Social Development and has wide experience in public and private sectors. He started his career with Petronas in 1982 and after serving 13 years with the company, he resigned in 1995 to join the Sarawak State Government.

KUCHING: The level of integ­rity in the civil service can be improved if civil servants are more focused and committed to their jobs, said Chief Minister Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud. The Chief Minister said he did not have the overall assess­ment of the level of integrity in the state civil service, but integ­rity was all about a person's approach on his job with total commitment to perform well with honesty.

Taib urged all departments and agencies to continue their journey of integrity and not to stop at what they have achieved. They should keep on improving to do better."If we are complacent we will become mediocre and risk becoming irrelevant. Temptations come in various forms. Temptations know no boundary. They can happen to those from the lower level right up to the top. "We have seen around us either within the country or outside that corruption and abuse of power has brought about the downfall of many, including the very powerful and influential organisations and individuals." Therefore, he said a system must be put in place to ensure greater accountability in the day-to-day management.

KUCHING: Chief Minister Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud says he is generally pleased with the level of integrity among Sarawakians especially those at the top level. "I don't have the overall assessment. It is not easy to do so but one thing about integrity is that when a person approaches his job with total commitment his honesty will just become a sideline. "My impression of our people, not only the civil servants, is that they are more focused on their jobs. You can see they are very committed and because of that I expect the degree of integrity among our people will increase from time to time.