CHAMPIONING DIGITAL TALENT IN THE ENERGY SECTOR

The Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder of Plus Solar, Ryan Oh Zhi Kang has highlighted the need for more talent in software engineering, UIUX design and data analytics in Malaysia.

“These are the talents needed to build essential cloud computing systems that enable digitised information flow and also because IoT systems are the backbone of capturing certain data,” he says.

As part of their initiative to build a positive environment for talents to grow, innovate and impact the energy revolution, Plus Solar’s education arm, Plus Solar Academy serves to bridge the gap in clean energy education between education facilities and industrial practitioners.

The Academy hosts workshops with educational institutions to bring in the latest trends in clean energy, digitalisation in energy and practical industry knowledge to the university campus to inspire and engage talent to further the energy revolution.

“In this retrospect, with initiatives like these, students have a wider scope of knowledge to learn from, increasing their knowledge in digitalisation and have the platform to apply their skills, thus growing the talent pool,” Ryan says.

As an industry player, Plus Solar has addressed how business owners can use SOURCE to distribute their energy efficiently, while saving on cost and increasing security. This system is integrated with AIoT, monitors, and manages the energy consumption within buildings,