Connecting Pusa digitally and globally...

Pusa, a small rural town about 30 minutes drive from Betong Division, is well-known in Sarawak for its seemingly endless fresh catch of 'Ikan Terubok'. Now, the fast-growing town can boast about its newest development project - The Pusa ER-Centre.

Officially launched on 27th August, 2004 at the Pejabat Residen Kecil Pusa, the ER-Centre (or Electronic Resource Centre) is stationed at a spacey and conducive room inside the building. The ER-Centre is now opened to public's usage for information-gathering.

Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak, Tan Sri Alfred Jabu Numpang was present to officiate the launching of the event that was co-organised by the Information Communication Technology (ICT) Unit of the Chief Minister's Department, Pejabat Residen Bahagian Betong, and Pejabat Daerah Kecil Pusa.

In his speech, Tan Sri Alfred Jabu was proud to observe that Pusa community has answered the government's call to educate and empower the society with IT knowledge. The small community of mostly farmers, fishermen and civil servants has come to realize the importance of being up-to-date with changes happening globally and also has taken the initiatives to be a knowledge society.

State Secretary, Datuk Amar Hj Abdul Aziz Husain noted that Pusa is the third sub-district in the State to be equipped with an ER-Centre after Mukah and Tebedu. He said all sub-districts in the State will have an ER-Centre by 2007 namely Kapit, Niah, Sundar in Lawas, and Sarikei.

During the event, an exhibition was also held by government and private agencies to instil ICT awareness in the public.

Also present during the launching were Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister's Department (Information Technology), Tuan Haji Bolhassan Di; Betong Residen, Romie Sigan Daniel; and ICT Unit Assistant Director, Grace Huong.