Research and Publications Committee

The Research and Publications Committee is a Board of Management committee will initiate actions and respond to the Board of Management of Pustaka Negeri Sarawak (Pustaka) to develop and administer policies, strategies and procedures that will promote high quality:
a) research; and
b) publications
conducted by or on behalf of Pustaka. This Committee was called the Research and Development Committee (2014 - 2016), and Pustaka's Research Committee (2017 - June 2021).

Roles

a) To advise and respond to the Board on:

1) the development of research-related policies, strategies, and the operation of those policies and strategies in accordance with Pustaka’s research plan;
2) the development of publication-related policies, strategies, and the operation of those policies and strategies in accordance with Pustaka’s publication plan; and
3) the development and presentation of staff trainings on research-related and publication-related matters.

b) To provide regular reports to the Board on all matters related to research and publications conducted by or on behalf of Pustaka.
c) To initiate, review and monitor compliance with relevant legislation, policies and procedures of all matters pertaining to research and publications.
d) To receive requests, and act on issues and concerns which come from the Board for consideration.
e) To provide regular reports to the Board on the progress of the implementation of all matters related to research and publications.
f) To seek for other sources of funds for research and publications.
g) To manage research and publication funds in accordance with Pustaka’s research and publication plans.

Membership

a) Chairman appointed by the Board (Chairperson).
b) Member of the Board (Member).
c) Chief Executive Officer, Pustaka (Member).
d) Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Operations), Pustaka (Member).
e) Manager, Pustaka Institute, Pustaka (Member).
f) Head of Learning and Knowledge Creation Division, Pustaka (Member).
g) Other individual, independent or part of an organisation, whose inputs and contributions the Committee deems necessary and required (Member).
h) Head of Innovation and Sustainability Division, Pustaka is the Secretary to the Committee.

2018 - 2020 Membership

a) Prof Dr Shahren Ahmad Zaidi Adruce		Chairman
b) Datu Willian Patrick Nyigor		Member
c) Rashidah Bolhassan		Member
d) Japri Bujang Masli		Member
e) Dayangku Hadzimah Awangku Ahmad		Secretary

2020 - 2022 Membership

a) Dr Shahren Ahmad Zaidi Adruce		Chairman
b) Datu Willian Patrick Nyigor		Member
c) Japri Bujang Masli		Member
d) Wan Mazli Wan Razali		Member
e) Bronny Lawrence Nawe		Member
f) Syeeida Ali Hussein		Member
g) Cennylia Sundong		Member

Secretariat

The Innovation and Sustainability Division is the Secretariat to the Committee.

Meeting

a) The Committee shall meet at least twice a year.
b) The minimum quorum of the meeting is fifty percent.
c) The Committee may have various discussions to prepare for or to compliment the meetings.

Review

The Committee shall review its membership, administrative and management guidelines, and other related matters as it deems necessary.

Management of Research

A proposed research shall be managed and administer via the Research Management Guidelines.

Management of Publications

The Publication Management Guidelines shall be exclusively used to manage and administer the following:
a) identification of topics or subjects to be published;
b) selection of writers or authors;
c) determination of estimated cost; and
d) determination of in-house and outsourced publications.