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The Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Centre (DPPC), Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Kuala Lumpur had the honour of hosting a distinguished Japanese expert to demonstrate the innovative Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) in Malaysia. This extraordinary event, held on 22-24 August, 2023, not only brought together experts from Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC), Kobe Japan and the Cabinet Office, the Government of Japan in the field of satellite-based disaster and crisis communication systems, but also showcased the exciting possibilities that emerge from international cooperation through programmes focused on capacity building, technology and expertise exchange, and joint publications based on the Japanese government\u2019s progressive and innovative initiatives.<\/span><\/p>\n QZSS was presented to Datuk Khairul Shahril Idrus, Director General of the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA), the Prime Minister\u2019s Department by the Asian Disaster Reduction Centre (ADRC), and the Cabinet Office of Japan on the first day. The purpose of this courtesy visit is to emphasise the important function that QZSS plays in accurate positioning, navigation, and timing services, which can benefit in several aspects of disaster management, including preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation. The programme continued with the preparation for the QZSS Demonstration in Resilience Living Lab Hulu Langat, Selangor where the essential QZSS receivers and equipment were tested and put up at the selected sites.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ width=”64%” max_width=”89%” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/mjiit.utm.my\/dppc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2024\/10\/QZSS_Page_1.jpg” title_text=”QZSS_Page_1″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/mjiit.utm.my\/dppc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2024\/10\/QZSS_Page_2.jpg” title_text=”QZSS_Page_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" QUASI-ZENITH SATELLITE SYSTEM (QZSS)The Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Centre (DPPC), Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Kuala Lumpur had the honour of hosting a distinguished Japanese expert to demonstrate the innovative Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) in Malaysia. This extraordinary event, held on 22-24 August, 2023, not only brought together experts from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":227,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-242722","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjiit.utm.my\/dppc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/242722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjiit.utm.my\/dppc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjiit.utm.my\/dppc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjiit.utm.my\/dppc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/227"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjiit.utm.my\/dppc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242722"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mjiit.utm.my\/dppc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/242722\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":242727,"href":"https:\/\/mjiit.utm.my\/dppc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/242722\/revisions\/242727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjiit.utm.my\/dppc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}