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SERI is a non-profit Penang-based think tank and research institute set up in 1997, with a focus on facilitating dynamic and sustainable development for Penang.
It's 2012 and we're entering a new and exciting chapter in our journey! SERI has changed its name to the Penang Institute to reflect our changing paradigm. Please like our new page for updates on future events and programmes - there's so much more to come.
Penang Institute Penang Institute, founded in 1997, is today one of Malaysia’s major public policy think tanks.
16/11/2011
Announcing the relaunch of the Penang Economic Monthly website; all articles from our November 2011 issue are now available online.
Penang Economic Monthly — Alive but not well: The state of Penang’s SMEs Even in today’s industrial climate, Penang’s SMEs can compete with the multinationals in the innovation arena, provided all the players do what they need to do.
Annoucing the inauguration of the Penang Institute, featuring a talk by Nobel Prize winner Sir James Mirrlees.
Socio-Economic and Environmental Research Institute (SERI) - 9 Dec - Inauguration of Penang Institut Date: 9 December 2011 (Friday)Time: 8:00am - 5.45pmVenue: MPPP Town Hall, Padang Kota LamaProfessor Sir James Alexander Mirrlees (FRSE, FBA)1996 Noble Prize Winner in Economic SciencesALSO FEATURING:Anwar Ibrahim, MP for Permatang Pauh, Malaysian Opposition LeaderAzis, Iwan Jaya, Professor, Cornell ...
Media Statement - Penang Institute Logo Design Competition
Socio-Economic and Environmental Research Institute (SERI) - Media Statement - Penang Institute Logo 6 September 2011 The Socio-economic & Environmental Research Institute (SERI) was established by the Penang State Government in 1997 as the state’s think tank, to formulate strategic planning and policy recommendations, aimed at improving the quality of life for its citizens through the principles o...
09/09/2011
Penang Institute Logo Design Competition 2011
Socio-Economic and Environmental Research Institute (SERI) - Penang Institute Logo Design Competitio The Socio-economic & Environmental Research Institute (SERI) recently changed its name to the Penang Institute. This highlights renewed efforts to develop the Institute into a major think tank in the country and the region. This new name needs a new logo. We are therefore running a Logo Design Compe...
26/08/2011
Roundtable on A Holistic Approach towards Water Demand Management in Penang
Socio-Economic and Environmental Research Institute (SERI) - A Holistic Approach towards Water Deman According to the Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBA), water consumption has increased over the past 10 years by 45.9% to 291 liters per person per day in 2011. With the increase in population and economic investments in Penang, water consumption is expected to continue to rise. In the near future,...
12/08/2011
The World Economy in 2012: Implications for Malaysia by Prof Woo Wing Thye.
Socio-Economic and Environmental Research Institute (SERI) - Malaysia must improve education system. Penang-born Prof Datuk Woo Wing Thye, professor at University of California at Davis and chair of California’s international economic advisory panel, was the first speaker at Penang Institute’s Penang in Asia Lecture Series. This took place on July 29, 2011 at the Wawasan Open University.His speech ...
09/08/2011
Clergies Need a Culture of Exchange, by Imam Mohamad Bashar Arafat. Report by Marisa Heah.
Socio-Economic and Environmental Research Institute (SERI) - Clergies need a culture of exchange Born and raised in Damascus, Syria, Imam Mohamad Bashar Arafat graduated with a degree in Islamic Studies and Arabic language in 1987 and a degree in Islamic Law in 1988. Being a scholar based in Baltimore, the US, as well as having visited many countries in the Middle East, Imam Arafat has extensiv...
09/08/2011
Malaysia’s high income journey in perspective, by See Pi Yi
Socio-Economic and Environmental Research Institute (SERI) - Malaysia’s high income journey in persp Dr Philip Schellekens, senior economist with the East Asia and Pacific Department at the World Bank, gave a presentation at SERI last month, providing the World Bank’s perspective of growth and development in Malaysia, requirements for the country to move forward and the Bank’s assessment of policy ...
04/08/2011
"The World Economy in 2012: Implications for Malaysia" by Prof Woo Wing Thye, held last Friday at Wawasan Open University.
Promote tourism and education, state urged PENANG should look into promoting its tourism and also positioning itself as an education hub, said a prominent foreign-trained academician.
31/07/2011
Preview the August 2011 issue of Penang Economic Monthly, coming soon to all good bookstores and newsagents.
"The World Economy in 2012: Implications for Malaysia" by Prof Woo Wing Thye.
Socio-Economic and Environmental Research Institute (SERI) - 29 July - "The World Economy in 2012: I The 1st Penang In Asia Lecture Series is scheduled onDate: 29 July 2011 (Friday)Time: 4pm - 6pmVenue: Theater 2, Wawasan Open University