The Participatory Design Conference 2024 is expected to welcome over 500 international delegates.
The Participatory Design Conference (PDC) is making an appearance in Asia and Malaysia for the first time come 2024 when it lands in Sibu, Sarawak.
Organised by the University of Technology Sarawak (UTS), PDC 2024 is touted as one of the leading international conferences where the design of products, services, and socio-technical systems can be discussed.
“Sibu is compatible for PDC 2024 as the city demonstrates how a strong sense of community can enable different demographics to easily collaborate and participate in activities,” said Amelia Roziman, BESarawak’s CEO. “We are expecting a strong turnout of 500 delegates from Malaysia and worldwide to convene in Sarawak’s fast emerging business events city.”
Themed “Reaching Out: Connecting Beyond Participation”, PDC 2024 will analyse the past three decades of research and change initiatives where information and communication technologies have been a challenging arena to maintain certain values, while at the same time, devising a vital set of tools to support initiatives for change.
PDC 2024 aims to grow new alliances with research communities, stakeholders and practitioners within Malaysia and overseas. In an effort to reshape participation at the conference, new communication and presentation models will be explored to create connections with related academic communities, activists, practitioners and interested people and communities.
“We need to create opportunities for people to meet and work together on a shared vision and this is where PDC 2024 will step in,” said Abdul Karim Rahmah Hamzah, Sarawak’s minister of tourism, creative industries and performing arts. “As we continue focusing on the post Covid-19 Development Strategy, participatory design has a big impact on how we can design processes through collaboration. PDC 2024 will enlighten us with the latest insights and strategies on how to meet the people’s needs and achieve our aspiration of a prosperous, sustainable and high-income destination.”