AwanBiru Technology Berhad - Annual Report 2021

SYED NAQIZ SHAHABUDDIN BIN SYED ABDUL JABBAR Independent Non-Executive Chairman Our Resilience My stint as Chairman of Awantec is at its infancy. However, I have understood the organisation, its strengths, and challenges. We have endured two major setbacks – namely the loss of the government contract called ‘Sistem Kawalan Imigresen Nasional’ (“ SKIN ”) in late 2018 and also the discontinued partnership with Microsoft. It was incredibly comforting to see that the Board of Directors (“ the Board ”) had approached these major hits in a calm manner. With their cumulative experience and strong leadership, they have set clear vision and objectives for the Group to rebuild itself. We swiftly moved focus to our partnership with Google. The Board identified this new avenue of growth with Google Cloud which enables Awantec to provide cloud-based solutions and services to our clients encompassing Platform as a Service (“ PaaS ”), Infrastructure as a Service (“ IaaS ”), Software as a Service (“ SaaS ”), Anything as a Service (“ XaaS ”) and other niche offerings. I am confident that these new relationships that we have built with Google and several other partners have established a strong footing for Awantec. Our partnership with Google was also timely, as the Malaysian government had established a panel of four cloud service providers including Google to address all public sector cloud needs in the next 3 years. The announcement aligns with the aim to accelerate the development of an effective ecosystem for the adoption of digital tools and infrastructure. Awantec is the exclusive MSP to Google in serving the government and its agencies. This recognition from the government and our alliance with Google, validates Awantec’s role as a leading technology platform innovator. We have the right partners, the right products and the right skill sets to complement the government’s digitalisation goals. Hence this paves the way for Awantec, to serve its traditional customer base in the public sector while it proceed to grow into the private sector too. Key Messages | Awantec 13 Annual Report 2021