Blockternative
Description
1. To promote the art of batik block making in order to sustain the stamped batik industry in Malaysia.
2. To innovate the traditional batik block as an educational tools in promoting stamped batik industry in Malaysia.
3. To create awareness among Malaysian younger generation about the importance of sustaining the art of batik block making.
Traditional stamped Batik in Malaysia is one the country heritage treasure. However, it is slowly faded and going to extinction in the near future particularly in the east coast region. The uniqueness of this stamped batik is relied on its pattern that is championed by a mastercraft called master block maker. Currently, not many master block makers left in a state such as Kelantan and Terengganu. The extinction of the block makers will be affecting the pattern, the batik and finally the heritage of the stamped batik. The implementation of this initiative will be carried out by:<br />
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1. The interview process of existing master block makers in unlocking the key elements of stamped batik design.<br />
2. The new product development (NPD) approach will be used to solve the modular and tessellation concepts design arrangement (related to Blockternative). <br />
3. The production of Blockternative.<br />
4. The promotion of Blockternative.<br />
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The outcome of Blockternative will provide various alternatives and options with a myriad of potential stamped batik design and patterns even in the absence of master block makers. This initiative will rejuvenate the making of the traditional block to be more interesting and stimulating. It is also going to preserve the stamped batik heritage in Malaysia for future generation and align to the UNESCO'S cultural sustainability agendas. Finally, it is hoped that the art of stamped Batik in Malaysia will continue to flourish thus enhancing the appreciation of the valuable traditional culture of Batik making.
Cooperating agencies: Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysian Handicraft Development Corporation (MHDC), Vocational Special Education Secondary School Shah Alam.<br />
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1. Supporting education, training, information exchange, best practices and national strategy initiatives related to the development and applications of innovative craft products to local needs;<br />
2. Creation of national networks of cultural heritage focal points in governments to promote exchange of experience and knowledge on innovative craft products;<br />
3. Training programmes and capacity building in the use of the innovation and practical mechanisms for technology transfer;<br />
capacity building seminars/workshops in different states to assist nation in implementing new innovation aiming at creating jobs and promoting local product.
1. Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) through the Faculty of Art & Design, is the educational institution who provide the expertise in innovating the batik block (Blockternative) and promoting Malaysian stamped batik to young generation in Malaysia. UiTM as the main initiator responsible in conducting the initiatives, together with Malaysian Handicraft Development Corporation (MHDC) and Shah Alam Vocational Special Education Secondary School.<br />
2. Malaysian Handicraft Development Corporation (MHDC) will provide data and information regarding stamped batik industry in Malaysia specifically in the east coast region of Malaysia (in the state of Kelantan and Terengganu). MHDC's data shows that batik block making is a dying art due to the fact that only seven block makers exist in Malaysia, thus a crucial efforts need to be done in order to sustain the traditional heritage.<br />
3. Vocational Special Education Secondary School located in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia is a school which has the complete facility of stamped batik production. The introduction of Blockternative in the school, aim to promote a stimulating process of creating stamped batik, thus would popularize the culture and heritage of Malaysia traditional batik among younger generation.
SDGS & Targets
Goal 9
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
9.1
9.1.1
Proportion of the rural population who live within 2 km of an all-season road
9.1.2
Passenger and freight volumes, by mode of transport
9.2
Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and, by 2030, significantly raise industry’s share of employment and gross domestic product, in line with national circumstances, and double its share in least developed countries
9.2.1
Manufacturing value added as a proportion of GDP and per capita
9.2.2
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment
9.3
9.3.1
Proportion of small-scale industries in total industry value added
9.3.2
Proportion of small-scale industries with a loan or line of credit
9.4
By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all countries taking action in accordance with their respective capabilities
9.4.1
CO2 emission per unit of value added
9.5
9.5.1
Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP
9.5.2
Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants
9.a
9.a.1
Total official international support (official development assistance plus other official flows) to infrastructure
9.b
9.b.1
Proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added
9.c
Significantly increase access to information and communications technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in least developed countries by 2020
9.c.1
Proportion of population covered by a mobile network, by technology
Goal 12
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
12.1
Implement the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns, all countries taking action, with developed countries taking the lead, taking into account the development and capabilities of developing countries
12.1.1
Number of countries developing, adopting or implementing policy instruments aimed at supporting the shift to sustainable consumption and production
12.2
By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources
12.2.1
Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP
12.2.2
Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP
12.3
By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses
12.3.1
(a) Food loss index and (b) food waste index
12.4
By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment
12.4.1
12.4.2
(a) Hazardous waste generated per capita; and (b) proportion of hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment
12.5
By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse
12.5.1
National recycling rate, tons of material recycled
12.6
Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle
12.6.1
12.7
Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities
12.7.1
Number of countries implementing sustainable public procurement policies and action plans
12.8
By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature
12.8.1
Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment
12.a
Support developing countries to strengthen their scientific and technological capacity to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production
12.a.1
Installed renewable energy-generating capacity in developing and developed countries (in watts per capita)
12.b
Develop and implement tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products
12.b.1
Implementation of standard accounting tools to monitor the economic and environmental aspects of tourism sustainability
12.c
Rationalize inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption by removing market distortions, in accordance with national circumstances, including by restructuring taxation and phasing out those harmful subsidies, where they exist, to reflect their environmental impacts, taking fully into account the specific needs and conditions of developing countries and minimizing the possible adverse impacts on their development in a manner that protects the poor and the affected communities
12.c.1
Amount of fossil-fuel subsidies (production and consumption) per unit of GDP
SDG 14 targets covered
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