The k@Borneo Portal was initiated in 2002 as a cooperation that became the k@Borneo Portal Steering Committee comprising libraries and institutions of the three Nations of Brunei Darussalam, Kalimantan Indonesia and the Malaysian States ofSabah and Sarawak. At the launching of the k@Borneo Portal at the Auditorium Tun Raffae, Menara Tun Mustapha on April 6, 20 I0, the Sabah Chief Minister said: "I am glad that Sabah Foundation has once again taken up the challenge to lead in contributing to the development of the State and this time, crossing borders in line with the Government's aspiration to establish closer ties and closing the gap among the three Nations in Borneo, socially and economically. This k@Borneo Portal will provide a window to everything "BORNEO" so that the world can better understand its people. It is still difficult to get information on the island locally, and pertinent historical data remains stored in libraries in Singapore, London and the United States. This Portal is a collective effort to work together on identifying and preserving materials on Borneo and to provide this information to those who seek it. This collaboration will also strengthen our unity and improve appreciation of each other's historical and cultural backgrounds that will foster closer ties. The Right Hon. Prime Minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak wants creativity and innovation to grow and in line with this, I encourage the use of the k@Borneo Portal as a platform to carry out research on new niche areas and to increase collaboration among the three Nations. The Malaysia Government is aware that innovation and creativity are important foundations of development now that
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