Vol. 10 No. SI29 (2025): May. Kedah International Conference on Social Science and Humanities, UiTM Kedah Branch, Malaysia, KICSS2024: International Conference On Creative Design, Innovation & Technology (IC2reDIT2024), 23 – 24 Oct 2024 (DRAFT)

Hosted By The Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Kedah Branch, the KEDAH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES (KICSS) 2024 comprised of four subconferences, namely BizFAME2024, iC2reDIT2024, iCSSP2024, and InforMaTIC2024,  all held virtually/hybrid on 23-25 October 2024.
This Special Issue involved the IC2reDIT2024 (International Conference On Creative Design, Innovation & Technology) held virtually on 23 – 24 Oct 2024.
The virtual conference was jointly organised by the College of Creative Arts, UiTM Kedah Branch; and the Division of Research, Industrial Linkages, Community & Alumni (PJIM&A) UiTM Kedah Branch.
The conference theme being “Resilience in the Face of Adversity” reflects the contemporary reality of research trends by academic scholars and practitioners in the design and creative arts that transcend the boundaries of innovation and technology. This theme invites conference participants to seek resilience, sustainability, and innovative solutions to the demands of change faced by academia and practitioners in the design and creative arts disciplines.
This theme encourages reflection and discussion, which allows for positive agents of change, whether in social or cultural aspects. The involvement of various arts disciplines in this conference is expected to foster inclusive collaboration among designers, academicians, practitioners, and creative solvers from diverse backgrounds. The IC2reDIT 2024 will serve as an ideal platform for discussing issues and challenges in creative design, innovation, and technology.
This conference is organised to achieve three main objectives, namely:
1) To serve as a platform for educators, researchers, designers, policymakers, practitioners, arts activists, students, and community leaders to come together and discuss various issues related to creative design, innovation, and technology within society.
2) To share perspectives, explorations, and discoveries in aspects of research, creative processes, management, and marketing of various creative design, innovation, and technology genres through journals.
3) To continue efforts in showcasing the College of Creative Arts of UiTM Kedah branch campus as a higher education institution that supports scholarly pursuits in the arts through high-quality conferences and publications.
A total of 29 selected papers presented are published in this issue.