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TOWARDS INNOVATION POLICY IN MALAYSIA

THE DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF INNOVATION POLICY COURSE 22 – 26 OCTOBER 2007. TOWARDS INNOVATION POLICY IN MALAYSIA. Serifah Habibah Abd. Majid. BRIEFING OUTLINE. Malaysia in Brief Current Status of Initiatives Towards Innovation Policy Achievements. MALAYSIA in Brief.

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TOWARDS INNOVATION POLICY IN MALAYSIA

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  1. THE DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF INNOVATION POLICY COURSE 22 – 26 OCTOBER 2007 TOWARDS INNOVATION POLICY IN MALAYSIA Serifah Habibah Abd. Majid

  2. BRIEFING OUTLINE • Malaysia in Brief • Current Status of Initiatives Towards Innovation Policy • Achievements

  3. MALAYSIA in Brief General Indicators/Info • Area : 330 252km2 (Peninsular Malaysia + Sabah + Labuan + Sarawak) • Population : 27.6 million • Multi-ethnic country (Malay, Chinese, Indian etc) Economic Indicators • Labour Force : 11.8 million • Percentage of Unemployment : 3.5% • GDP : RM546.3 billion (USD147.6 billion) • Per capita income : USD 5,388 • Comparison of GDP % p.a.

  4. CURRENT STATUS

  5. INNOVATION GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE NATIONAL INNOVATION COUNCIL (NIC) Chairperson : Hon. Prime Minister SECRETARIAT Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation NIC WORKING COMMITTEE Chairperson : Hon. Minister of Science, Technology & Innovation

  6. STRUCTURAL SUPPORT NATIONAL INNOVATION COUNCIL • Announced by the Hon. Prime Minister in April 2004 • Shift in thinking – initial intention as an umbrella body for R&D activities

  7. TechnoFund ScienceFund FINANCIAL SUPPORT 3 Grant Schemes to move economy up the value chain InnoFund

  8. THE END TO END VALUE CHAIN PRE-R&D R&D PRE-COM COMMERCIALISATION Incubation/ Early Growth Value Realisation Prototype Development Mature Stage Pre-R&D Process Value Analysis Concept/ Idea Basic R Applied R Pilot Plant / CR Prototype ScienceFund Priority Setting, Technology Scanning TechnoFund CRDF,TAF/ TAF-W VCs, MAVCAP,MOF, Industries

  9. TechnoFund ScienceFund InnoFund SCIENCEFUND • To generate new knowledge through basic and applied sciences; • To develop laboratory proof of concept; and • To enhance research capability and increase number of researchers. Allocation under the 9th Malaysia Plan – RM 1.2 Billion

  10. TechnoFund ScienceFund InnoFund TECHNOFUND • Stimulate the growth and successful innovation of Malaysian medium and large enterprises by increasing the level of R&D to market or commercialisation. • Increase capability and capacity of Malaysian IHL and RI to commercialise the R&D findings through spin-offs / licensing. Allocation under the 9th Malaysia Plan – RM 1.3 Billion

  11. TechnoFund ScienceFund INNOFUND InnoFund Individual, Micro and Small Enterprises Development of new or improvement of existing products, process or services with elements of innovation Community Groups Conversion of knowledge / idea into products / process / services that improve the quality of life of communities Allocation under the 9th Malaysia Plan – RM 0.2 Billion

  12. ACHIEVEMENTS

  13. S&T INDICATORS, 1998 - 2004 2004 1998 2000 2002 Total R&D Expenditure (RM million) Public Private R&D expenditure as a percentage of GDP Number of researchers R&D efforts spent as a percentage of headcount (FTE) Number of researchers per 10,000 labour force 2,843.8 810.2 2033.6 0.63 23,092 58% 21.3 1,127.0 380.9 746.1 0.39 6,249 55% 7 1,671.5 703.6 967.9 0.5 15,022 43% 15.6 2,500.6 867.5 1633.1 0.69 17,790 43% 18 Note : FTE - Full Time Equivalent is based on the actual proportion of time spent on R&D. Source : National Survey of R&D 2006

  14. Cont… S&T INDICATORS, 1998 - 2004 1996 2004 1998 1998 2000 2000 2002 2002 1,999 176 1,823 1,549 24 1,525 Total Patents Filed - Resident - Non-resident Total Patents Granted - Resident - Non-resident 5,963 193 5,770 566 21 545 6,227 206 6,021 405 24 381 4,937 322 4,615 1,492 32 1,460 Source : MOSTI Facts & Figures 2006

  15. MAJOR ICT INDICATORS Source : MOSTI Facts & Figures 2006

  16. International Comparison Note: Figure 2004 SOURCE: MOSTI National Survey on R&D 2006

  17. Thank You

  18. HYPERLINKED SLIDES

  19. TERMS OF REFERENCE NATIONAL INNOVATION COUNCIL • To provide the strategic direction for enhancing the innovative capacity and accelerating the pace of innovation in the nation • To oversee the coordination of policy initiatives that impact on innovation • To oversee the development of a creative and entrepreneurial society • To assess the state of innovation in the country and the extent they meet prescribed national vision and objectives

  20. TERMS OF REFERENCE NIC WORKING COMMITTEE

  21. VISION 2020 • ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE • a fully developed country by the year 2020 • The sixth challenge • establishing a scientific & progressive society, a society that is innovative & forward-looking, one that is not only a consumer or technology but also a contributor to the scientific & technological civilization of the future.

  22. NATIONAL VISION POLICYMaster Plan For Knowledge Based Economy • To increase international competitiveness - competition among the developing and developed countries for FDI • The Information Age The challenge : to transform into the K-economy, with potential growth by moving into a new and higher trajectory

  23. 1st key thrust • To move the economy up the value chain 2nd key thrust • To raise capacity for knowledge and innovation

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