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107723
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M`SIA NEEDS TO STRESS MORE ON R&D
By P.Santhia Thevi
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 (Bernama) -- To put Malaysia on a higher level of
development, the country should give more emphasis on research and development
(R&D) in science, technology and innovation (STI).
Asean Academy of Engineering and Technology (AAET) President Hong Lee
Pee said Malaysia had to keep in mind that STI supports all kinds of industries
to advance.
Therefore, it was vital for the government as well as the private sector to
place more importance on R&D in STI in going forward, he told Bernama after a
Chinese New Year lunch hosted by the academy here Saturday.
AAET has a membership of 58 fellows who are all eminent engineers and
technologists from the ten Asean countries.
Hong is also a member of the Science, Technology and Innovation
Advisor Council of International Science, Technology and Inovation Centre for
South-South Cooperation.
He said only STI could help change the country to be a knowledge-based
economy and for that, it had to train and nurture its people.
"Malaysia is slow in advancing in STI compared to other countries in Asean.
We have been talking about developing our STI industry but policies are not
enough.
"Not only investing or getting investors matters, but the country must also
be able to provide the right platform and collection of data to guide
investors," he said.
Citing the United States (US) as an example of a country that gives great
importance on STI, he said US had produced many Nobel laurettes in this field.
"Why? Because they have all the important policies needed to develop the
industry in order to be in the forefront. They have the right platforms such as
research centres, institutions and skilled and trained human resource.
"US have embedded the policies in their constitution and Malaysia should
embark on this method," he said.
Speaking on green industry as one of the most important aspects of STI, Hong
said Malaysia needed the political will to achieve the 40 per cent carbon
emission target.
"We don't have the right system or the infrastructure. Again, we have to
invest," he said.
-- BERNAMA
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 (Bernama) -- To put Malaysia on a higher level of
development, the country should give more emphasis on research and development
(R&D) in science, technology and innovation (STI).
Asean Academy of Engineering and Technology (AAET) President Hong Lee
Pee said Malaysia had to keep in mind that STI supports all kinds of industries
to advance.
Therefore, it was vital for the government as well as the private sector to
place more importance on R&D in STI in going forward, he told Bernama after a
Chinese New Year lunch hosted by the academy here Saturday.
AAET has a membership of 58 fellows who are all eminent engineers and
technologists from the ten Asean countries.
Hong is also a member of the Science, Technology and Innovation
Advisor Council of International Science, Technology and Inovation Centre for
South-South Cooperation.
He said only STI could help change the country to be a knowledge-based
economy and for that, it had to train and nurture its people.
"Malaysia is slow in advancing in STI compared to other countries in Asean.
We have been talking about developing our STI industry but policies are not
enough.
"Not only investing or getting investors matters, but the country must also
be able to provide the right platform and collection of data to guide
investors," he said.
Citing the United States (US) as an example of a country that gives great
importance on STI, he said US had produced many Nobel laurettes in this field.
"Why? Because they have all the important policies needed to develop the
industry in order to be in the forefront. They have the right platforms such as
research centres, institutions and skilled and trained human resource.
"US have embedded the policies in their constitution and Malaysia should
embark on this method," he said.
Speaking on green industry as one of the most important aspects of STI, Hong
said Malaysia needed the political will to achieve the 40 per cent carbon
emission target.
"We don't have the right system or the infrastructure. Again, we have to
invest," he said.
-- BERNAMA
