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181186
Tue, 05/10/2011 - 13:46
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PROPOSED SCIENCE ACT TO MEET MARKET, BUSINESS NEEDS
SHAH ALAM (Selangor, Malaysia), May 10 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) is promulgating the Science Act and reviewing the Science and Technology (S&T) Policy to tailor them towards market and business needs.
Its minister, Dr Maximus Ongkili said the proposed act and policy review would strengthen research and technology capabilities with emphasis on research findings, and enhancing institutional framework and management of S&T.
"These concerted efforts will also take into account the importance of cooperation among the government, industry, universities and public research institutions," he said at the Mosti Innovation Day and Excellent Service Awards 2010 presentation here Tuesday.
The National Science and Research Council has been tasked with promulgating the act and reviewing the policy, he said, adding that the proposed act and policy review would be tabled in Parliament at the end of the year.
Ongkili said Mosti would set up the Malaysian Technologies Board and the Malaysian Computing Professional Board as professional bodies governing the professions of technologists and technicians, and computing professionals based on international standards and conventions.
In efforts to strengthen research and development (R&D), he said the ministry had proposed 50 per cent of the RM230 million pre-commercialisation fund and 50 per cent of the RM200 million science allocation in the first round of the 10th Malaysia Plan (RMK-10) to be disbursed to agencies under Mosti. (US$1=RM2.99)
"The R&D projects proposed should be in line with the national key results areas set by the ministry. I also urge upon my proposal that resident scientists seconded to Mosti should be eligible for the science funds to be considered promptly," he added.
Ongkili thanked the Economic Planning Unit for agreeing to expand the scope of the pre-commercialisation fund to encompass the implementation of the Technology Application Programme (TAPMOSTI @ Community) for this year and 2012 for the benefit of rural community.
At the function, Mosti received a RM1.2 million royalty from Microchip Malaysia (MM Chip) project on behalf of the government from Senstech Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of the Malaysian Industry-Government Group For High Technology (Might), which has been entrusted with commercialisation of projects since 2008.
MM Chip is a technology that can detect the movement of human beings, animals or goods from a distance.
Its minister, Dr Maximus Ongkili said the proposed act and policy review would strengthen research and technology capabilities with emphasis on research findings, and enhancing institutional framework and management of S&T.
"These concerted efforts will also take into account the importance of cooperation among the government, industry, universities and public research institutions," he said at the Mosti Innovation Day and Excellent Service Awards 2010 presentation here Tuesday.
The National Science and Research Council has been tasked with promulgating the act and reviewing the policy, he said, adding that the proposed act and policy review would be tabled in Parliament at the end of the year.
Ongkili said Mosti would set up the Malaysian Technologies Board and the Malaysian Computing Professional Board as professional bodies governing the professions of technologists and technicians, and computing professionals based on international standards and conventions.
In efforts to strengthen research and development (R&D), he said the ministry had proposed 50 per cent of the RM230 million pre-commercialisation fund and 50 per cent of the RM200 million science allocation in the first round of the 10th Malaysia Plan (RMK-10) to be disbursed to agencies under Mosti. (US$1=RM2.99)
"The R&D projects proposed should be in line with the national key results areas set by the ministry. I also urge upon my proposal that resident scientists seconded to Mosti should be eligible for the science funds to be considered promptly," he added.
Ongkili thanked the Economic Planning Unit for agreeing to expand the scope of the pre-commercialisation fund to encompass the implementation of the Technology Application Programme (TAPMOSTI @ Community) for this year and 2012 for the benefit of rural community.
At the function, Mosti received a RM1.2 million royalty from Microchip Malaysia (MM Chip) project on behalf of the government from Senstech Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of the Malaysian Industry-Government Group For High Technology (Might), which has been entrusted with commercialisation of projects since 2008.
MM Chip is a technology that can detect the movement of human beings, animals or goods from a distance.
