In view of the upcoming Budget 2018, the National ICT Association of Malaysia (PIKOM) as the ‘Voice of the ICT Industry’ proposes the following recommendations to the Malaysian government for inclusion in the budgetary plans for the coming year. 

These recommendations will provide a needed boost for the digital economy which comprise of a wide range of sub-sectors including ICT hardware, software, services, communications and e-commerce.

SIRIM, a leading research and technology agency under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), y signed seven Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with various parties including institutions of higher education and private companies to enable collaborations in technology and commercialisation, in conjunction with the National Innovation and Creative Economy Expo (NICE) 2017 organised by MOSTI, here. 

The MoU with Universiti Teknologi Petronas will enable both parties to explore collaboration in the fields of testing and analytics, joint research, consultancy services, practical training and technology transfer. SIRIM also signed an MoU with local innovation company, Zull Design Autotronic, for partnership in the areas of training, consultancy and technical guidance to produce skilled workforce in design and fabrication.

Global independent institute, RTI International (RTI) formally opened its office in Malaysia and announced the appointment of Shafenaz Farouk as its Managing Director and Country Head.

RTI brings its core strengths in combining deep technical proficiency with multi-disciplinary expertise gained over almost 60 years in creating and translating knowledge into practice across fields such as healthcare, education, environmental engineering, energy and innovation. In Malaysia, RTI will focus on creating value for the government, government-linked institutions together with agencies, corporates and industry-based associations.