No. 2/June 2016

MSI FOREWORD
The World Economic Forum (WEF) on ASEAN themed“Shaping the ASEAN Agenda for Inclusion and Growth” heldon 1-2 June 2016 in Kuala Lumpur had the fervent hope thatan independent, neutral party such as World Economic Forum
could provide an impartial and frank platform to thrash outpressing issues in ASEAN that needed dire attention. The
outcomes as captured in a broad sense by the WEF are as
follows:• Put Education and Development of Skills firmly on the
ASEAN agenda with particular urgency due to the region’s
young demography and the challenges of the technologicaltransformations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The
Forum also launched the Human Capital Outlook on ASEAN
report to provide insights and fresh data for decision-makers
across all sectors.
• The World Economic Forum shared its latest research on
inclusive growth within an ASEAN context with the launchof a new report, “Ensuring Economic Growth and Social
Inclusion in ASEAN.” With inequality in the region at highlevels, and rising in many places, the report details a toolkit
of policy ideas that the region can consider for shaping its
economic future.
• The Grow Asia Forum in Kuala Lumpur had expanded its
agriculture partnership in the region to reach almost half amillion smallholder farmers. Looking ahead, Grow Asia’s
goal is to reach 10 million smallholder farmers by 2020 to
improve farm productivity, profitability and environmental
sustainability by 20%.
• Participants issued a strong call to action on humantrafficking – a growing problem in the region that affects
predominantly women and children.
• Provided a platform for 150 media representatives as well
as 600 leaders from business, the public sector, academia
and civil society to have a frank exchange on the challenges
for civic space, human rights and freedom of expression
throughout the region.
• Five senior political leaders, including the heads ofgovernment of Malaysia, Cambodia and Timor-Leste, haveembraced the idea of deeper integration within ASEAN as aprerequisite for inclusive growth.
• Business leaders had urged the region’s governments toharmonize their economies and cut red tape to unleash
growth, allow for more trade and break down barriers fortalent development.
• The launch of a new ASEAN Regional Business Council by
the World Economic Forum will create a powerful vehicle forbusiness and other stakeholders in the region to support theASEAN integration process.
• The participants recognized the need to quicken the paceto adapt regional economies to profound technologicalchanges if ASEAN wants to benefit from the opportunities of
the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
What is the take away for the Iron & Steel industry of Malaysia
from this?
Just take two (2) of them will do. The overall message is, in the
future under the Fourth Industrial Revolution @ Industry 4.0

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scenario, we need to move not only fast but to be on real timeor you will become history. The combination of internet/digitalplatforms will transform the way we function and will makeit more difficult to predict, as the speed at which changes takeplace will destroy any plan that we have developed. The ASEAN
business leaders identified drivers of change impacting industries
as follows:(Source: WEF Human Capital Outlook Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN)

Our industry players should take heed from this on how
competition both domestically and foreign will affect the way we
do business – the top driver being digital/internet technologies
followed by an equal number of 38% voting on energy, big dataprocessing and flexible workforce to meet the changing nature ofwork.
Following this will be the importance of highly multi-skilled flexible
workforce. The following captures the employment share by
the low-skilled, medium-skilled and high-skilled in the ASEAN
countries:
Malaysia ranks second in terms of share of high-skilledemployment of the total workforce. Although these are not specificto the iron & steel industry, it is a reflection of the state of affairsof the high-skilled workforce. However, for the Industry 4.0 era
the education agenda will have to be tuned towards the driversof change impacting the industries in the future. In fact the ideaof education will have to take the path of lifelong learning for theworkforce to be relevant where the landscape will be continuallychanging. The WEF report on Human Capital Outlook of ASEAN
that was launched also provides the barriers and strategies for
ASEAN employers to consider:

MSI Foreword
Global Safeguard Measures - Users and Sectors - What can we learn?
Deformed Bars and the Malaysian Standards
Fourth Industrial Revolution @ Industry 4.0)
MSI Holds The First NOSS Workshop
Events and Activities

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Continuation page 1 - MSI Foreword(Source: WEF Human Capital Outlook Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

Future Workforce Strategies and Significant Barriers to Change for ASEAN Employers

Looking at the list of barriers, pressure from shareholders for short-term profitability is the one factor I would like to pick and highlight.
It is given that the iron & steel, not only in Malaysia, but globally is suffering and it is not the intention here to beat the point to deaththat the industry is suffering from factors that are beyond them – global overcapacity, over production and imports sold at prices thatare just impossible to match. But just to highlight that this short-term interests is overriding the benefits of long-term strategies. All theindustry players need to work together to move towards collaboration and consolidation and build a supportive value chain. We needto relook to get strategic foreign partners to uplift our production to the next level, examine new business models, move up the value
chain and get more aggressive by looking at niche export markets. MSI is ready and will take the initiatives to assist the industry in that
direction. Of course this will need the industry’s full support and cooperation for the long-term gains of the industry in Malaysia.

GLOBAL SAFEGUARD MEASURESIntroduction

Users and Sectors - What can we learn?

In the last issue we covered the legal basis for safeguard
application in Malaysia and how safeguard (SG) measures differ
from anti-dumping measures. We also had a glimpse of the top ten
global users of safeguard measures. In this issue we will delve into
who the main users are and what sectors are most targetted forsafeguard measures.
Data on SG
The data used here is obtained from the WTO website as notified
by the WTO Member States and captured by the WTO Secretariat,
unless otherwise stated. It has to be noted that the European Union
enlarged its Membership on 1 May 2004, 1 January 2007 and 1
July 2013. The newly-acceded countries (marked with an *) in theCharts still appear in this database as individual WTO Members as
their statistics prior to joining the European Union remain valid. All
figures pertaining to the European Union are based on:a.

a 15-Member basis for the period between 1 January 1995 30 April 2004;

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a 25-Member basis for the period between 1 May 2004 - 31
December 2006;
a 27-Member basis for the period between 1 January 2007 30 June 2013; anda 28-Member basis from 1 July 2013.

On periods used, the data for initiations is from 1 January 1995 –31 December 2015 whereas for measures imposed the data runs
from 1 January 1996 till 31 December 2015. Further, if a Member
state does not notify WTO, this is not captured in the statistics
presented. For example, Venezuela has reported six (6) safeguard
initiations on all sectors but no reported measures in place;therefore, it is taken as no SG measure has been imposed.
Trade Remedy – Safeguard Measures
We first take the global initiations of SG measures; subsequently,
we go one more step to see how many of these initiations actually
end up with a final imposition of a safeguard measure by countries
and sectors before we summarise on the success rate of SG
measures once initiated.

Safeguard Initiations – Overview (1.1.1995–31.12.2015)
Chart 1 below provides an overview of the SG initiations from the year 1995 to 2015 as notified by WTO Members.

CHART 1: Safeguard Initiations – All Sectors (1.1.1995-31.12 2015)
It should be noted that the number of SG initiations tends to increase after a financial/economic crisis and to linger on if there is nocomplete recovery. We will see later how many of these actually result in SG measures.
It is important that we are aware that in the period 1.1.1995 to 31.12.2015, 49 countries initiated 311 SG actions, with six (6) countries
or 12.2% of them being from developed countries which includes the EU (customs union) and they accounted for only 4.2% of the total
initiations. The 43 remaining countries which accounted for 298 (95.8%) of the SG initiations, were developing countries, thus confirming
the notion that the developing countries are the main users of the SG instrument.

Chart 2 provides a list of the top twenty (20) countries that have initiated SG actions and their respective numbers.
India tops the chart with 41 (13.2% of total 311 initiations) SG initiations followed by our ASEAN neighbor, Indonesia registering at 27(8.7%), Turkey 21 (6.8%) and the rest falling below 20 initiations.
Let’s now take a look at the initiations on a sectoral basis. Chart 3 below provides the top ten sectors that have had SG initiations.

CHART 3: Top 10 Safeguard Initiations by Sector (1.1.1995-31.12 2015)

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On a sectoral basis, a total of eighteen (18) different sectors have been targeted. As expected the Base Metals & Articles, the sector iron& steel falls into, accounts for 20.1% (65 SG initiations) of the total 311 SG initiations, followed by the Chemical & Allied Industries with49 (15.8%), Articles of Stone, Plaster; Ceramic & Glass with 27 (8.7%), Prepared Foodstuff, Beverages and & Tobacco at 25 (8.0%) and
Vegetable Products with 21 (6.8%) initiations.
Having looked at the top 20 users and top 10 sectors, we will cross reference the two and focus on our area of interest, which would becountries initiating SG actions targetting the iron & steel sector the most.
Chart 4 below provides a quick overview of the Top 10 Countries that have Safeguard Initiations on Iron & Steel.

CHART 4: Top 10 Safeguard Initiations on Iron & Steel by Country (1.1.1995- 31.12 2015)
Indonesia has the highest SG initiations in the I&S sector with eleven (11), followed by India with seven (7), Chile – 6, Colombia - 4 andthe next six countries with three each, including Malaysia. In terms of I&S SG initiations against all sectors by country, Malaysia stands
out as the number one – with 100% of its three (3) SG initiations being in the I&S sector, followed by Columbia with 57%, Bulgaria and
Venezuela with 50% each and Indonesia recording 41% of the initiations in the I&S sector.
How many of these Initiations result in Definitive SG Measures?
The following Chart 5 captures the comparison of initiations against actual imposition on all sectors.

CHART 5: Top 20 Safeguard Initiations Against Measures Imposed by Country – All Sectors (1.1.1995-31.12 2015)
Poland stands out (though now under the EU) with 80% of initiations ending in final SG measures in place. This is followed by thePhilippines with 73%, Turkey with 71%, Argentina with 67%, Indonesia with 63% and both the United States of America and the EU at
60%. India which is the highest initiator of SG measures has only 46% of its cases imposed with a final SG measure. Malaysia has a
success rate of 33%.
Overall, out of the 311 SG initiations, only 155 resulted in SG measures in place. In other words on average, only 50% of the initiations
resulted in a definitive SG measure.

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How about Specific to the I&S sector – how many of the initiations end in measures?
Chart 6 below shows the success rate of SG measures against initiations by country, specific to the I&S sector.

CHART 6: Iron & Steel Sector: Safeguard Initiations as Against Measures Imposed by Country (1.1.1995- 31.12 2015)
The United States of America, Morocco and Thailand have a perfect (100%) record of imposing a SG measure on all SG initiations in
the I&S sector. Indonesia too is close with a 91% success rate in imposing definitive SG measures on 10 of the 11 SG initiations. The
next level drops down to 33%, a group of countries which Malaysia falls into. For the I&S sector, of the 65 cases of SG initiations only 31
resulted in definitive SG measures imposed - on average 48% and slightly lower than the overall average for all sectors at 50%.
Conclusion
It is clear that the developing countries are the main users of SG actions. Although the US is featured in a number of the charts, theinitiations go way back to the year 2001 – after which the US has not initiated any SG actions.
What could be the possible reasons for developing countries to resort to SG as a trade remedy? Who are the current users of SG actions?
These are some of the aspects we will examine in the next issue.

DEFORMED BARS AND THE MALAYSIAN STANDARDSIntroduction

The Usage

A deformed bar or rebar (short for ‘reinforcing bar’) or also commonly
known as a concrete reinforcing bar, is a steel bar or mesh of steel wires
used as a tension device in reinforced concrete and reinforced masonry
structures for strengthening and holding the concrete in tension. A
deformed bar is usually formed from carbon steel and its surface is often
patterned or ribbed to form a better bond or grip with the concrete.

This product is being widely used in residential, commercial andinfrastructure applications, such as: for buildings, bridges, highways
and runways, from concrete slabs to prefabricated beams, columns,
cages and precast products.

Role of Deformed Bars in the Reinforced Concrete

Recently, many cases of mis-declaration of HS codes for imported
reinforcing steel bar in Malaysia between HS 7214.20 (non-alloy steel)and HS 7228.30 (alloy steel) have come to the Government’s attention.
Reinforcing steel bars are made from carbon steel, therefore the correct
declaration should be under HS 7214 which carries a 5% import duty
and a requirement to obtain the Certificate of Approval (CoA) from
CIDB. Whereas, importation under HS 7228 carries no import duty andno requirement of CoA. Such mis -declarations result in the following :In reinforced concrete, it is the reinforcing steel bar which provides
the ductility to the structure. Ductility is the ability of the rebar in the
structure to deflect extensive cracking, in an overload situation, without
a sudden catastrophic collapse.
The importance of ductility has been recognised in MS EN 1992-11:2004, Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures - Part 1-1: Generalrules and rules for buildings. New parameters have been introduced in
MS EN 1992-1-1:2004 and the material standards.
MS 146:2014, Steel for the reinforcement of concrete - Weldable
reinforcing steel - Bar, coil and decoiled product - Specification has beenrevised and conforms to all the requirements of MS EN 10080:2013. The
yield strength has been increased from 460 MPa to 500 MPa and threedifferent grades of steel such as: B500A, B500B and B500C have been
introduced based on its ductility.
In addition, a few standard steel identification marks have also been
introduced in the MS 146:2014. This initiative by the Construction
Industry Development Board (CIDB), requires all manufacturers (local
or foreign) to register with CIDB. These manufacturers will then be
assigned a work number, for marking purposes. All the deformed bars
shall have legible marks on the surface or ribs at intervals not greater than
1.5 m for traceability purposes (such as: source of manufacturer). Forbars 10 mm and above in diameter, the numerical system bar marking
is used. However, due to space constraint, for bars less than 10 mm indiameter, an option is given to use the numerical or dot system.

Declaration of deformed bar at Import Entry Points

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A revenue loss to the Government; and more importantly,
A serious compromise in safety and quality.
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the import of reinforcing steel bars without a CoA, declaredunder HS 7228.30 to avoid paying the 5% import duty
jeopardises lives of Malaysians. Fortunately, the Government
agencies are now aware and action is being taken to put an
end to this activity.

The industry views this seriously and has responded strongly byaggressively conducting several outreach programmes among theofficers of the relevant government agencies/departments. This
programme has created awareness among and provided knowledge tothe officers in the relevant agencies/departments about identifying anddifferentiating the non-alloy and alloy reinforcing steel bars.
It can be said that this issue, with the co-operation from all the relevant
parties, has seen some progress. It has also helped to ensure public
safety by having products checked and tested in accordance with MS
146:2014 before it enters the construction site. We need to continue tobe vigilant with strict enforcement to ensure that the products used in
the construction truly meets the set Malaysian Standards.

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FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION @ INDUSTRY 4.0
We are moving into the era of technological revolution that is already,and will profoundly transform the way we live, work, and relate to
one another - termed the Fourth Industrial Revolution or in shortIndustry 4.0 (Revolution). How will it unfold and how do we respond?
Unfolding is still uncertain but the response has to be comprehensive
involving all stakeholders.

HOW ABOUT THE BUSINESSES?
The acceleration of innovation and the velocity of disruption will
become hard to comprehend or anticipate and these drivers will
constitute a source of constant surprise. There is clear evidence thatthe technologies that underpin the Fourth Industrial Revolution are
already having a major impact on businesses.
On the supply side, disruption is also flowing from agile, innovativecompetitors with access to global digital platforms for research,development, marketing, sales, and distribution, who can oust wellestablished incumbents faster than ever by improving the quality,
speed, or price at which value is delivered.
Major shifts on the demand side are also occurring, as growing
transparency, consumer engagement, and new patterns of consumer
behavior (increasingly built upon access to mobile networks and data)
force companies to adapt the way they design, market, and deliverproducts and services.

First, Second, Third and Fourth Industrial Revolution

Forget about the way the First, Second and the Third Industrial
Revolutions came about – this time around we will be hit by a fusionof technologies distinct from the Third in terms of velocity, scope andsystems impact, moving at an exponential pace than the previous
linear pace - supported by emerging technology breakthroughsin fields such as artificial intelligence, robotics, the Internet ofThings, autonomous vehicles, 3-D printing, nanotechnology,
biotechnology, materials science, energy storage, and quantum
computing; and, driven by engineers, designers, and architects
combining computational design, additive manufacturing, materials
engineering, and synthetic biology to pioneer a symbiosis between
microorganisms, our bodies, the products we consume, and even thebuildings we inhabit.

A key trend is the development of technology-enabled platforms thatcombine both demand and supply to disrupt existing industry structures.
These technology platforms, rendered easy to use by the smartphone,convene people, assets, and data - thus creating entirely new waysof consuming goods and services, and, in the process lowering thebarriers for businesses and individuals to create wealth, altering thepersonal and professional environments of workers.
On the whole, there are four main effects that the Fourth Industrial
Revolution will have on business:••

PROMISE OR POTENTIAL PERIL? – Some Thoughts
Currently, consumers (demand side) appear to have gained from suchchange taking place as they are able to afford and access the digitalworld – they make purchases via handphones (that means making
payments too), access their bank accounts to make transactions,listen to music, watch movies and even play online games – which I
would have never dreamed of – born in the 1950s.
Starting with consumerism (demand side) and in the longer term
these technological innovations will and, to some extent, are alreadyfinding its way into the supply side leading to greater efficiency andproductivity. The transportation and communication sector will see
the earliest gains as costs are expected to drop; logistics and global
supply chains are also expected to become more effective/efficient,lending to cost reductions. The timeline to full fruition however will taketime.
On the dark side, the Revolution could potentially result in greater
inequality and upset the current form of mundane labor markets
situation. As automation substitutes for labour across the entire
economy, the gap between returns to capital and returns to labor
might worsen, as machines displace humans at work. Of course,
others may have counter/differing views on this.

••Customer expectations: Improving how customers are served.
Product enhancement: Physical products and services, can now
be enhanced with digital capabilities that increase their value.
New technologies make assets more durable and resilient, whiledata and analytics are transforming how they are maintained. A
world of customer experiences, data-based services, and asset
performance through analytics.
Collaborative innovations: Such product enhancement requires
new forms of collaboration, particularly given the speed at which
innovation and disruption are taking place.
Organizational Forms: The emergence of global platforms andother new business models, finally, means that talent, culture, andorganizational forms will have to be rethought.

Innovation based on combinations of technologies (the Fourth
Industrial Revolution) is forcing companies to re-examine the way they
do business.
The bottom line for businesses as whole, however, is the same:business leaders and senior executives need to understand theirchanging environment, challenge the assumptions of their operatingteams, and relentlessly and continuously innovate.
HOW ABOUT THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR?
Just some thoughts for the manufacturing sector, the enablers, include:

As mentioned earlier it is uncertain as to how this will unfold but Klaus
Schwab is pretty sure that in the future, talent, more than capital, will
represent the critical factor of production – giving rise to a job market
increasingly segregated into “low-skill/low-pay” and “high-skill/highpay” segments.
One possible result is, key economic concerns in terms of inequality- the largest gainers are expected to be the providers of intellectualand physical capital - the innovators, shareholders, and investors. The
result is a job market with a strong demand at the high-skill and lowskill ends and leaving the middle level in a dilemma.
Another area of impact of the Revolution will be the social media
platforms. More than 30 percent of the global population now uses
social media platforms to connect, learn, and share information.
Besides creating opportunity for cross-cultural understanding andcohesion, it could, on the other hand, also lead to the easy spread of
extreme ideas and ideologies. In fact this is already happening andthe magnitude is expected to increase many fold.

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Internet of Things and Smart Manufacturing(Source of image: The Era of Industry 4.0: Internet of Things and Smart
Manufacturing - rVantage.net)

To get a quick idea of what the possible differences are on how the factory may operate:

The Factory of today

The Factory of the future1

Machines need to be pre-configured andadjusted for every change in product/operation.
They operate independent of each other.

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Machines work intelligently around processes,
parameter/settings as well as safety mechanisms
by communicating independently with othermachines

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Visualisation is extremely difficult so the plant
operates in silos, each of which have their own
officiencies and hence are process driven.

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Visualization is comprehensive, with cause-and
effect being clearly recognized. Problems crop up
to the surface and , unless corrected, have theability to stop production.

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A great amount of time, cost, resources andengineering skill is spent around prodcut
customization. The plant can produce its
run-of-the-mill products but customized products
are produced separately, resulting in huge delays.

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Optimized individual customer productmanufacturing via intelligent compilation of ideal
production system which factors account productproperties, logistics, security, reliability, time costs
and sustainability

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Inventory is stockpiled in order to account forvariation in the process.

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Just-in-time and lean manufacturing operations
are possible as the machines plan production
resourceson thier own

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Human efforts and ergonomics are based on
physical structure, operating mechanism &machine limitations.

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The machines is sensitive to human factors andaccommodates the human around it.

Source : The Era of Industry 4.0: Internet of Things and Smart
Manufacturing by Aniruddha Srinath · July 12, 2015

THE IMPACT ON GOVERNMENT
Governments will increasingly face pressure to change theircurrent approach to public engagement and policymaking,as their central role of conducting policy diminishes owing
to new sources of competition and the redistribution anddecentralization of power that new technologies make possible.
The government either embraces a world of disruptive change,
subjecting their structures to the levels of transparency andefficiency to maintain their competitive edge, or succumb ifthey cannot evolve as fast as the change that is taking place.
As for the regulators, the top-down approach will no longer be
feasible. Given the Fourth Industrial Revolution’s rapid pace ofchange and broad impacts, legislators and regulators are being
challenged to an unprecedented degree and for the most partare proving unable to cope. Regulators will need to embrace“agile” governance, and continuously adapt to a new, fastchanging environment, reinventing themselves so they can truly
understand what it is that they are regulating.
The Revolution will impact the nature of national and international
security, with new technologies such as autonomous or
biological weapons become easier to use, individuals andsmall groups will increasingly join states in being capable ofcausing mass harm. New fears may arise but the advancementin technology may also provide new modes of protection.
THE IMPACT ON PEOPLE
It is expected to change not only what we do but also who weare. It will affect our identity and all the issues associated with it;change our health and leading to a “quantified” self, and sooner
than we think it may lead to human augmentation.

Our lives could diminish some of our quintessential humancapacities, such as compassion and cooperation. Constantconnection with smart phones may deprive us of one of life’s
most important assets: the time to pause, reflect, and engage
in meaningful conversation; including privacy. Revolutions
in biotechnology and Artificial Intelligence may compel us toredefine our moral and ethical boundaries.
SHAPING THE FUTURE
Neither technology nor the disruption that comes with it is an
exogenous force over which humans have no control. All of us
are responsible for guiding its evolution, in the decisions wemake on a daily basis as citizens, consumers, and investors.
We should thus grasp the opportunity and power we have toshape the Fourth Industrial Revolution and direct it toward afuture that reflects our common objectives and values.
A comprehensive and globally shared view of how technology
is affecting our lives and reshaping our economic, social,
cultural, and human environments needs to be developed.
Decision makers will need to think strategically about the forcesof disruption and innovation shaping our future.
In its most pessimistic, dehumanized form, the Fourth
Industrial Revolution may indeed have the potential to“robotize” humanity and thus deprive us of our heart and soul.
But as a complement to the best parts of human nature creativity, empathy, stewardship - it can also lift humanity into
a new collective and moral consciousness based on a sharedsense of destiny. It is incumbent on us all to make sure thelatter prevail.
(NOTE - Excerpts based on “The Fourth Industrial Revolution:
What It Means and How to Respond” By Klaus Schwab- 12 December 2015 -: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/
articles/2015-12-12/fourth-industrial-revolution - with article
edited/information added)

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EVENTS AND
ACTIVITIES FOR
MSI NEWSLETTER
NO.2/2016

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MSI HOLDS THE FIRSTNOSS WORKSHOPThe National Occupational Skills Standard (NOSS) Workshop for the“forming” sub-sector was held from 3-5 June 2016. The workshop was
facilitated by the Professional & Technical Academy (PRITEC). This
project is funded by Jabatan Pembangunan Kemahiran (JPK), an agencyof the Ministry of Human Resource.
Sixteen (16) industry experts with more than five (5) years of experience
related to the iron & steel production, as panellists, met to determine
the skill requirements to perform their work in two packages, Level 1 - 3
and Level 4 & 5,ranging from the operation and production level to thetechnical management level.
It started with the plenary session where an overall briefing was given
to the panellists on the objective and the expected outcomes of theworkshop. The experts were then divided into two (2) groups according
to the different levels to meet the requirements for the development ofNOSS.
At the end of the 3-day sessions that went into late hours of deliberationa certificate presentation to all the sixteen panel members was held torecognise their contribution, before the workshop came to a close.
The outcomes of the workshop will be collated and documented to
get the first draft NOSS out. This will be further refined by holding a
focus group meeting to finalise the NOSS for the forming sub-sector for
submission to JPK for final approval.
It has to be acknowledged that the panellists were very dedicated andthere was full attendance throughout the 3-day workshop.
MSI will continue to lead the development of NOSS for the I & S sector.
In the long term it will bring benefits to the industry itself throughdevelopment of human capital employed in the iron & steel sector.

FMM Trade & Investment Mission to Siem Reap &Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Date: 18 - 22 July 2016
Venue: Siem Reap & Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Contact Details : Ms Jess Chong / Ms Ida Tan(T) 03 - 6286 7200
(F)603 - 62741266 / 7288
(E) jess@fmm.org.my /ida@fmm.org.my2
FMM Technology Talk : Real - Time Inventory
Tracking System for SMI/SME
Date: 19 July 2016
Venue: Kuala Lumpur - Wisma FMM
Contact Details : Ms Mira / Ms. Norsyida(T) 03-6286 7200
(F) 03-6274 7288
(E) siti_hajar@fmm.org.my /norsyida@fmm.org.my

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Showcase Malaysia In Conjunction With Vietbuild
Hanoi 2016
Date: 20 - 24 July 2016
Venue: Kuala Lumpur - Wisma FMM
Contact Details : Wong Pooi Kuan
(T) 03 – 62077110(E) pooikuan@matrade.gov.my

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Specialised Marketing Mission On Construction And
Related Services To Palembang And Jakarta
Date: 8 - 12 August 2016
Venue: Palembang and Jakarta, Indonesia
Contact Details : Ms. Norzanah(T) 03 – 62077110(E) norzanah@matrade.gov.my5
Specialised Marketing Mission On Construction And
Related Services To Palembang And Jakarta
Date: 23 - 26 August 2016
Venue: Yangon, Myanmar
Contact Details : Ms. Norzanah(T) 03 – 62077110(E) norzanah@matrade.gov.my

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