NATIONAL SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY ANDINNOVATION POLICY
2021-2030

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Technology Driving the Nation's Future

CONTENT
3-9

Thrust 1:

Responsive STI GovernanceThrust 2:

Technology Development through R&D&C&I

10 - 19

Thrust 3:

Local Technology-Based Industry

20 - 28

Thrust 4:

Adaptive STI Talent

29 - 36

Thrust 5:

Enculturation and Application of STIE

37 - 43

Thrust 6:

Global Prominence

44 - 53

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THRUST 1
Responsive STI
GovernanceTHRUST 1: Responsive STI GovernanceIndicatior(s)Strategy
1.1.
Strengthening
theGovernance of
the STI
ecosystem

Initiative
1.1.1.
Formulating Legal
Provision for STI

1.1.2.
Establishing aplatform fordiscussion at theparliamentary level.

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Activities

Short Term
(2022)• To propose agazetted legal
provision thatcovers institutional framework,
decision-making
instruments,
infrastructure
and R&D&C&I
fundingmanagement.

• To propose andtable to thecabinet, theestablishment of
a parliamentarylevel platform,
for discussions
and negotiations.

Medium Term
(2025)• STI legal
provision
formulated,
passed, andgazetted.
• Full adoption of
STI legal
provision by
relevant
ministries andagencies.

• The formation ofa parliamen-tary
level platform to
discuss andnegotiate on STI
agenda.

• Full discussion
and consultationof STI policy
matters throughtheparliamentary
caucus/ selectcommittee
formed.

Long Term(2030)• Review the
adoption of STI
legal provision
by relevant
ministries andagencies.

Intended
OutcomeKey
Players• STI governanceregulatedthrough the legal
provision.

Lead Agency:
MOSTI• Input and views
on STI policy
matters
consulted
through theparliamentary
caucus/ selectcommittee.

Lead Agency:
MOSTI• Review andupdate the STI
legal provision
based on thenext STI policy
revision.

Others:
EPU
MOE
MOHE
MAFI
MOH
MCMM
MITI
Other STI-related
ministries/
agencies

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Initiative

Activities

Short Term
(2022)

1.1.3.
Identifying the asupreme council todetermine thenational strategic
direction of STI• To establish a• Formation of
new supremehighest bodycouncil, reactivate
chaired by theor be part of anPrime Minister toexisting supreme
determine STI
council.
policy directionand execution.
• To determine thedirection for
national STI.

1.1.4.
Institutionalising acentralindependent bodyfor R&D
management• To propose an• Establishment of
independent bodya centralised
at central level
independent
to:entity.
- To formulate
policy direction
for R&D;- To coordinate
STI resources;- To manage anddistribution fund;- To monitor/
implement thedirection/
decisions madeby the supreme
STI council;

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Medium Term
(2025)• Centralised
R&D&C&I
funding.
• Centralised
Commercialisation
platform

Long Term(2030)

Intended
OutcomeKey
Players• Highest bodychaired by thePrime Minister todetermine STI
policy directionand execution.

Lead Agency:
MOSTI• A centralised
independent
body tocoordinate andgovern
R&D&C&I
ecosystem.

Lead Agency:
EPU
MOSTI

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Initiative

Activities

Short Term
(2022)

Medium Term
(2025)Long Term(2030)

Intended
OutcomeKey
Players- To monitor
research
activities; and- To monitor andreview
R&D&C&I
performance
1.1.5
Establishing
Technology
Commercialisation
Accelerator (TCA)• To identify a• Establishment ofplatform to ease
the Technology
and accelerate
Commercialisathetion Accelerator
commercialisation(TCA).
of products be it
via repurposing,or expanding thefunctions ofexisting agencies;• A centralised
independent
body to improvethe commercialisation of R&D
products andservices.

Lead Agency:
MOSTI• TCA plays a roleincommercialisation
thorugh:- Intervention andfacilitation;- Monitoring andreporting of
performance;and- Strategic/smart
collaborations.

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Strategy

Inisiatif
Initiative
1.1.6
Establishing
Malaysian Science
Endowment(MSE) fund

Aktiviti
Activities• To identify aplatform tocoordinate
alternative
funding (private
fund, cess fund,waqf etc.)

Short Term
(2022)• Establishment of
the Malaysian
ScienceEndowment(MSE) fundMedium Term
(2025)Long Term(2030)

Intended
OutcomeKey
Players• A centralised
independent
body tocoordinate
alternative
funding.

Lead Agency:
MOSTI• MSE plays a role
to reduce thedependency on
government
funding by:- Encouraging
contribution ofalternative
fundings; and- Monitor andreviewing the
MSE’s funding
management.

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Initiative

1.2.
STIE as anenabler inaddressing
national issues
and challenges

1.2.1.
Increasing capacity
development andapplication of STI
Foresight

Activities

Short Term
(2022)

Medium Term
(2025)Long Term(2030)• To increase
expertise in STI
foresight.

• Strengthening
STI foresightecosystem.

• National policy
with the adoptionof STI foresight.

• National policy inline with the
SDG agenda.

• To explore newforesighting
mechanism or
method.

• A guideline for
STI foresightadoption inpolicy formulation.

• To establish
public-private
partnership in
foresighting
activities.

Intended
Outcome• National policy
formulated withthe adoption of
STI foresighting
elements.

Key
Players
Lead Agency:
MOSTI• To develop a
guideline toformulatenational policies/
legal provisions
by using STI
foresight.
• To update STI
foresight
document
periodically.

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Initiative

Activities

Short Term
(2022)

Medium Term
(2025)Long Term(2030)

Intended
OutcomeKey
Players• To adoption STI
foresight innational planninganddevelopment.

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THRUST 2
Technological
Development
through
R&D&C&I.

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Indicatior(s)Strategy
2.1.
Determinationof National
Research
Priority Areas.

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Initiative
2.1.1.
To streamline
national R&D
priority areas
based on national
development plans,
research strengths,
emerging
technologies,
future scenariosand essential
expertise. National
R&D Priority areas
are set based onnational
development
planning, researchstrengths,
emerging
technologies,
future scenarios
and required
expertise.

Activities

Short Term
(2022)

Medium Term
(2025)Long Term(2030)• To set national
R&D Priority
areas.

• R&D priority
areas identified
and applied.

• Revision of R&D
priority areas.

• Revision of R&D
priority areas.

• To review
GERD/ GDPtargets based on
identified
national R&D
Priority areas.

• Increase GERD/
GDP target to
2.5%.

• Increase GERD/
GDP target to
3.0%.

• Increase GERD/
GDP target to
3.5%.

Intended
Outcome• Increase GERD/
GDP target to3.5% by 2030.

Key
Players
Lead Agency:
EPU
MOSTI

• To allocate
specific fundingfor each national
R&D priority
area

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2.2.
Enhancing
R&D for highvalue outputs,
high impact
outcomes andnewinnovations.

Initiative
2.2.1.
Advancingfundamental andapplied research,empoweringexperimental-based
research andstrengthening
future technologies

Activities

Short Term
(2022)

Medium Term
(2025)• To evaluate andallocate funding
to high quality
basic & appliedresearch.

• Disburse-ment of
R&D funding
based onnational R&D
priority areas.

• 50% of R&D
budget allocatedfor experimental
development• To prioritise
allocation forexperimental
development
research.

• 30% increase forthe number oftranslational
scientists
compared to the2020 baseline.

• 50% increase of
the number oftranslational
scientists
compared to the2020 baseline.

• 100% increaseof the number oftranslational
scientists
compared to the2020 baseline.

• Baseline data
2020 forinternational
collaborative
research project
established.

• 10% increase(from the 2020
baseline) in thenumber ofinternational
collaborative
research
projects.

• 20% increase(from the 2020
baseline) in thenumber ofinternational
collaborative
research
projects.

• To train more
researchers to
conducttranslational
research
projects.
2.2.2
Enhancing theability of
researchers in
R&D.

• To transfer
knowledge andtechnology
know-howthrough joint
research withworld-renowned
Research
Institutes (RIs)
based on a
specific area ofexpertise.

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Long Term(2030)

Intended
OutcomeKey
Players• Introduce more
R&D output withhighercommercial
value to themarket.

Lead Agency:
MOSTI
KPT

• Increase theexpertise of
researchers.

Lead Agency:
MOSTI
KPT

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2.3.
ImprovingR&D fundmanagement
and alternative
fundingsources.

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Initiative

Activities

Short Term
(2022)

Medium Term
(2025)Long Term(2030)

Intended
OutcomeKey
Players

2.2.3
Fostering a cultureof research ethics
responsible in thelocal scientificecosystem toensure compliancewith research
integrity.

• To adopt thecertification of
Malaysian Codeof Responsible
Conduct in
Research(MCRCR) - andResponsible
Conduct in
Research (RCR)
training.

• All grantapplicants’principal
investigators(PIs) areMCRCR-certified.

• MCRCR
reviewed andupdated.

• Nationalised
curriculum on
RCR for all
undergradu-ates
at all Institutionsof Higher
Learning (IHLs).

• Standardised
practise on
research
ethics andconduct.

Lead Agency:
MOHE
MOSTI

2.3.1.
Developing
National Guideline
on R&D FundManagement• To identify:- R&D priority
areas;- Type ofresearch;- Evaluation
criteria;- Monitoringmechanisms;
and
- The
enforcement
mechanisms(penalty, etc.).

• National
Guidelines on
R&D FundManagement
formulated.

• 50% deliverables
and 0%
overlapping offund disbursement for R&D
projects.

• 70% deliverables
and 0%
overlapping of
fund
disbursement for
R&D projects.

• Monitordeliverables
and avoid
overlapping of
fund
disbursement

Lead Agency:
MOSTI
EPU

• Data on R&D
fund
disbursement
developed.

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2.4.
Encouraging
open data
sharing.

Initiative

Activities

Short Term
(2022)

Medium Term
(2025)

2.3.2.
Obtainingalternative funds
for STI.

• To manage andfind alternative
financingmechanisms
through theendowment.

• Cess-derived
R&D fundestablished.

• Fund from otherendowment
mechanisms
taken into
account(i.e., Angel
funding, crowd
funding and
Waqf)

2.4.1.
Establishing
Malaysia OpenScience Platform(MOSP).

• To consolidate
data from PRIs
and IHLs on:- Resources;- Expertise;- Facilities;- Equipment;and- Research data.

• Malaysia OpenScience Platform
established.

• Consolidation ofdata into acommonplatform.

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Long Term(2030)• Greater accessto data for theacceleration ininnovation
activities.

Intended
OutcomeKey
Players• Reduce
dependency on
government
funding.
• Consolidation ofdata into acommonplatform.

Lead Agency:
MOSTI
EPU

• Greater accessto data for
acceleration ininnovation
activities.

Lead Agency:
MOSTI

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Initiative

Activities

Short Term
(2022)

Medium Term
(2025)Long Term(2030)

Intended
OutcomeKey
Players• To encourage
government,
industries,
researchers &the society to
use and sharevariousresources toboost innovation.
• To enhanceexisting National
Scientific
Facilities &Equipment(NSFE), i.e.,
RADARS,KRSTE.my.

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2.5
To galvanise
collaborative
action to
respond tonational
challenges.
Encouraging
efforts andcooperation toaddressnational
challenges.

Initiative
2.5.1.
Embarking on
national big impact
initiatives such as
the establishmentof the National
Technology
Innovation
Sandbox (NTIS) in
responding tonational
challenges.

Activities• To identify
national
challenges andthe big impact
initiatives
through STI,
such as:- Climatechange;- Oceanography;- Polar;- Zero-waste;and- Society’s
health andwell-being.

Short Term
(2022)

Medium Term
(2025)• The NTIS
Established.

• Review of NTIS
outcome.

• Strategic plan
implemented.

• Periodic reviewof the outcomeof the strategicplan.

Long Term(2030)• Improve
implementationof the NTIS.
• Improvement inspecific SDG
indices

Intended
Outcome• NTIS as aplatform torepond tonational
issues andchallenges
using STI.

Key
Players
Lead Agency:
MOSTI• Strategicplanspublished/adopted in
responding tonational
challenges.

• Develop
strategic plans toachieve the goalof the initiatives;and• Implement andreview ofoutcome.

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Initiative
2.5.2.
Empowering local
digital technology
development forthe benefit ofvarious sectors(Digital Tsunami)
Catalyseknowledge
integration anddevelopment oftechnologicalinnovations via
transdiscipli-nary
research
approaches.

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Activities• To strengthen
local digitaltechnology byincreasing R&D
activities intechnologies
such as Internetof Things (IoT),Big Data
Analytics (BDA)and Artificial
Intelligence (AI);Short Term
(2022)• The utilisation ofdigitaltechnology in the
public service
delivery.
• Adoption ofdigitaltechnology in the
agricultural
sector.

Medium Term
(2025)• Adoption ofdigitaltechnology inhealth,agriculture andbusiness
sectors.

Long Term(2030)• Adoption ofdigitaltechnology in the
public andprivate sectors.

Intended
OutcomeKey
Players• Digitaltechnology
widely appliedand adopted
in both public
and private
sectors.

Lead Agency:
MOSTI
Others:
MAFI
MOH
MCMM
MOT
MAMPU

• To establish a
consultative
platform
between
Ministries andAgencies for the
implementationof technologicalinnovations invarious sectors.

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2.6.
Driving social
innovation forthe benefit ofthemarginalised
andunderprivileged
groups.

Initiative

Activities

Short Term
(2022)

Medium Term
(2025)Long Term(2030)

2.5.3
Intensifying
knowledge
integration andtechnologicalinnovation
development
throughtransdisciplinary
research approach.

• To develop anegotiation
platform fortechnologicalinnovation.
• To develop a
strategic plan toachieve initiative
goals.
• Implement andreview theoutcome ofinitiative.

• To develop a
strategic plan.

• Periodicallyreview theoutcome of thedeveloped
strategic plan.

• Improvement on
the related SDG
indices.

2.6.1.
Empowering social
innovation andsocial impact
investment to findsolutions throughSTI that are
beneficial to thecommunity.

• To establish asmart
partnership
betweengovernment andcorporate insocialinnovation;• To establish
smart
partnership onsocialinnovation.

• 50% increase (of2020 baseline) insocial innovation
projects fundedthrough
corporate social
innovation.

• 70% increase insocial innovation
projects fundedthrough
corporate social
innovation (2020baseline).

• 50% increase in
the number of
local
institution-suppor
ted initiatives(2020 baseline).

• 70% increase in
the number of
local institutionsupported
initiatives(2020 baseline).

• To increase
funding in social
innovation
projects fundedthrough
corporate social
innovation;

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Intended
Outcome• Strategic plan
implemented tohandle national
issues andchallenges.

• Increased
number of
marginalised
andunderprivileged
communities
that arebenefitted
through social
innovation.

Key
Players
Lead Agency:
MOSTI

Lead Agency:
MOSTI
Others:
MITI
MWFCD

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Initiative

Activities

Short Term
(2022)

Medium Term
(2025)Long Term(2030)

Intended
OutcomeKey
Players• To support theimplementationof projects
throughtechnologies
developed by
local expertise;• To transfer
technology
know-how to thecommunity; and• To generate
wealth throughsuccessful andsustainablesocialtechnopreneurs.

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THRUST 3
Local
Technology-Based
Industry

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Indicatior(s)Strategy

Initiative

3.1.
Encouraging
demand-basedindustries
throughcollaborative
networks.

3.1.1.
Creating
industry-led
collaborative
networks based onpriority areas thatdrive the country's
economic growth.

Activities• To develop andmap nation-wideknowledgecluster within
identified
industry areas.
• To formulate amechanism toestablish
collaborative
networks suchas technology
consortia.

Short Term
(2022)

Medium Term
(2025)• Nation-wideknowledgecluster map
developed.

• Revision ofknowledgecluster map.

• 2 collaborative
networks
established.

• 4 collaborative
networks
established.

Long Term(2030)

Intended
Outcome• 7 collaborative
networks
established by
2030.

Key
Players
Lead Agency:
MOSTI• 7 collaborative
networks
established.

Lead Agency:
EPU
MITI
MOHE
MEDAC
IHLs
Industries

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Initiative

Activities• To establish local
3.1.2.
and international
Establishing an
cooperation
Advanced
networks forTechnology Cluster
research and(ATC) to explore
innovation to
the use of highexplore the use oftechnology.
high technology.
• To identify local
andCommercialisationof high-techinnovation results
locally andinternationally.

Short Term
(2022)• Establishment ofATC.

Medium Term
(2025)• Commercialisationof high-techinnovation outputs• 10 international
locally andcollaborations forinternationally.
local industries.
• Evaluation andreview ofoutcomesLong Term(2030)

Intended
Outcome• Malaysia as acentre for thedevelopment andcommercialisationof high-tech
products andservices.

Key
Players
Lead Agency:
MOSTI
Lead Agency:
MITI• To identify priority
areas in hightechnology thatneed to be
explored in linewith industry’s
needs.

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3.2.
Increasing thecommercial
value of
Malaysian STI
products andservices.

Initiative
3.2.1.
Facilitating andprovidingincentives for
product
commercialisation.

Activities

Short Term
(2022)

Medium Term
(2025)• To develop a
National
Guideline on
Commercialisation.

• A National
Guideline on
Commercialisation developed.

• Adoption of the
National
Guideline on
Commercialisation.

• 10% increase indemand for local
product andservices from the2020 baseline.

• 20% increase indemand for local
product andservices from the2020 baseline.

• 50% increase indemand for local
product andservices from the2020 baseline.

• 30% increase(2020 baseline)
in technologies
transferredinternationally.

• 50% increase(2020 baseline)
in technologies
transferredinternation-ally.

• 20% increase of
joint publications& IPs between
BEs & local
institutions
compared to2020 baseline.

• 30% increase of
joint publications& IPs between
BEs & local
institutions
compared to2020 baseline.

• To identify a
specific entity todrive commercialisation
activities.
• To strengthen
the regulatory
framework in
maximising theusage of local
products andservices.
• To provide aplatform andmechanism fortechnology
transfer.

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joint publications& IPs between
BEs & local
institutions
compared to2020 baseline.

Long Term(2030)

Intended
OutcomeKey
Players• Increased
demand for
local productand services
from the 2020
baseline.

Lead Agency:
MOSTI
MITI
MEDAC
MDTCA
(KPDNHEP)
EPU
Others:
TTO ofuniversities
Industries

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Initiative

Activities

Short Term
(2022)

Medium Term
(2025)Long Term(2030)

Intended
OutcomeKey
Players• To incentivise all
stakeholders
especially theindustry to
produce more
joint high impact
research
projects innational R&D
priority areas.

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Initiative
3.2.2.
Increasing thevalue of intellectual
property (IP) andinvention.

Activities• To develop
capacity for IP
professionals.
To develop thecapabilities andprofessionalism
of officers
involved with IP
valuation.
• To develop andimplement amechanism for
IP valuation.

Short Term
(2022)

Medium Term
(2025)Long Term(2030)• 10% of IPs
granted within 18
months(post-filing by
inventor).

• 30% of IPs
granted within
one year(post-filing by
inventor).

• 50% of IPs
granted within
one year(post-filing by
inventor).

• 10% increase insales value ofbundled IPs from2020 baseline.

• 30% increase insales value ofbundled IPs from2020 baseline.

• 50% increase insales value ofbundled IPs from2020 baseline.

Intended
Outcome• A 50% increaseof thecommercialised
IP and invention
from the 2020
baseline.

Key
Players
Lead Agency:
MDTCA(KPDNHEP)
Industries• To accelerate
the commercialisation of IP
invention.
• Bundle IPs forhigh commercial
benefit.

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Initiative

3.3
Encouraging
STI adoption
by SMEs toincreasecompetitivenessandproductivity.

3.3.1
Facilitating STI
adoption inharnessing SME
innovation potential
and supporting
local technology
development.

Activities

Short Term
(2022)

Medium Term
(2025)Long Term(2030)• To develop
incentives toencourage
technologicaladoption by
SMEs atdifferent stagesof readiness.

• 10% increase in
number ofcompanies
received
incentives from2020 baseline.

• 30% increase in
number ofcompanies
received from2020 baseline.

• 50% increase in
number ofcompanies
received from2020 baseline.

• To provide
capacity building
on STI adoption
for SMEs
through
mentorshipprogrammes.

• 10% increase in
number ofcompanies
trained from2020 baseline.

• 30% increase in
number ofcompanies
trained from2020 baseline.

• 50% increase in
number ofcompanies
trained from2020 baseline.

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Intended
Outcome• Create
innovative,
sustainable andcompetitive
SMEs.

Key
Players
Lead Agency:
MEDAC
Others:
MITI
EPU
MOSTI
MOF
MOA
Intermediaries

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Initiative
3.3.2
Empowering the
agricultural sector
through Precision
Farming/
Agricultural
Automation.

Activities• To establish
agricultural
technology
cooperation
with MAFI.

Short Term
(2022)

Medium Term
(2025)• 5 technologies
are applied in
the agricultural
sector.

• 10 technologies
are applied in
the agricultural
sector.

Long Term(2030)• 15 technologies
are applied in
the agricultural
sector.

Intended
Outcome• Science andtechnology-based
agricultural
sector.

Key
Players
Lead Agency:
MOSTI
MAFI

• To develop
agriculture related
technologies
such as the useof BDA in
managementthat collects,
processes andanalysesvarious dataand information
related toagriculture.
• To develop andusetechnologies
such as IoT
sensors,
automation,
robotics andwireless
systems in the
agricultural
sector.

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Adaptive STI
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Indicatior(s)Strategy
4.1.
Strengthening
nationalplanning forcompetent andadaptive STI
talent.

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Initiative

Activities

4.1.1.
Formulating
national STI talentplanning at thecentral level
through an
integrated
approach.

• to collect data
related to the
supply anddemand of STI
talent for
strategic
workforceplanning in all
sectors based on
STI foresight.

4.1.2.
Integrated
approach in STIE
career mapping
planning.

• Current andfuture STI career
mapping
covering areasof work, related
qualifications,competencies
and technicalskills.

Short Term
(2022)• Comprehensive
STI talent supply
and demand
directory for thereference of
employers andjob seekers.
• STIs areembedded in thenational talentplanning.
• All STEM jobs
are in line with
MASCO skills /qualifications
and competencies.

Medium Term
(2025)• To bemaintained.

Long Term(2030)• To bemaintained.

Intended
OutcomeKey
Players• The comprehensive STI
talent supply
and demand
directory
developed
based on STI
foresight, isused as areference by
employers
and job
seekers.

Lead Agency:
EPU
Others:
MOHE
MOHR
MOSTI
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MDEC
MITI
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4.2.
Leading STEM
Education

Initiative
4.2.1.
Developing atransdisciplined
STEM teaching
and learning
moduleActivities• to adopt more
fun modules,
build experienceand be effective
in teaching andlearning STEM.
• The mapping of
STEM teachingmodules basedon educationlevel.
• To design anindustry-based
curriculum foreducational andresearch
purposes.

Short Term
(2022)• Comprehensive
STI talent supply
and demand
directory for thereference of
employers andjob seekers.
• STIs areembedded in thenational talentplanning.
• All STEM jobs
are in line with
MASCO skills /qualifications andcompetencies.

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Medium Term
(2025)• To bemaintained.

Long Term(2030)• To bemaintained.

Intended
Outcome• The
comprehensive
STI talent supply
and demand
directory
developed basedon STI foresight,
is used as areference by
employers andjob seekers.

Key
Players
Lead Agency:
EPU
Others:
MOHE
MOHR
MOSTI
TalentCorp
MDEC
MITI
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Initiative
4.2.2.
Streamlining the
TVET Module in
the education
system.

Activities• to develop TVET
modules basedon industries’
needs.
• Implement TVET
education in
STEM
curriculum.

Short Term
(2022)

Medium Term
(2025)Long Term(2030)• Industry-based
TVET modules
are developed.

• Fullimplementationof TVET in the
STEM
curriculum.

• Increase in thenumber of jobs
for TVET
graduates.

• TVET is
implemented in
the STEM
curriculum

Intended
Outcome• TVET module inline with industry
needs.

Key
Players
Lead Agency:
MOE
MOHE
Others:
MOHR• To train teachers/ instructors in
TVET skills.

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Indicatior(s)Strategy
4.3.
Expanding STI
talent participation in theworkforce.

Initiative
4.3.1.
Upskilling andreskilling foradaptive STI
talent to adapt tochanging
environments

Activities• To improve
career paths andremuneration to
make STI a
career of choice
and attracts
superior talent.
• To encourage
lifelong learning.

Short Term
(2022)• Payment andremuneration
schemes for STI
talent areassessed.
• 30% STI skills
upgrading andretraining
programmes arejointly developed/ revised.
• 30% of STI
workforce in 4IR
field has been
retrained andupgraded skill
levels (2020baseline).

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Medium Term
(2025)Long Term(2030)• A policy on
minimum wage
for STI-related
jobs is enacted.

• STI is made themain career
choice.

• 50% STI skills
improvement
and retraining
programmes arejointly developed/ revised.

• 80% of STI skills
improvement
and retraining
programmes aredeveloped /revised jointly.

• 50% of the STI
workforce in the
4IR field has
been retrained
and upgraded inskill levels (2020baseline).

• 80% of STI
workforce in 4IR
field has been
retrained andupgraded in skill
levels (2020baseline).

Intended
Outcome• Increase in thenumber of STI
workforce
retrained andimproved levelof skills.

Key
Players
Lead Agency:
MOHR
Others:MOHE

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Initiative
4.3.2
Creating local
talent groups
capable ofdeveloping andinventingtechnology.

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Activities• To establish
specialised
upskilling andreskilling
programmes for
local scientists
and researchers
in the public andprivate sectors toprovideexposure andimprove skills
related to thelatest technology
and it’sdevelopment.

Short Term
(2022)• 30% oftechnology
developers
among local
scientists andresearchers(basic data for2020).

Medium Term
(2025)Long Term(2030)• 50% oftechnology
developers
among local
scientists andresearchers(2020 database).

• 70% oftechnology
developers
among local
scientists andresearchers(basic data for2020).

• 130 researchers,scientists,
engineers andtechnologists(RSET) by
10,000
workforce.

• 200 researchers,scientists,
engineers andtechnologists(RSET) by
10,000
workforce.

Intended
Outcome• Increase in thenumber of local
scientists andresearchersdeveloping andinventingtechnologies.

Key
Players
Lead Agency:
MOSTI
Others:
MAFI
MoHE
MOH
MPIC
MITI
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Initiative
4.3.3
Increasing
women's participation in the STI
workforce.

4.3.4 Encouraging
re-entry of women
into the workforce.

Activities

Short Term
(2022)

Medium Term
(2025)Long Term(2030)• to provide
incentives towomen in thefield of STI suchas:
- to increase thelevel of skills.
- To establish
supportfacilities.

• Programmesthat encourage
the improvementof skills for
women who wish
to return to the
STI employment
sector aredeveloped andimplemented.

• 65% female
labour workforce
participation rate
(LFPR) in theage group 40-50
is achieved.

• 70% female
labour workforce participation rate (LFPR)
in the age group40-50 isachieved.

• To formulate
policies thatallow there-entry of
women into theworkforce.

• Policies forre-entry of thefemale workforce
are formulated.

• Monitor labour
re-entry rates ofwomen in the
STI sector.

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Intended
OutcomeKey
Players• Increase in
women's
participation in
the STI
workforce.

Lead Agency:
MOHR
PSD (JPA)• 30% of thefemale STI
workforcecompared to the
70% female
labour force
participation rate
(LFPR) in theage group 40-50
is achieved by
2030.

Lead Agency:
MOHR

Others:
MWFCD• Review ofre-entry policy.

• The number ofwomen in the
STI workforce isincreasing.

Others:PSD (JPA)MWFCD.

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4.4.
Increasing thedemand for STI
talent.

Initiative
4.4.1.
Strengthening
public-private
partnership toincrease demandfor STI talent.

Activities• To gain industry
insights inspecific sectors
to identify andunderstand thedemand for STI
talent.

Intended
OutcomeKey
Players

Short Term
(2022)

Medium Term
(2025)Long Term(2030)• 25% increase in
the number of
STEM graduatesworking (2020baseline).

• 50% increase in
the number of
STEM graduatesworking (2020
data).

• 80% increase in
the number of
STEM graduatesworking (2020baseline).

• An increase of
80% in thenumber of STEM
graduates
working in 2030
compared to thebaseline 2020.

Lead Agency:
MOHE
MOSTI

• 75% increase intechno-entrepren
eurship
developed (2020baseline).

• 75% increase intechnoentrepreneurshipdeveloped in
2030 comparedto the baseline in
2020.

Lead Agency:
MOSTI• 50% increase intechno-entrepren
eurship
developed (basevalue of 2020).

• To encourage
mutual funding in
the form ofscholarships,
internships andpilot projects.
• To encourage
the industry to
conduct
research.
4.4.2.
Strengthening themechanism that
supports technoentrepreneurship(STI-based
entrepreneurship).

38• To assist
researchers tobuildentrepreneurial
skills.

• 25% increase intechnoentrepreneurshipdeveloped (2020baseline).

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Enculturation
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Initiative

5.1.
Improving theeffectiveness of
the STIE
outreachprogrammes.

5.1.1.
Coordinating,monitoring andevaluating national
STIE enculturation
initiatives centrally.

Activities• To establish an
STIE
enculturationcommittee at thecentral level.
• To develop astandardised
STIE
enculturation
module.

Short Term
(2022)• The
establishment of
STIE
EnculturationCo
mmittee at thecentral level.

Medium Term
(2025)Long Term(2030)• 5-yearachievement
report for youth
enculturation
activities ispublished.

• 10-year
achievement
report for youth
enculturation
activities ispublished.

• The review ofachievement
reports.

• The review ofachievement
reports.

Intended
Outcome• Coordination of
STI
enculturationacti
vities.

Key
Players
Lead Agency:
MOSTI• PSN as thecentre ofexcellence in thecoordination of
STIE
enculturation.

• To empower the
National ScienceCentre as an
STIE
enculturation
centre ofexcellence.

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Initiative

Activities

5.1.2.
Creating a network
between theoperators of private
STIE enculturation
centres(Petrosains,
Kidzania, Tech
Dome).

• To organisebusiness
dealings withprivate STIE
enculturation
centre operators.

5.1.3.
Assessing thelevel of STIE
enculturation
among thecommunity.

• To develop an
index of STIE
enculturation
standards.

• To establish
smart
partnerships
betweenoperators of
public andprivate STIE
enculturation
centres.

• To measure theSTIE
enculturationindex.

Short Term
(2022)

Medium Term
(2025)Long Term(2030)• National ScienceCentre &Planetarium
restructured andupgraded toaccommodate
new government
services.
• 10% increase intotal investment
from strategic
partners (2020baseline).

• 30% increase intotal investment
from strategic
partners (2020baseline).

• 50% increase intotal investment
from strategic
partners (2020baseline).

• The national
STIE
Enculturation
Index isdeveloped andmeasured.

• 30% increase inachievement of
STIE
Enculturation
Index (2020baseline).

• 50% increase inachievement of
STIE
Enculturation
Index (2020baseline).

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Intended
OutcomeKey
Players• A more
attractive andwell-known
public STIE
enculturation
centre.

Lead Agency:
MOSTI

• A
comprehensive
National STI
Enculturation
Index isdeveloped andadoptednationwide.

Lead Agency:
MOSTI

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Initiative
5.1.4.
Improving scientificand critical thinking
skills throughinformal learning.

Activities• To establish
smart
partnerships
between state
governments
and industries tocreate STIE
enculturation
based on in-situ
learning.
• The state
government
allocates special
budget topromote STIE
enculturation.

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Short Term
(2022)

Medium Term
(2025)Long Term(2030)• 30% of the total
Parliamentary
constituencies
have Scienceand Technology
CommunityCentres.

• 50% of the total
Parliamentary
constituencies
have Scienceand Technology
CommunityCentres.

• 70% of the total
Parliamentary
constituencies
have Scienceand Technology
CommunityCentres.

• 30% of theexisting STIE
culture space isused for STIE
in-situ learning.

• 50% of theexisting STIE
culture space isused for STIE
in-situ learning.

• All existing STIE
enculturation
space are used
for STI in-situ
learning.

Intended
Outcome• 70% of the total
Parliamentary
constituencies
will have
Science andTechnology
CommunityCentres by 2030.

Key
Players
Lead Agency:
MOSTI
Others:State Governments
MHLG (KPKT)MOTAC

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Initiative
5.1.5
Enculturating andapplying“Technology for All”

Activities• To establish a
programme ofenculturating
and applying
technology to
SMEs• To establish
programmes forthe enculturation
and applicationof technology
among thecommunity at theestablished
Science andTechnology
CommunityCentres.

Short Term
(2022)• 30% increase in
the level oftechnology
application
among SMEs
and society(2020 baseline).

Medium Term
(2025)• 50% increase in
the level oftechnology
application
among SMEs
and society(2020 baseline).

Long Term(2030)• 70% increase in
the level oftechnology
application
among SMEs
and society(2020 baseline).

Intended
Outcome• Industrial andgrassrootindustry-literatecommunity.

Key
Players
Lead Agency:
MOSTI
Others:State Governments
MHLG (KPKT)MRRD (KKLW)
MOTAC• To assess thelevel ofapplication oftechnology
among SMEs
and thecommunity.

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Initiative

5.2.
Mainstreamingsciencecommunication.

5.2.1
Improvingcommunication andtranslation of STIE
content including
content in the
media.

Activities• To develop a
National Science
Media Network
virtually toincrease STIE
content in the
media.
• To make STIE
communication
one of the
focuses of the
Corporate
Communications
Unit in theministries related
to science.
• To introduce
ScienceCommunication
modules in all
STEM
programmes in
Institutions ofHigher Learning(IHL).

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Short Term
(2022)

Medium Term
(2025)Long Term(2030)• National Science
Media Network
is developed.

• 30% increase in
STI content in
the media(2020
baseline).

• 70% increase in
STI content in
the media (2020baseline)• 20% increase in
the number oflinks uploaded tothe ministry’s
websites &social media
accounts (2020baseline).

• 40% increase in
the number oflinks uploaded
to the ministry’s
websites &social media
accounts (2020baseline).

• 70% increase in
the number oflinks uploaded tothe ministry’s
websites &social media
accounts (2020baseline).

• Science
Communication
module isdeveloped for all
STEM
programmes in
the Institutes ofHigher Learning(IHL).

• All local
Institutions ofHigher Learning
implement
ScienceCommunication
courses.

• All local
Institutions ofHigher Learning
implement
ScienceCommunication
courses.

Intended
Outcome• 70% increase in
STI content in
the media
compared to thebase value in
2020.

Key
Players
Lead Agency:
MOSTI
MOHE
MCMC / related
Ministry

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Initiative
5.2.2
Inspiring thecommunity through
STIE programmes
and famous local
science icons.

Activities• To facilitate
partnerships andencourage
collaboration in
educational
entertainment
related to local
STIE
development.
• To create the"Young Scientist
Award","Outstanding
Scientist Award","National
Technologist
Award" or otherawards related
to STIE.
• To develop
individuals withsuperior STIE
achievement as
icons topopularise STIE.

Short Term
(2022)

Medium Term
(2025)Long Term(2030)• 20% increase in
the number ofeducational
entertainment
programmes(2020 baseline).

• 40% increasein the numberof educational
entertainment
programmes(2020
baseline).

• 70% in thenumber of
educational
entertainment
programmes(2020 baseline).

• 10% increase in
the number ofseries /documentations
produced (2020baseline).

• 25% increasein the numberof series /documentations produced(2020
baseline).

• 75% increase in
the number ofseries /documentations
produced (2020baseline).

• 30% increase in
the number ofengagements
carried out (2020baseline).

• 50% increasein the numberofengagements
carried out(2020
baseline).

• 75% % increasein the number ofengagements
carried out (2020baseline).

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Intended
Outcome• STI involvementin the community
is nurtured andinspired throughlocal discoveries
and the successof science icons.

Key
Players
Lead Agency:
MOSTI
Others:
MOE
MOHE
MCMM

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GlobalProminence

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Indicatior(s)Strategy
6.1.
Coordinating
STIE
collaboration attheinternational
level

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Initiative
6.1.1.
Creating local
entities tocoordinate theecosystem forinternational STIE
cooperation.

Activities

Short Term
(2022)

Medium Term
(2025)Long Term(2030)• To coordinate
the international
STIE ecosystemthroughcommittees at
the national
level.

• The first reporton the status ofinternational
STIE
cooperation is
published.

• To establish acentralised
database for
STIE Malaysia
cooperationinternationally.

• Evaluation
methods andoutput testing
are published.

• A review of
Malaysia'sinternational
relations ispublished.

• Enforcemonitoring andevaluation.

• To identify areasof priority andresources that
can attract
international
partners.

• A
comprehensive
list of priority
areas,
resources,
expertise, andtechnology canbe identified.

• Review priority
areas basedon industry
needs andeconomicchange.

• Review priority
areas based on
industry needs
and economicchange.

Intended
Outcome• A report on thestatus of
Malaysia’s
cooperation at
the international
level is published
online.

Key
Players
Lead Agency:
MOSTI
MITI
MoFA

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Initiative
6.1.2.
Facilitating the
network ofinternational
relations throughout STIE supply
chain throughMalaysian
Representative
Offices.

Activities• To coordinate
the international
STIE ecosystemthroughcommittees at
the national
level.
• To establish acentralised
database for
STIE Malaysia
cooperationinternationally.
• To identify areasof priority andresources that
can attract
international
partners.

Short Term
(2022)

Medium Term
(2025)• The first reporton the status ofinternational
STIE
cooperation is
published.

• Enforcemonitoring andevaluation.

• Evaluation
methods andoutput testing
are published.

• A review of
Malaysia'sinternational
relations ispublished.

• A
comprehensive
list of priority
areas,
resources,
expertise, andtechnology canbe identified.

• Review priority
areas basedon industry
needs andeconomicchange.

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Long Term(2030)

Intended
Outcome• A report on thestatus of
Malaysia’s
cooperation at
the international
level is published
online.

Key
Players
Lead Agency:
MOSTI
MITI
MoFA

• Review priority
areas based on
industry needs
and economicchange.

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6.2.
Strengthening
marketingstrategy for
local STI
innovation intheinternational
market.

Initiative
6.2.1.
Increasing efforts
to penetrateinternational
market for local
STIE innovation.

Activities• To develop
guidelines andmechanisms formarketing local
products asinternational
brands.
• To identify key
destinations formarketing STIE
Malaysia
products andservices.

Short Term
(2022)• Guidelines aredeveloped to
upgrade local
products asinternational
brands.
• Websites aimed
at promoting
local STIE
products are
created.

Medium Term
(2025)• 25% increasein the number
of STIE
innovations
becoming
global brands(2020
baseline).

Long Term(2030)• 50% increase in
the number of
STIE innovations
becoming global
brands (2020baseline).

Intended
Outcome• Guidelines forpromoting STIE
products andservices in theinternational
market aredeveloped andenforced.

Key
Players
Lead Agency:
MITI
MEDAC

• To identify andpromotepotential local
STIE products
and services
withininternational
branding.

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Initiative
6.2.2
Establishing a
Malaysia
Innovation Hub tosupport thecommercialisationof local innovation
products andattract moreinternational
strategiccollaboration
partners

Activities• To upgradeTechnology Park
Malaysia (TPM)
to becoming
Malaysia’s
Innovation Hub
which aims to:- support andenhance thecommercialisati
on of local
innovation
products.
- attracting moreinternational
strategiccollaboration
partners- marketing local
innovation
penetrates theglobal market.

Short Term
(2022)• TPM upgrade• 30% increase in
the level ofcommercialisation of local R&D
products (2020baseline).

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Medium Term
(2025)• 50% increasein the level ofcommercialisation of local
R&D products(2020
baseline).

Long Term(2030)• 70% increase in
the level ofcommercialisation of local R&D
products (2020baseline).

Intended
Outcome• Commercialisation of local R&D
products

Key
Players
Lead Agency:
MOSTI

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Initiative

Activities

Short Term
(2022)

Medium Term
(2025)Long Term(2030)

Intended
OutcomeKey
Players• To develop
facilities such as:- living lab- commercial
centre- experimentallab (test bed)
- continuous
capacity andcapability
developmentaid (learning
tools) andteaching
materials(online /offline).

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Strategy
6.3.
Strengthening
the network ofinternational
cooperation forresearch
collaboration,
strategic
partnerships
and businessalliances.

Initiative
6.3.1.
Strengthening thebranding andposition of
innovation,
expertise andinternational
partnerships for
local STIEs.

Activities

Short Term
(2022)• To enhance STIE
bilateral /multilateralsharing network.
• To increase thenumber of joint
research withinternational
research
institutions.
• To provide
incentives toHigher Education
Centres of
Excellence(HICoEs), RIs, &Innovation
Centres (CoIs) to
conduct
experimental-bas
ed research withoverseas
partners.

• 25% increase in
the number of
research
projects funded
by international
funds (2020baseline).

• 10% increase in
the number ofcommerciallytradedintellectual
property (2020baseline).

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Medium Term
(2025)Long Term(2030)• 50% increase in
the number ofinternational
collaborations /cooperations(2020 baseline).

• 70% increase in
the number ofinternational
collaborations /cooperations(2020 baseline).

• 50% increase in
the number of
research
projects funded
by international
funds (2020baseline).

• 75% increase in
the number of
research
projects funded
by international
funds (2020baseline).

• 10% increase in
the number ofcollaborative
research
projects (2020baseline).

• 20% increase in
the number ofcollaborative
research
projects (2020baseline).

• 20% increase in
the number ofcommerciallytradedintellectual
property (2020baseline).

• 50% increase in
the number ofcommerciallytradedintellectual
property (2020baseline).

Intended
Outcome• An increase of
70% in thenumber ofinternational
collaborations /cooperations
compared to the2020 baseline.

Key
Players
Lead Agency:
MOSTI
MOHE
MITI
MoFA

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Activities• To intensify
international
exchange
programmes ofexperts, students
and researchers

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Short Term
(2022)

Medium Term
(2025)Long Term(2030)• 50% increase in
the number oftrainedmanpower (2020baseline).

• 70% increase in
the number oftrainedmanpower (basevalue 2020).

• 20% increase in
the placement of
Malaysianstudents,
researchers andexperts inforeigninstitutions andindustries (2020baseline).

• 50% increase in
the placement of
Malaysianstudents,
researchers andexperts inforeigninstitutions andindustries (2020baseline).

Intended
OutcomeKey
Players

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Initiative
6.3.2
Establishing the
National Vaccine
Centre (NVC) tosupport thenational healthsafety ecosystemthrough local andinternational
strategiccollaboration
platforms

Activities• To identify
international
strategiccollaboration
partners.

Short Term
(2022)• Establishment of
NVC.

• To establish NVC
in collaboration
with international
strategic partners
to obtain
technical
solutions andhealth safety
infrastructure.

Medium Term
(2025)• R&D for humanand animal
vaccine.

Long Term(2030)• Commercialisation of humanand animal
vaccines.

Intended
Outcome• Production of
vaccines for the
benefit of thepeople and theinternational
market.

Key
Players
Lead Agency:
MOSTI
Others:MOH
MoFA• NVC to include
the following
elements:- command &controlmanagement;- epidemiology
and data
analysis;- R&D;- public healthand healthcare; and- mentalwell-being.

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Initiative

Activities

Short Term
(2022)

Medium Term
(2025)Long Term(2030)

Intended
OutcomeKey
Players• NVC to include
the following
elements:- command &controlmanagement;- epidemiology
and data
analysis;- R&D;- public healthand healthcare; and- mentalwell-being.

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