Strategic Input for Robust STI Ecosystems

ASM submitted an Information Paper (Kertas Makluman) to Majlis Mineral Negara (MMN), titled “Issues of Research and Development in the Rare Earths industry identified under ASM studies”. The paper summarized the main recommendations from three of ASM’s publications:

Monitoring Inter-Agency Committee of Global Innovation Index (GII) Competitiveness Monitoring was set up in December 2020 involving various ministries and related agencies as strategic partners with the aim to promote more systematic and effective monitoring of Malaysia’s competitiveness in GII to boost its position. This is also aligned with the target set in Rancangan Malaysia ke-12 (RMKe-12) for Malaysia to rank in the Top 20 in GII by 2025.

On 15 October 2020, the ASM Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Research Alliance Committee collaborated with the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA), United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), Asia-Pacific Science, Technology and Academia Advisory Group (APSTAAG), along with other partner organisations to organise the Virtual 2020 Asia Pacific Science and Technology Conference (APSTCDRR).

Focus Point for STI solutions and interventions to the Government ASM, in its role as a Thought Leader in STI for the nation, fulfilled its commitments through various platforms to provide evidence-based strategic interventions and recommendations to the government. ASM reviews and feedback were also provided as follows (non-exhaustive):