{"id":7835,"date":"2026-02-13T10:00:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T02:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/?p=7835"},"modified":"2026-02-13T10:16:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T02:16:17","slug":"asm-reinforces-its-role-in-science-and-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/asm-reinforces-its-role-in-science-and-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"ASM Reinforces Its Role in Science and Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2026, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/\">ASM<\/a> continues to reinforce its role as the nation\u2019s think tank for science, technology, innovation, and the economy (STIE).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/amanat-ceo-2026-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7837\" src=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/amanat-ceo-2026-4.jpg\" alt=\"asm, hazami habib, amanat KPE, perhimpunan bakat\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/amanat-ceo-2026-4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/amanat-ceo-2026-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/amanat-ceo-2026-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/amanat-ceo-2026-4-112x75.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/amanat-ceo-2026-4-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/amanat-ceo-2026-4-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/amanat-ceo-2026-4-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width:767px) 480px, (max-width:800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Today, ASM\u2019s Chief Executive Officer, Puan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/tag\/hazami-habib\/\">Hazami Habib<\/a>, delivered her address at the <em>Perhimpunan Tahunan Bakat ASM 2026<\/em>, which brought together 110 staff members in a spirited and inspiring gathering.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\n\t\t\t\t#sc_gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#sc_gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\t\twidth: 33.33%;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#sc_gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\/* see sc_gallery() in functions\/theme-shortcodes.php *\/\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='sc_gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7835 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\/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Highlighting ASM\u2019s mission as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/publication-category\/annual-report\/\">Changemaker<\/a>, Puan Hazami encouraged staff to remain prepared, confident, and open to exploring and presenting fresh ideas. She noted that in today\u2019s landscape of uncertainty, ASM is navigating an \u201cunknown-unknown\u201d environment, with situations that demand insight, exploration and decisive action to drive change.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/amanat-ceo-2026-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7841\" src=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/amanat-ceo-2026-1.jpg\" alt=\"ASM, amanat, hazami habib, perhimpunan bakat\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/amanat-ceo-2026-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/amanat-ceo-2026-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/amanat-ceo-2026-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/amanat-ceo-2026-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/amanat-ceo-2026-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/amanat-ceo-2026-1-113x75.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/amanat-ceo-2026-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/amanat-ceo-2026-1-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/amanat-ceo-2026-1-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width:767px) 480px, (max-width:2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She expressed her hope that all ASM staff will move forward as a united team, uphold mutual respect, and consistently place the nation\u2019s interests at the forefront of their work in achieving national goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CEO Puan Hazami urges ASM staff to embrace new ideas, navigate uncertainty, and collaborate to advance national priorities in 2026.a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":7841,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1543],"tags":[1552,45,751,1553],"class_list":["post-7835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-february-2026","tag-amanat","tag-asm","tag-hazami-habib","tag-perhimpunan-bakat"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/02\/amanat-ceo-2026-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pajCBQ-22n","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7835"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7847,"href":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7835\/revisions\/7847"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}