{"id":8189,"date":"2026-08-14T11:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T03:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/?p=8189"},"modified":"2026-09-04T16:12:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T08:12:56","slug":"asm-might-and-ingsa-discuss-strategic-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/asm-might-and-ingsa-discuss-strategic-collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"ASM, MIGHT and INGSA Discuss Strategic Collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On 15 July 2026, ASM was honoured to receive a courtesy visit from the Malaysia Industry-Government Group for High Technology (<a href=\"https:\/\/might.org.my\/\">MIGHT<\/a>), represented by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/experts\/profile\/bae0005\/\">Academician Emeritus Professor Tan Sri Dato\u2019 Sri Dr Zakri Abdul Hamid FASc<\/a>, together with the International Network for Government Science Advice (<a href=\"https:\/\/ingsa.org\/\">INGSA<\/a>), led by its President, <a href=\"https:\/\/ingsa.org\/people\/remi-quirion\/\">Professor R\u00e9mi Quirion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8190\" src=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-1.jpg\" alt=\"MIGHT, INGSA, zakri abdul hamid\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-1-113x75.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-1-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-1-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width:767px) 480px, (max-width:800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The visit opened with a reflection on ASM\u2019s long-standing involvement with INGSA. The INGSA delegation acknowledged that ASM\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/apecosa-report\/\">APECOSA<\/a> workshop series had been supported by a Seeds of Science Asia (<a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/our-work\/seeds-of-science-asia\/\">SoSA<\/a>) grant under the ISC Regional Focal Point (ISC-RFP) and by the International Network for Government Science Advice in Asia (INGSA-Asia). This shared history set a warm and constructive tone for the discussions that followed.<\/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-8189 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium file element_classes gallery-default'><dl class='gallery-item'  data-title='might and ingsa visit (2)' data-description=''><div class='gallery-item-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-2-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"MIGHT, INGSA, ASM, zakri abdul hamid\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-2-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-2-112x75.jpg 112w, 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src=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-3-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"MIGHT, INGSA, ASM, zakri abdul hamid\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-3-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-3-112x75.jpg 112w, 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src=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-4-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"MIGHT, INGSA, ASM, zakri abdul hamid\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-4-113x75.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-4-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-4-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-4-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-4.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width:767px) 300px, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dt><\/div><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The visit provided a valuable platform for dialogue on strategic collaboration between ASM and INGSA, with particular attention to the upcoming INGSA Conference 2027, to be held in Kuching, Sarawak.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8194\" src=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-5.jpg\" alt=\"MIGHT, INGSA, ASM, zakri abdul hamid\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-5.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-5-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-5-112x75.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-5-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-5-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-5-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width:767px) 480px, (max-width:800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Discussions began with an overview of the conference before moving into a rich exchange of ideas on key thematic areas, including science advice for science diplomacy, biodiversity, indigenous knowledge, cybersecurity, digital literacy, and building public trust in science.<\/p>\n<p>ASM also highlighted its Sarawak Chapter, led by <a href=\"http:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/asm-podcast\/episodes\/Ep-63---Ask-a-Scientist---Level-up-your-Study-Game-e3mmk59\">Datu Lulie Anak Joshua Melling FASc<\/a>, underscoring ASM\u2019s on-the-ground reach and relevance to the conference\u2019s host state.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8195\" src=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-6.jpg\" alt=\"MIGHT, INGSA, ASM, zakri abdul hamid\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-6.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/might-and-ingsa-visit-6-300x200.jpg 300w, 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