KUALA LUMPUR: Kementerian Pembangunan Usahawan (MED), akan mengkaji semula 50 kertas kerja yang diterima daripada vendor tempatan yang mahu menjadi sebahagian daripada Program Pembangunan Vendor (PPV) projek kereta nasional 3.0.

Ketua Setiausaha MED, Wan Suraya Wan Mohd Radzi, berkata kementerian menerima banyak pertanyaan dan permintaan daripada peserta tempatan yang berminat menjadi vendor.

“Sekarang ini terdapat 50 syarikat tempatan yang telah membuat permohonan dan mereka mahu menjadi sebahagian daripada projek kereta nasional 3.0.

“Bagaimanapun, kami akan menyemak semula dan melihat kemampuan serta kapasiti mereka dan buat masa ini, kami tidak mempunyai had tertentu untuk bilangan vendor yang diperlukan,” katanya kepada media selepas merasmikan Sidang Pemasaran Global di sini, hari ini.

Wan Suraya berkata, PPV juga tetap diteruskan dan pihaknya akan menambah baik program terbabit.

“Program ini akan diteruskan tetapi lebih mantap dan berfokus. Kami juga akan berjumpa dengan penyelaras polisi kereta nasional 3.0, iaitu Kumpulan Industri-Kerajaan bagi Teknologi tinggi Malaysia (MIGHT) untuk berbincang lebih lanjut,” katanya.

Sidang kemuncak hari ini dihadiri 800 peserta daripada pelbagai organisasi dan dianjurkan oleh Institut Keusahawanan Negara (Insken).

Sementara itu, Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Insken, Muhd Firdaus Azharuddin berkata, pihaknya akan terus memberi tumpuan kepada pembangunan usahawan melalui latihan dan bimbingan.

“Sebelum ini, Insken menumpukan 100 peratus kepada latihan dan kali ini, kami akan menyeimbangkannya kepada 50:50 iaitu latihan dan bimbingan.

“Kami percaya hanya dengan latihan dan bimbingan dapat membantu usahawan mengembangkan perniagaan dan berdaya saing kerana bantuan pembiayaan saja tidak mencukupi bagi seseorang usahawan,” katanya.

Beliau berkata, pihaknya juga akan membantu golongan B40 yang mempunyai minat menjadi usahawan.

Source: Berita Harian

KUALA LUMPUR: Dasar industri maritim seperti Pelan Induk Perkapalan Malaysia perlu dikemas kini dengan elemen Industri 4.0 bagi memperkukuhkan sumbangan industri berkenaan kepada ekonomi.

Timbalan Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri, Ong Kian Ming, berkata sedikit perhatian diberikan kepada Industri 4.0 memandangkan pemikiran di belakang industri ini sebelum ini tidak begitu matang.

“Dengan pelancaran dasar Industri 4.0 baru-baru ini dan insentif yang diumumkan pada Belanjawan 2019, saya fikir ini adalah masa yang terbaik untuk kita bekerja dengan industri berkenaan.

“Peserta industri yang ingin bergerak bagi mencapai piawaian Industri 4.0 boleh melakukannya dengan dasar baharu ini,” katanya kepada pemberita selepas melancarkan Ekspo Marin Antarabangsa Malaysia 2018, di sini, hari ini.

Industri pembinaan kapal dan baik pulih kapal di Malaysia, yang mana adalah sebahagian daripada industri marin, pada masa ini menggaji 15,000 orang dan merekodkan jumlah dagangan RM6.1 bilion pada 2017.

Malaysia kini berada di kedudukan ke-18 negara terbesar pembina kapal.

Kian Ming menekankan bahawa fokus akan diberikan kepada pemain kecil industri maritim untuk menerima pakai Industri 4.0.

“Adalah diharapkan bahawa kita dapat membantu mereka untuk bekerja bersama pemain besar bagi melihat bidang mana dalam Industri 4.0 yang paling penting dan relevan kepada mereka, dan kemudian menjajarkan struktur insentif baharu dalam lingkungan bajet dan dasar Industri 4.0 supaya kita boleh memberi tumpuan khas kepada sektor ini kerana terdapat 11 komponen dalam Industri 4.0,” katanya.

Terdahulu dalam ucapannya, beliau berkata, industri pembinaan dan baik pulih kapal Malaysia dipacu oleh peserta tempatan dengan keupayaan menampung sektor angkatan laut dan komersial kira-kira 100 limbungan kapal di Malaysia dengan majoriti di Sabah dan Sarawak.

“Terdapat banyak peluang untuk sektor ini berkembang terutama dalam reka bentuk kapal, pengeluaran alat ganti dan komponen, sistem bersepadu dan pengeluaran peralatan marin,” tambahnya.

-BERNAMA

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CYBERJAYA, Oct 4 (Bernama) –The new national car project is expected to roll-out it first model before 2020, said Entrepreneur Development Minister Mohd Redzuan Yusof.

He said the semi-autonomous car was planned to enter the global market and would cater to demand from young people.

“We are now short-listing two to three partners to participate in this project, including Silterra and CTRM, and expect (the selection) to be concluded by year-end.

“The prototype for this (car) model is expected to be ready by early next year,” he told reporters at a media briefing on the new national car project here today.

Mohd Redzuan said the project would be fully funded by the private sector with the help of several government ministries…..

Source: Bernama

CYBERJAYA, Oct 4 ― The New National Car Project (NNCP) will introduce its first model in under two years time, Entrepreneur Development Minister Mohd Redzuan Yusof.

Mohd Redzuan said the first car may even arrive before 2020 due to the “disruption” model planned for the project.

Mohd Redzuan said the national car project will be privately funded, with the government and federal agencies providing its “ecosystem”.

“We aim to make the project that everyone came be proud off. It is a product that is Malaysian made for the global market, “ he said.

He acknowledge public criticism of the project first announced by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in June, but said the country must be bold.

Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (Might) chief executive officer Datuk Mohd Yusoff Sulaiman said a prototype will be ready early next year.

“We already have the expertise and the technology to produce such cars. The NNCP aimed to be a platform not just to produce cars but any other mobility products such as trains or other transport craft, “ he said.

As such Mohd Yusoff explained that they are in talks with companies such as Sillterra  and CTRM, among others to produce the car.

Source by: Malay Mail
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Bombardier Transportation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Berlin with the Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (Might) outlining their collaboration on developing home-grown rail industry expertise over the next year.

The MoU was signed by Parasuraman Jayaram Naidu, head of Southeast Asia for Bombardier Transport, and Mohd Yusoff Sulaiman, president and chief executive officer of Might.

It was witnessed by Sarah Al Bakri Devadason, ambassador of Malaysia to Germany, and Yusri Hasnan Chu, Consulate General of Malaysia and Director of the Malaysian Investment Development Authority for Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.

In Malaysia, Bombardier has been implementing a graduate program over the last two years with university associations to prepare young talents, as well as expanding its capabilities in the rail industry.

Mohd Yusoff expressed, “We greatly appreciate Bombardier’s active participation in the development of both the capacity and capability of small and medium enterprises in Malaysia. Might developed the Rail Industry Development Blueprint in 2012 through an industry-government consensus on the future direction for the local rail industry, focusing on securing more business for local players, human capital development as well as research and technology.

“Might is also appreciative of the efforts by SME Corporation, being the funder for the High Impact Project for rail sector and the Malaysia Rail Industry Corporation for promoting this program among its members.”

Jayaram Naidu commented, “At Bombardier, we are committed to developing local expertise in the rail industry and investing in the communities where we operate.

“With several significant collaboration milestones in Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia focused on developing local talent over the past four years, we believe these initiatives will drive productivity, increase performance and improve competitiveness – ultimately raising rail industry performance regionally as well as globally.”

Bombardier’s presence in Malaysia began in 1992 as lead supplier for the 27-kilometre Kuala Lumpur Sri Petaling and Ampang Line.

Since then, Bombardier’s several range of transit systems were delivered for the Kuala Lumpur International Airport and the 29-kilometre Kelana Jaya LRT, linking the western and eastern suburbs with Kuala Lumpur’s downtown core in time for the 1998 Commonwealth Games.

In 2017, the Kelana Jaya LRT network became the city’s busiest line, moving up to 255,000 passengers daily with passenger demand expected to surge. Bombardier also refurbished the original trains in-country.

– Bernama

BERLIN: Kumpulan Industri-Kerajaan bagi Teknologi Tinggi Malaysia (MIGHT) dan Bombardier Transportation semalam memeterai memorandum persefahaman (MoU) bagi membangunkan kepakaran dalam industri rel di Malaysia.

Kerjasama bersama MIGHT, sebuah agensi di bawah Jabatan Perdana Menteri dengan mandat untuk membangunkan industri teknologi tinggi, akan menyokong perusahaan kecil dan sederhana dari sektor pembuatan dan penyelenggaraan, pembaikan dan operasi untuk meningkatkan kemahiran teknikal industri rel.

Di Malaysia, Bombardier sudah bergiat aktif melaksanakan program siswazah sejak dua tahun lalu dengan beberapa universiti untuk menyediakan bakat muda, serta mengembangkan keupayaan mereka dalam industri rel.

Menandatangani MoU itu, Bombordier Transportation diwakili Ketua Asia Tenggara, Parasuraman Jayaram Naidu manakala MIGHT diwakili presiden merangkap ketua pegawai eksekutifnya, Datuk Dr Mohd Yusoff Sulaiman sambil disaksikan Duta Besar Malaysia ke Jerman, Datin Sarah Al Bakri Devadason dan Konsulat Jeneral Malaysia & Pengarah Serantau, Jerman & Benelux, Encik Yusri Hasnan Chu.

Mengulas MoU itu, Mohd Yusoff berkata, MIGHT sangat menghargai pembabitan aktif Bombardier dalam pembangunan keupayaan dan

kemampuan perusahaan kecil dan sederhana di Malaysia.

“MIGHT sudah membangunkan Rangka Tindakan Pembangunan Industri Rel pada tahun 2012 melalui satu persetujuan bersama antara Industri-Kerajaan mengenai hala tuju masa depan bagi industri rel tempatan, yang memberi tumpuan kepada usaha mendapatkan lebih banyak peluang perniagaan untuk pemain tempatan, pembangunan modal insan serta penyelidikan dan teknologi.

“MIGHT juga menghargai usaha oleh SME Corporation, sebagai dana untuk Projek Impak Tinggi bagi sektor rel dan Perbadanan Industri Rel Malaysia (MARIC) untuk mempromosikan program ini dalam kalangan anggotanya,” katanya.

Jayaram Naidu berkata, Bombardier komited untuk membangunkan kepakaran tempatan dalam industri rel dan melabur dalam komuniti di mana syarikat beroperasi.

“Dengan beberapa tonggak kerjasama yang penting di Thailand, Singapura dan Malaysia yang memberi tumpuan kepada pembangunan bakat tempatan sejak empat tahun kebelakangan ini, kami percaya inisiatif ini akan memacu produktiviti, meningkatkan prestasi dan meningkatkan daya saing – akhirnya meningkatkan prestasi industri rel serantau dan global,” katanya.

Kehadiran Bombardier di Malaysia bermula pada tahun 1992 sebagai pembekal utama untuk laluan rel 27-kilometer Kuala Lumpur Sri Petaling dan Ampang.

Sejak itu, sistem transit Bombardier telah dihantar ke Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA) dan laluan 29-kilometer Kelana Jaya LRT, yang menghubungkan pinggir barat dan timur dengan pusat bandar Kuala Lumpur ketika Sukan Komanwel tahun 1998.

Pada tahun 2017, rangkaian LRT Kelana Jaya menjadi laluan tersibuk di bandar, bergerak membawa hingga 255,000 penumpang setiap hari dengan permintaan penumpang dijangka semakin meningkat.

Di samping menyokong pertambahan pengguna yang semakin meningkat, Bombardier juga menambah nilai kepada kitaran hidup armada rel dengan membaik-pulih rel asal di negara ini.

MIGHT ialah sebuah Syarikat Berhad dengan Jaminan dan bukan berasaskan keuntungan, di bawah seliaan Jabatan Perdana Menteri.

MIGHT memainkan peranan penting dalam memastikan pembangunan mapan perniagaan berasaskan teknologi tinggi di negara ini menerusi peranannya sebagai badan pemikir, mempromosi kerjasama sektor awam-swasta serta sebagai platform untuk membangunkan perniagaan kepada usahawan-usahawan di Malaysia.

Sumber: Berita Harian

PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology, MIGHT has the potential to highlight the importance of having a third national car that will help spur development and build the nation.

According to Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad, MIGHT can play a big part in explaining to the people on the proposal as well to support other Malaysian industries on creating a well balanced economy.

‘’We have been given a briefing and I think MIGHT can play a big role, to explain to people and to support industries as industries can grow only when people accept it,’’ he during an exclusive interview with The Third Age Media Association and Bernama News Channel (BNC) recently at the Perdana Leadership Foundation here.

He also explained that being consumers, people will find it hard to understand the need to encourage the bloom of local industries that is essential to create new job opportunities and also to increase export capabilities to other countries as they are more focused on buying products, than creating.

With that, he also said, the government has to think about the development of the country and this includes the capacity to produce things including the third national car project to earn more in-flow of money.

‘’The government feels the need to acquire engineering capability which means that we have to produce and manufacture for ourselves so that goods can be sold to other countries, where there can be an in-flow of money.

“Out flow money is very bad for the country, that’s the government way of thinking” he added.

He also urged Malaysians to look at countries like Japan, South Korea and China, which are very well known for engineering capabilities and are more keen to produce things and export them, which allows them to grow well economically.

On June 11, Tun Dr Mahathir revealed at the 24th Nikkei Conference on the Future of Asia in Japan that the government plans to work on a new national car, the third after Proton and Perodua.

Acknowledging that some Malaysians did not respond positively to his suggestion, Dr Mahathir had said before that his goal had always been to increase the engineering capacity of the country and turn Malaysia into a country of producers instead of consumers.

Established in 1993, MIGHT, which is under the purview of the Prime Minister’s Department, plays a role in consensus building and coordination for Industry-Government partnership in high technology. – Bernama

PUTRAJAYA: The government plans to support Dr Siti Khayriyyah Mohd Hanafiah’s efforts to advance her research work in tuberculosis.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said the Government is proud of the achievement by the biological science lecturer, who beat 27 other science communicators from around the world to claim the title of 2018 FameLab International Champion in the United Kingdom last month.

“I am proud of Dr Siti Khayriyyah’s success, which proves Malaysians’ ability to not only compete but to win global competitions.

“She represents the quality that our people, especially women, possess. She is proof that we have what it takes to compete on the international platform,” she said after receiving the 33-year-old at her office yesterday.

At the competition, the young lecturer and researcher spoke on tuberculosis control in front of a live audience at the Cheltenham Science Festival held at the Arena in Cheltenham, UK.

Dr Siti Khairiyyah said her future plans include championing science communications to help the public understand the subject better.

“Science communicators can help make science simple and pala­table enough for the laymen to understand. If this can be done, I believe more people will appreciate science.

“Also, with sufficient support and resources, I hope to continue my research in tuberculosis diagnostics,” she said.

Since 2005, FameLab has grown into a leading science communication competition.

A partnership with the British Council since 2007 has seen the competition go global with more than 10,000 young scientists and engineers participating to-date.

In Malaysia, FameLab is co-organised by British Council and Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT).

The Malaysia National Final was held in May where 10 finalists took stage in front of an audience of 400 people.

Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/07/25/govt-to-support-docs-efforts-in-tuberculosis-research/#Ed1Ao1yP3RaV9A6u.99