Prof Datuk Dr Asma Ismail
As Malaysia aspires to be a high-tech nation by 2030, we need to double our allocation for experimental development or translational research efforts so that we can register outcomes similar to nations like South Korea, Japan and Denmark which will also increase our gross domestic product (GDP).
From The Science Outlook 2017 report, we concluded that there is inadequate investment in experimental development to translate our research and development (R&D) outputs to markets within Malaysia and beyond.
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