Role of Innovation in Malaysia and Effective

Innovation Policy Approaches to Leverage

Strengths and Overcome Challenges

Panelist, Datuk Mark Rozario

Chief Executive Officer, Agensi Inovasi Malaysia

4 May 2017

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Malaysia Current Achievement in Global Indexes

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• FROM 25TH IN 2016• IMPROVEMENT IN 4 OUT OF

THE 7 KEY INDICATORS

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About AIM

Agensi Inovasi Malaysia was set up through an Act of Parliament in December 2010. AIM is administered by a 16-member Governance Council chaired by the Honourable Prime Minister

Current GC Members

• YAB Prime Minister of Malaysia

• Minister of Higher Education

• Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department

and Special Advisor to Agensi Inovasi Malaysia

• Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (EPU)

• Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation

• Minister of International Trade and Industry

• Minister of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism

• Second Minister of Finance

• Chief Executive Officer, Performance Management and Delivery Unit (PEMANDU)

• Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia

• Managing Director of Khazanah Nasional Berhad

• Science Advisor to the Prime Minister

• Chairman of Eco World Development Group Berhad

• Vice Chancellor, Universiti Putra Malaysia

• Chief Executive Officer of Agensi Inovasi Malaysia

• Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Grab

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Social Financing Model

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CULTIVATE A THINKING CULTURE

Fostering a culture of innovative and critical thinking among youths and as such create a seamless creative pipeline for future innovations

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FACILITATE INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA

COLLABORATION

To create an open innovation culture for knowledge and technology transfer from universities and research institutions to industries and companies

ROLE TO

Academia Addressing Real Industry Needs

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INNOVATING ORGANISATIONS

> 700Companies

To Date

3000Companies

By 2020

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CATAYLSE COMMERCIALISATION

To create global success stories by working with companies that show potential to commercialise world-class innovations.

ROLE TO

Support and develop the

“Entrepreneurship Landscape” in Malaysia

Making selective investments to catalyse

new ventures & startups

Creating platforms to monetise Malaysia’s

existing intellectual properties

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THANK YOU