Contribution Of Muslim Scientist Presentation

1. Contribution of Malaysia
in Science And
Technology
Contribution of Muslim scientists
Presented By: Aroosa Amanat BS-EE-1932/FET

2. Content
 Introduction
 Science and technology
 Scientist
 Institutes
 Achievements
 References
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3. 1. Introduction
 Located in Southeast Asia connected with Thailand on north and
border in south with Indonesia
 67th largest country by total land area
 Divided into two parts
West Malaysia(Peninsular Malaysia)
East Malaysia (Borneo Island)
 Official religion Islam
 Official Language Malay
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4. 2.Science and Technology in Malaysia
Science and Technology Policies:
Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation MSTI
 Formulate policies
 Implement programs
The National Council for Scientific Research and Development (NCSRD) is an
advisory body
 provide advice and directions on S&T policies and S&T priorities.
 This council meets three to four times a year
 MSTI acts as the secretariat to NCSRD
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5. Intensification of Research in Priority Areas
(IRPA):
 Fund was introduced in 1988
 Largest grant for Research And Development by MOSTI
 Fund utilized by the public sector universities and research institutes
The agency Fund projects
 that are of high national priority and can be commercialized
 that address the needs of Malaysian Industry
 Encourage collaborative efforts among research institutions
 Enhance RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT linkages between the public and private
sectors.
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6. Government Infrastructure and
Incubation Related Schemes
 The Malaysian Technology Development Corporation or MTDC is a venture
capital based company established by the Government and the private sector.
Objectives:
 MTDC's objective is to spearhead technology development in Malaysia
through:
 Commercialization of Research Results,
 Development of Technology-based Companies
 Providing venture capital.
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7. 3.Scientists
 Three chemical engineering experts from Malaysia received scientific
recognition as being the 'World's Most Influential Minds in 2015' by Thomson
Reuters.
 Engr. Mohd. Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah(chemical Engineer)
 Liyana Jamaludin (Geopolymer)
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8. 4.Institues
 Malaysia has 17 public and 20 private universities
 older more established universities are University of Malaya, University
Kebangsaan Malaysia, University Putra Malaysia and University Sains Malaysia
 Among the more recent universities are the Multimedia University (MMU),
which focuses on multimedia and ICT based courses, and the University
Tenaga National (UNITEN) a private university that focuses on engineering,
information technology, business management and related courses. University
Teknologi Petronas (UTP), which focuses on engineering, science and
technology. Recently, the Malaysian University of Science and Technology
(MUST) was established, focussing on science and technology courses.
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9. 5.Acheivemnets
Education
 The Ministry of Education set a target of 60% enrolment in S&T related
courses
 The number of researchers in Malaysia stands at 18 researchers per 10,000
workforce6 (2002).
Human resource
 Government has also sought to improve programs to attract qualified
personnel from abroad through its ‘Brain Gain’ programme. The Malaysian
Government also introduced several initiatives to ensure that the workforce is
given opportunity for training of the industrial workforce as well as the S&T
workforce.
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10. Acheivemnts
Research and Development
 Malaysia produced less than 100 papers per year
 Rank 55 out of 178
Policies and Incentives
The Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) is Malaysia’s most exciting initiative for the global
information and communication technology (ICT) industry.
Among the 1000 MSC companies, software development is the biggest component with
213 companies (27%); followed by system integration 169 companies (22%); web design
133 companies (16%); internet 66 companies (8%); rest others. In terms of sectors,
financial and insurance account for 22%; telecommunications 19%; manufacturing 13%;
retail 8%; health 8%; software applications 8%; and rest others.
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11. 6.References
 Krishna, V. V. "The science and technology system in Malaysia." UNESCO,
accessed October 29 (2006): 2014.
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