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CLOSING THE DEAL: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the cooperation was signed by SIRIM Berhad’s President and Chief Executive,
Dato’ Dr Zainal Abidin Mohd Yusof and Fraunhofer‘s Member of the Management Board, Dr. Lorenz Kaiser. The signing, held at the Prime Minister’s
Department in Putrajaya, was witnessed by Prime Minister Datuk Sri Najib Tun Razak. Also present at the signing ceremony were Minister of
International Trade and Industry Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) Datuk Dr. Ewon Ebin, SME
Corp. CEO Dato‘ Hafsah Hashim, and SIRIM Chairman Datuk Jamaliah Kamis.
The only
partner
you need
A premier solution provider in
quality and technology innovation
By Kevin Wong
SIRIM is a champion of quality and
a recognised technology partner.
The body, which was incorporated
on Sept 1, 1996 as a wholly-owned
Government institution under the
Ministry of Finance, has over 40 years
of experience and expertise in technology
innovation and research.
As a premier solution provider,
SIRIM drives quality and
technology innovations that help
institutions and companies to
compete better through every
step of the business value chain.
Its technology focus areas are
aligned with national strategic
initiatives in energy and environmental
technologies, plant
and machinery expertise and
medical technologies.
SIRIM is also dedicated to
helping local communities raise
their incomes by improving their
businesses and trade practices.
President and CE Dato’Dr
Zainal Abidin Mohd Yusof
said while big multinational
corporations (MNCs) and
government-linked companies
(GLCs) have their own research
and development units, the small
and medium enterprises (SMEs)
do not have that luxury.
“A partnership is critical for
SMEs which lack research and
development capabilities,” said
Dr Zainal Abidin.
“They can rely only on someone
like us. That’s where we come
in, to form a strategic alliance.”
“We can provide R&D capabilities,
design and engineering
expertise as well as standards
consulting all under one roof. We
combine technological innovation
with a business-oriented
approach that delivers products
and solutions which are relevant
to today’s marketplace.”
As the national standards
development agency, SIRIM’s
extensive expertise in standards
and certification helps
SMEs meet the requirements of
international markets. Dr Zainal
Abidin said their network of
regional offices would offer support
nationwide.
SIRIM’s consultants could
help evaluate the commercial
viability of ideas, turn it into a
solid product proposal and then
build a working prototype of the
product. That can be followed by
organizing product trials, quality
improvement initiatives and
other pre-commercialisation
activities before designing the
product packaging and final
proof-of-concept.
SIRIM’s services are built
around three business areas
that have the most impact on the
world’s economic and societal
well-being: industrial machinery,
ecological sustainability and
healthcare.
These business lines are
served by professionals in
multidisciplinary ‘flagships’
that offer end-to-end solutions
across the value chain – from
product designers and researchers
to standards experts and
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