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Dato’ Sri Mustapa
B. Mohamed
Minister of International
Trade and Industry
Datuk Seri
Dr Maximus Ongkili
Minister of Science,
Technology and
Innovation
NKEA: Electrical and Electronics Ministers’ Message
The Electrical and Electronics Sector (E&E)
has been a lynchpin of Malaysia’s export-led
economy for four decades, during which this
sector powered the nation’s transition from
an agro-based to an industrial economy.
The establishment of Free Trade Zones (FTZ)
opened the gates for Foreign Direct Investment
(FDI) and paved the way for multinational
corporations to base their operations in Malaysia. Today, global players
such as Intel, First Solar, IBM, Dell, Sony, Samsung and Siemens call
Malaysia home.
For the sector to survive stiff competition from developed and emerging
economies in East and Southeast Asia, and maintain its appeal to FDI, measures
must be introduced to revitalise the sector and ensure its continued role as a
key contributor to exports and the national economy. This is where the EPPs
under this sector come in. I am confident that they will set the stage for us as a
nation to meet our goals for 2020.
The challenge to revitalise the E&E sector requires
a two-pronged strategy. The manufacturing
infrastructure of our country – both hard and
soft infra – needs to be continually refined and
advanced to meet the constant push for increased
efficiency and operating costs required by high
volume and low mix producers.
Focus is also needed to accelerate the innovation
capabilities of Malaysian E&E companies. Malaysia, with its limited human
resources, must shift the balance of economic contributions away from labourdriven
activities and move towards knowledge-driven work and innovationdriven
activities. To this end, MOSTI and its agencies will increase efforts to
assist local companies to increase their participation in high value-added
EPPs like product development and other niche high-margin manufacturing
services like testing and certification, within the NKEA strategy. My ministry
will execute its critical role in enabling the achievement NKEA targets, and
look forward to another great year ahead.
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