"Productive consultations between MIDA and key stakeholders in the defence industry such as the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), the Technology Depository Agency (TDA) and the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) are necessary to formulate the Dasar Industri Pertahanan Negara. This helps to identify gaps in the defence industry ecosystems, capacity building for domestic players and enhancing the effectiveness of current initiatives, such as the Industrial Collaboration Programme, to ensure sustainable growth of the Malaysian defence industry."
"Now, how is this DWP different from previous defence policies? For one, the DWP offers a different strategy, one that is more holistic and covers all aspects of military power, domestic support and foreign relations. This approach involves rallying all layers of our government and society in dealing with issues related to national defence."
"There are those who say the First World War was chemical; the Second World War was nuclear; and the Third World War – God forbid – will be biological" - Sir William Stewart, the British Association for the Advancement of Science
"Currently, the nation is at war with Covid-19. In just one year,
we’ve gone from two deaths to more than 2 million across
the world. Covid-19 is not only a global pandemic and public
health crisis; it has also severely affected the global economy
and financial markets."
"With the vast globalisation happening at break-neck speed, one only has to look around to see that the growth of innovation is relentless, disruption is accelerating, and work-life expectations have become sky-high."
"The defence industry is segregated from the broader national industrial base… There is a need to recognise the value of including it into the broader industrial base where we could take advantage of existing commercial systems and emerging technologies."
"Exponential technologies are disrupting traditional industries at an ever-increasing pace, and the pandemic has basically put these changes into hyper-speed."