Malaysia aims to be a high-income nation which
is sustainable and inclusive by the year 2020,
as projected in the National Economic Model
(NEM). The Government has put in tremendous
effort in making the aspiration a reality through
a number of strategic plans such as Economic
Transformation Programme (ETP), Government
Transformation Programme (GTP) as well as the
10th and 11th Malaysia Plan.
Year 2020 is about
nine (9) years ahead from now and the plans
have been reported to be progressing well
with on-going implementation of more
than 130 Entry Point Projects (EPPs)
and other supporting initiatives.
However, what will be the aspiration
for Malaysia beyond the year 2020?
How does the country prepare and
position itself from now to maintain
its growth momentum taking into cognisance the dynamic changes of the future
global environment?
"There is a need for a system to detect in advance
weak signals, monitor trends, analyse all possible
drivers of change, identify future niche areas and
technology requirements and others that will
facilitate today’s decision makers to design the
path for the best direction in the next 20 years
as well as to position the country to face any
possible challenges along the journey."
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All of these
activities are referred as Foresight. In view of its
importance, most of developed countries such as
US, UK, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, to name a few, have
already embarked and leveraged on Foresight to
chart their future national development. Therefore
for Malaysia, the Malaysian Industry-Government
Group for High Technology (MIGHT) on behalf
of Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation
(MOSTI) took an initiative to undertake the
National Technology Foresight 2010 (NTF 2010)
program. The six (6) months program focused on systematically identifying and assessing potential
sectors in Science, Technology and Innovation
(STI) important to Malaysia in the next 10
years.
During the period of the study, multiple
activities incorporating various methods that are
prominently used in Foresight were conducted and
customised to Malaysia’s case studies.
Throughout the process, the engagement with
the relevant stakeholders was crucial and their
participation in the programmes was over
whelming. This in itself was a clear demonstration
of their interest in foresight activities as well as
their willingness to participate, contribute and
channel their knowledge and experience for
national wellbeing. Below are highlights of the
stakeholders that participated in the foresight
activities. Representatives from these organizations
were ever-present in the workshops and focus
groups sessions. This list is not definitive and not
exhaustive.
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