BAMBOO BAMBOO WW OO RR LL DD Leading the WayLeading the Way to to INNOVATIONINNOVATIONIn conjunction with 3rd Creativity & Innovation Week,In conjunction with 3rd Creativity & Innovation Week, 15th~21st April 201015th~21st April 2010

by Dato’ Ghazi Sheikh Ramliby Dato’ Ghazi Sheikh RamliFounder / President Founder / President

Malaysian Association of Creativity & Innovation (MACRI)Malaysian Association of Creativity & Innovation (MACRI)Board MemberBoard Member

Yayasan Inovasi Malaysia (YIM)Yayasan Inovasi Malaysia (YIM)

BAMBOO What’s it all about?

11 Malaysia!Malaysia! People First,People First, Performance Now!Performance Now!

YAB Dato’ Sri Mohd NajibYAB Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razakbin Tun Abdul Razak Prime Minister of MalaysiaPrime Minister of Malaysia

Towards aTowards aHigh Income EconomyHigh Income Economy through Innovation & Creativitythrough Innovation & Creativity

Target:Target: 8% annual growth to achieve 8% annual growth to achieve Vision 2020Vision 2020

An economy An economy founded onfounded on INNOVATION!INNOVATION!

BambooBamboo a)a) Bamboo is one of the fastest growing woody Bamboo is one of the fastest growing woody

plants in the world and one of most sustainable plants in the world and one of most sustainable resources and does not require the use of resources and does not require the use of pesticides and chemicals. Bamboo has a pesticides and chemicals. Bamboo has a significantly smaller environmental and significantly smaller environmental and biological footprint than other fabrics.biological footprint than other fabrics.

b)b) Bamboo is stronger than wood or timber in Bamboo is stronger than wood or timber in tension and compression. The tensile strength tension and compression. The tensile strength of the fibers of a vascular bundle could be up to of the fibers of a vascular bundle could be up to 12,000 kilograms per square centimeter, almost 12,000 kilograms per square centimeter, almost twice that of the steel.twice that of the steel.

c)c) With bamboo we can replace wood or timber in With bamboo we can replace wood or timber in all their applications, but we cannot use wood or all their applications, but we cannot use wood or timber to make all the things and structures that timber to make all the things and structures that can only be made with bamboo.can only be made with bamboo.

Bamboo – con’tBamboo – con’t d)d) Only supernatural beign or a superplant can Only supernatural beign or a superplant can

support the radiation of an atomic bomb. In support the radiation of an atomic bomb. In Hiroshima, Japan, the only plant which survived Hiroshima, Japan, the only plant which survived the radiation of the atomic bomb in 1945 was a the radiation of the atomic bomb in 1945 was a bamboo plant. The incinerating heat developed bamboo plant. The incinerating heat developed by the radiation destroyed all the trees and by the radiation destroyed all the trees and wooden houses and the whole city was razed wooden houses and the whole city was razed except this bamboo plant.except this bamboo plant.

e)e) Bamboo is naturally antibacterial, antifungal, Bamboo is naturally antibacterial, antifungal,

hypoallergenic and more hygienic than hypoallergenic and more hygienic than conventional fabrics. Bamboo releases more conventional fabrics. Bamboo releases more oxygen than trees yet requires less water and oxygen than trees yet requires less water and maintenance.maintenance.

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What’s Next?What’s Next?

LIGHTSLIGHTSCAMERACAMERAACTION!!ACTION!!