Plenary Session VII: InnovationDriving Innovation and Public Policy

Presented by:

Dato’ Badlisham GhazaliCEO of Multimedia Development

CorporationMALAYSIA

Driving Innovation and Public Policy

This discussion centres around the following 2 fundamental questions:

1.How can INNOVATION be used to create public policies that enrich the economy through the development of its ICT industry?

2.How can public policies be enacted to promote and encourage INNOVATION amongst private and public enterprises?

How Public Policies can be Enacted to Promote and Encourage Innovation – Impact on Productivity

Source: Digital Prosperity, March 2007Authors: Robert D. Atkinson and Andrew S. McKay

Contributions of IT to Labour Productivity (1995 – 2000)

NITC

Chaired by the

Prime Minister of Malaysia

NationalICT Policy

MSC MalaysiaNational ICT Initiative

ICT IndustryDevelopment

Socio-EconomicImpact

IAP

ICM

FCC

Input Sources

CCC Focus Groups

Industry Dialogues with PIKOM, TEAM,

MSC Malaysia-status Companies

Interviews with non-customers

NIC

NationalInnovation

Council

PEMUDAH

High-LevelPublic-Private

Business Competitiveness

Council

MSC Malaysia Ecosystem Strategy

Attracting Foreign Direct

Investments

Growing Direct Domestic

Investments

Enhancing Socio-Economic Development

The Ecosystem Strategy is built on the premise that the 3 Strategic Thrusts of MSC Malaysia will reinforce

one another and create a virtuous cycle

MDeC as the

Catalyst

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How Innovation was Used to Create Public Policies

How Innovation was Used to Create Public Policies

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Cumulative Export 1996 - 2006

Home grown technologiesLocally designed 64k contact chip

Products and InnovationRM 730 million exports

Indigenous Standards

Invention of Electronic Passport

Multi-application Smart CardE-Passport

Setting Global Standards

A Regional Hub in Smart Card & e-Passport

Turkey, Indonesia, Somalia2006

230 mil

E-Identity Documents Forum6th- 8th December 2006

Kuala Lumpur

A congregation of 155 participants, 44 countries across the world in Smart Card & e-PassportUSA, Canada, UK, China, Japan, India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Korea, Russia, Germany, Italy, Egypt, Finland, Hong Kong, Indonesia, France, Mexico, Morocco, Romania…..

How Public Policies can be Enacted to Promote and Encourage Innovation – a case study

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Thank You

Dato’ Badlishan GhazaliEmail: badlisham@mdec.com.my

URL: www.msc.com.my

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Call: +603 8315 3000or

Email: clic@mdec.com.my