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Malaysia Aerospace Summit 2021 (MyAERO’21): Prof. Ts. Shamsul Kamar Abu Saman (Head of NAICO) presenting a paper on Professional Aerospace Development with Ts. Dr. Ravinthran Mariappan (Moderator - IEM), Ts. Ricky Law (IEM) and Ts. Mohd Taufik Nordin (head of CTRM’s Testing Laboratory).
enhance competitiveness. It is the focal point
linking industry players, Government ministries and agencies and academia
to work collectively to strengthen capability and capacity and to create a conducive and sustainable ecosystem for the industry’s development.
Industry Promotional Agencies
The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA, see page 414) is
the principal Government promotional agency for the manufacturing and selected services sectors. MIDA assists companies seeking to invest in these sectors,
as well as facilitating the implementation of their projects.
MATRADE (see page 414) is responsible for promoting Malaysian aerospace companies’ capabilities
to secure more business
in the global arena. Apart from business matching, MATRADE also arranges
integral part of the global market by 2030. The industry will be further accelerated under the 12th Malaysia Plan to realise the nation’s aspiration to be a global powerhouse.
Industry Facilitator
The National Aerospace Industry Coordinating Office was established by
the Ministry of International Trade & Industry (MITI) to undertake implementation and monitoring of aerospace industry development initiatives. It
has been upgraded to a Government Agency, the National Aerospace Industry Corporation Malaysia (NAICO) as the industry facilitator, to develop and
Promoting the industry. Prof. Ts. Shamsul (Head of NAICO, 3rd left) with the MITI Pavilion Team from MIDA, MATRADE and MPC at the Defence Services Asia 2022 Exhibition held at MITEC.
Defence Services Asia 2022: Royal Malaysian Air Force Chief, General Datuk Seri Mohd Asghar Khan Goriman Khan (2nd right), unveils Malaysia’s first locally-designed and developed tactical UAV, produced by DEFTECH Unmanned Systems Sdn Bhd.