Malaysia and China have agreed to deepen cooperation in science, know-how and innovation (STI), with each international locations increasing collaboration in rising applied sciences reminiscent of synthetic intelligence, biotechnology, renewable vitality and superior supplies.
The dedication was reaffirmed in the course of the Fourth Malaysia-China Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) on Science, Technology and Innovation, co-chaired by Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang and China’s Vice Minister of Science and Technology Lin Xin, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) stated in an announcement on Monday.
The assembly was held underneath the framework of the bilateral Science, Technology and Innovation Cooperation Agreement signed in 2013 and serves as a key platform for strengthening STI ties between the 2 international locations.
The newest discussions adopted Chinese President Xi Jinping’s official go to to Malaysia in April 2025, throughout which each international locations signed two new memoranda of understanding masking cooperation in rising know-how laboratories and functions of China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS).
Among the important thing points mentioned on the assembly had been coverage exchanges, know-how switch, commercialization initiatives and progress updates on a number of bilateral applications.
Malaysia and China are at the moment implementing the second sequence of the Malaysia-China Joint Research Program, which helps eight Malaysian research tasks in strategic sectors together with synthetic intelligence, green know-how, biotechnology, area know-how and superior supplies.
The tasks are targeted on areas reminiscent of vitality storage techniques, human vaccine improvement and superior supplies research, reflecting rising efforts by each international locations to strengthen technological capabilities and innovation ecosystems.
The assembly additionally reviewed progress underneath the primary Malaysia-China Expert Exchange Program, which has concerned ten Malaysian researchers enterprise collaborative work in vital know-how fields, together with synthetic intelligence, vitality storage and superior supplies.
In addition, either side mentioned the implementation of the Malaysia-China Joint Laboratory Program on Emerging Technologies, which goals to foster collaboration amongst universities, research establishments and business gamers from each international locations.
The program focuses on a number of high-growth sectors, together with synthetic intelligence, blockchain, biotechnology, renewable vitality and superior supplies, and is predicted to strengthen research commercialization and innovation partnerships.
Malaysia and China additionally pledged to develop cooperation in healthcare applied sciences, area info know-how, green vitality and the appliance of science and know-how for poverty eradication.
Separately, MOSTI, via the Academy of Sciences Malaysia, introduced the collection of 10 Malaysian researchers to take part in the Malaysia-China Expert Exchange Program.
Under the initiative, the researchers will spend six months at chosen Chinese research institutes, universities and corporations to realize publicity to superior applied sciences and strengthen bilateral research networks.
MOSTI stated this system is meant to construct native experience in strategic applied sciences, improve science diplomacy and help Malaysia’s long-term innovation agenda.
The expanded cooperation comes as Malaysia seeks to speed up its technological improvement and strengthen worldwide partnerships in key development sectors, whereas China continues to deepen scientific and research collaboration with regional companions.
The two international locations stated stronger cooperation in science, know-how and innovation would assist drive financial improvement, enhance research capabilities and help sustainable development in each nations.
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