FMM: R&D investment important


PETALING JAYA: Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) said that investment in research and development (R&D) is important in moving towards a higher value-added and knowledge based economy.

Under Budget 2015, a RM1.3bil allocation was given to the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry to implement innovation and commercialisation programmes.

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