KUALA LUMPUR: Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro) is collaborating with government agencies and Japanese companies to accelerate adoption of Japanese Industry 4.0 smart manufacturing technologies among Malaysian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as part of the Look East Policy (LEP) cooperation.
Jetro KL research department assistant director Esther Lai said Jetro has conducted business matchings and Japanese Industry 4.0 technology workshops on March 9, one of the many events to commemorate LEP’s 40th anniversary. Jetro hopes to see SMEs apply some of these manufacturing technologies in their production lines, Lai said.