Dr M: Effective use of science, technology and innovation needed to be competitive


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 01 Nov 2018

Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad conferring the 2018 senior fellowship to Datuk Dr. Tengku Mohd Azzman Shariffadeen during the conferment of fellowship of the Academy of Science Malaysia and announcement of the top research scientists Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Thursday, Nov 1, 2018. RAJA FAISAL HISHAN/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia needs to utilise science, technology and innovation (STI) more effectively in order to be a competitive economy, says Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

The Prime Minister said that the country must ensure the proliferation of knowledge-intensive enterprises that leverage on science and technology to take the economy to the next level.

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