MALAYSIA is building a stronger talent pipeline in high-tech sectors, with over 100,000 technologists and technicians currently recognised by the Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT).
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang said this reflects ongoing efforts to elevate technology-based professions to the same standing as engineering and medicine. He was responding to Datuk Larry Sng (PBM-Julau), who had asked about measures to empower talents in fields such as robotics.As of October, MBOT has registered 107,423 technologists and technicians across 24 technology fields, he said, adding that the recognition scope has been expanded to include emerging technologies across multiple sectors.
