Assessing the Effectiveness of Public Research Institutions : Fostering Knowledge Linkages and Transferring Technology in Malaysia

The transition to a more innovation-based growth model is even more urgent in the current uncertain global context[1]. While the GDP growth rate has proven resilient in recent years, declining oil and gas output, coupled with economic shocks, inclu...

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Language:English
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spelling okr-10986-346122021-09-17T03:48:52Z Assessing the Effectiveness of Public Research Institutions : Fostering Knowledge Linkages and Transferring Technology in Malaysia World Bank TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE PUBLIC RESEARCH INSTITUTION SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZE ENTERPRISE INNOVATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC GOVERNANCE RESEARCH CAPACITY The transition to a more innovation-based growth model is even more urgent in the current uncertain global context[1]. While the GDP growth rate has proven resilient in recent years, declining oil and gas output, coupled with economic shocks, including the recent COVID-19 pandemic, havedented the growth momentum. In this difficult context, a sustained increase in private investment, coupled with improvements in productivity willbe necessary to maintain a sustainable economic growth trajectory that enables Malaysia to reach high-income status. There is a significant body ofevidence to demonstrate a positive correlation between levels of innovation and productivity. Malaysia recognizes the need to embrace an innovation-driven growth model to weather the current global crisis and achieve its aspirations of becoming a high-income nation. Malaysia hastransformed what was once an agricultural economy, to one that is manufacturing-led. Recognizing the importance of productivity led growth model,research and development (R&D) resources and expenditures in Malaysia grew over the years as did policy efforts through reforms and improvements to bolster educational as well as science, technology and innovation capabilities and outcomes. 2020-10-14T13:16:33Z 2020-10-14T13:16:33Z 2020-10 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/268421602626581373/Assessing-the-Effectiveness-of-Public-Research-Institutions-Fostering-Knowledge-Linkages-and-Transferring-Technology-in-Malaysia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34612 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Kuala Lumpur Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Public Sector Study East Asia and Pacific Malaysia
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topic TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
PUBLIC RESEARCH INSTITUTION
SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZE ENTERPRISE
INNOVATION
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC GOVERNANCE
RESEARCH CAPACITY
spellingShingle TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
PUBLIC RESEARCH INSTITUTION
SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZE ENTERPRISE
INNOVATION
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC GOVERNANCE
RESEARCH CAPACITY
World Bank
Assessing the Effectiveness of Public Research Institutions : Fostering Knowledge Linkages and Transferring Technology in Malaysia
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
Malaysia
description The transition to a more innovation-based growth model is even more urgent in the current uncertain global context[1]. While the GDP growth rate has proven resilient in recent years, declining oil and gas output, coupled with economic shocks, including the recent COVID-19 pandemic, havedented the growth momentum. In this difficult context, a sustained increase in private investment, coupled with improvements in productivity willbe necessary to maintain a sustainable economic growth trajectory that enables Malaysia to reach high-income status. There is a significant body ofevidence to demonstrate a positive correlation between levels of innovation and productivity. Malaysia recognizes the need to embrace an innovation-driven growth model to weather the current global crisis and achieve its aspirations of becoming a high-income nation. Malaysia hastransformed what was once an agricultural economy, to one that is manufacturing-led. Recognizing the importance of productivity led growth model,research and development (R&D) resources and expenditures in Malaysia grew over the years as did policy efforts through reforms and improvements to bolster educational as well as science, technology and innovation capabilities and outcomes.
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title Assessing the Effectiveness of Public Research Institutions : Fostering Knowledge Linkages and Transferring Technology in Malaysia
title_short Assessing the Effectiveness of Public Research Institutions : Fostering Knowledge Linkages and Transferring Technology in Malaysia
title_full Assessing the Effectiveness of Public Research Institutions : Fostering Knowledge Linkages and Transferring Technology in Malaysia
title_fullStr Assessing the Effectiveness of Public Research Institutions : Fostering Knowledge Linkages and Transferring Technology in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Assessing the Effectiveness of Public Research Institutions : Fostering Knowledge Linkages and Transferring Technology in Malaysia
title_sort assessing the effectiveness of public research institutions : fostering knowledge linkages and transferring technology in malaysia
publisher World Bank, Kuala Lumpur
publishDate 2020
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/268421602626581373/Assessing-the-Effectiveness-of-Public-Research-Institutions-Fostering-Knowledge-Linkages-and-Transferring-Technology-in-Malaysia
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