Draft:Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology and Innovation

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Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology and Innovation
FormerlyTechnology Park Malaysia (1995-2021)
Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (2014-2021)
Company typeGovernment-linked company (GLC)
Key people
Prof. Dr. Rofina Yasmin Othman (Chairman)

Khairil Anuar Sadat Salleh (Acting Chief Executive Officer)

Khalid Yashaiya (Chief Strategy Officer)
ServicesR&D Technology and Innovation Accelerator, Prototyping and Validation Services, Technology Incubation and Testing Facilities for R&D, Connect Key Stakeholders Within the Innovation Ecosystem, Technology and Innovation Programmes
ParentMinistry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI)
Ministry of Finance
Websitehttps://mranti.my

The Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology and Innovation (MRANTI) is a government agency under Malaysia’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI). It also manages MRANTI Park under the purview of Malaysia’s Ministry of Finance.

History[edit]

In April 2021, MOSTI announced the merger of its two agencies — Technology Park Malaysia (TPM) and the Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC) to form a new technology commercialisation accelerator to improve Malaysia’s commercialisation rate from R&D[1]. As part of the 12th Malaysia Plan (RMK12), MRANTI is entrusted to lead Policy Enabler 2 - Accelerating Technology Adoption and Innovation.[2]

Malaysia’s central technology and innovation commercialisation accelerator, MRANTI,  started operations in January 2022.[3]

Operations[edit]

MRANTI was created to improve Malaysia’s commercialisation rate, in support of Malaysia's goals of becoming an innovation-driven, high-income economy.[4] In lieu of this, the Malaysian government allocated US$7.2 million (RM30 million) to upgrade MRANTI Park (previously known as TPM) into an International Innovation Hub for Industrial Revolution 4.0. [5]

MRANTI manages the Park and facilities therein, as well as creates developmental programmes and services in Malaysia to support innovators. It serves to connect government with industry, academia and civil society — the ‘quadruple helix’ in the innovation ecosystem.[6]

MRANTI Park[edit]

MRANTI Park is one of the first innovation parks in Malaysia to provide 5G coverage, offering download speeds of up to 1 Mbps, located in central Kuala Lumpur.[7]

Its 5G Experience Centre is the national testbed for 5G enterprise proof-of-concept.[8] It also offers an Autonomous Vehicle Experimental Lab which constitutes a 12-km testing route and 3-storey carpark.[9] Work is underway to develop a 5-acre drone centre of excellence. [10]

MRANTI Park hosts a 5,000 square-foot MakersLab that provides access to a range of tools, technologies, and programs to enable early-stage prototyping.[11]

In October 2022, the MRANTI Park Master Plan was announced, aimed at delivering a gross development value (GDV) of US$4.31 billion (RM20 billion) with land lease return value of US$600 million (RM2.8 billion) and to create over 8,000 jobs by 2027.[12][13] The development of the park will be done in three phases[14], according to principles outlined in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals[15], comprising three precincts, five technology clusters -  drone technology, agriculture, health, bioscience and 4IR enabling technologies.

Developmental Programmes[edit]

In addition to facilities at the Park, MRANTI offers a range of structured and strategic developmental programmes to support innovators at various stages of the innovation lifecycle. Throughout the year, programmes are designed to provide mentorship, skills and market access to accelerate product commercialisation - as well as Intellectual Property Audits and Valuation programmes.[16]

In August 2023, MRANTI launched the Malaysia Technology Commercialisation Platform (MATCH) to connect tech providers and seekers with solutions to accelerate technology commercialisation in Malaysia.[17][18] This complements various other initiatives and invention databases including the Malaysia Open Science Platform by Akademi Sains Malaysia.[19]

It also organises conferences and events that bring thought leaders and ecosystem players from government, academia, industry and civil society[20] together for discussions on technology and the future economy. [21][22]

For example, the MRANTI Supercharger Series has spin-off events in Sabah[23], Johor[24] and Penang[25] which connects academia with enterprises, to accelerate the transition of innovations from the lab into the marketplace. 

MRANTI led the MCY Summit 2023, an annual programme driven by MOSTI to recognise and celebrate successfully commercialised R&D products, technologies or services in the local and international markets.[26]

National Technology & Innovation Sandbox (NTIS)[edit]

MRANTI is the lead secretariat for the NTIS. The NTIS was first introduced as one of the prominent initiatives under Malaysia's National Economic Recovery Plan (PENJANA) in June 2020[27], aimed at revitalising Malaysia's economy and driving Malaysia towards becoming a high-tech and high-income nation.[28]

The NTIS provides commercialisation, regulatory and funding support to researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs, from product research and development to deployment.[29] Through the NTIS, the relaxation of regulations for safe testing in a “live” environment is made possible.[30] Additionally, the NTIS provides funding and technical support to accelerate commercialization of innovations which have a Technical Readiness Level (TRL) 6 and above.[31]

As of November 2023, 11 Sandbox test sites have been set up and 186 solutions in agritech, medtech, drone tech and other technology focus areas have been supported.[32] Since the establishment of the NTIS, 24 companies have been supported in various technology areas for societal and industry solutions, to commercialise their products which generated RM51.8 million in sales revenue and created 244 job opportunities.[33] 

Community Development STI Programmes[edit]

With aims to enculturate Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) across all layers of society, in support of MOSTI’s National Science Technology and Innovation Policy 2021 - 2030[34][35], MRANTI led the rollout of Minggu Sains Negara 2022 (National Science Week).[36]

MRANTI World Engineering Day,  for example, is the Malaysian chapter of UNESCO’s World Engineering Day designed to inspire and build the next-generation of engineers and innovators to build a better future.[37]

Meanwhile, MRANTI organised Malaysia Techlympics 2022, designed to nurture young talents in STI. Over 1 million students and youths participated in various activities held nationwide,[38] which generated 1,200 ideas.[39]

MRANTI also partners with a large number of international[40] corporations[41] and local[42] organisations[43] to conduct ideathons, competitions, forums, tech immersion workshops, pocket talks and more.

DroneTech[edit]

To tap into the huge potential presented by dronetech, the Malaysian government developed the Malaysia Drone Technology Action Plan 2022-2030 (MDTAP30) which is expected to create 100,000 job opportunities and contribute RM50.71bil to Malaysia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2030. MRANTI is the lead secretariat of the MDTAP30 mandated to catalyse adoption of emerging drone technology innovations and create a future economy. MDTAP30 was laid out to complete eight strategic missions:

One of these missions includes the Special Drone Services Emergency Task Force (PTK2Dron) which facilitates the deployment of drone and robotics  solutions to assist first responders during disaster and rescue operations.

Building & Tenants[edit]

MRANTI Park has 14 buildings.

Major tenants include ASTRO, Ajinomoto Malaysia Head Office, InterVenn Biosciences Malaysia, Finastra, BoomGrow, Data8 Sdn Bhd, Bnetworks Sdn Bhd (bWave), HCL Technologies Malaysia Sdn. Bhd and Asia Pacific University.

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