Malaysian PM woos Indian firms in Chennai
January 23rd, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANIChennai, Jan.23 (ANI): Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has urged Indian firms to play a key role in the development of human capital under Malaysia’s New Economic Model (NEM).
According to The Star, Razak told captains of Indian industry at a roundtable meeting here on Friday that the NEM, to be launched within the first quarter of the year, would be based on innovation, creativity and high sources of growth.
He said the new model was aimed at shifting Malaysia’s reliance on manufacturing based on low and semi-skilled workers to one focused on high technology and a modern service sector with skilled and highly-paid workers.
“We need to move Malaysia from an upper middle-income economy to a high-income economy by 2020. For this to happen, we will increase investments in human capital development and build a strong foundation in research and development design and engineering, and commercialisation of research activities,” Razak said.
Among the areas identified for further development were advanced electronics, information communication and technology (ICT), machinery and equipment, biotechnology, medical devices and renewable energy.
Najib said attractive incentives like pioneer status and investment tax allowances would be offered to companies investing in these areas.
He described India as the world’s leading provider of information technology services particularly in software and multimedia development, should explore opportunities for joint ventures or other forms of collaboration.
On ICT, he said, the Malaysian Government had put in place a number of initiatives to promote the sector, including granting Multimedia Super Corridor-status to qualified companies.
He also said MSC-status firms enjoy incentives and benefits backed by the Bill of Guarantees.
Malaysia is now home to 1,953 MSC-status companies, out of which 401 or 20.5 percent were foreign-owned. Indian firms make up 13.7 percent.
During his visit, Razak witnessed the signing and exchanges of memorandums of understanding between 13 Malaysian and Indian companies. (ANI)
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