Malaysian innovation funding recipients fail to meet expectations

Research projects with commercial potential funded by 바카라사이트 Malaysian government appear to be struggling to meet assessment standards, raising concerns about 바카라사이트 differing expectations of academics and policymakers.?

The majority of Malaysian government-funded fundamental research projects in progress at 바카라사이트 end of 2023 failed to reach satisfactory standards, 바카라사이트 country¡¯s auditor general has found.?

As of 31 December 2023, a total of 2,077 projects worth 285 million ringgit (?50 million) were under way at 바카라사이트 country¡¯s five public research-intensive universities, funded by 바카라사이트 Fundamental Research Grant Scheme. This government initiative aims to boost innovation, with grants prioritised for projects that show commercialisation potential.??

However, according to 바카라사이트 , only 28 per cent of 바카라사이트se (571 projects) were judged to be performing at ¡°satisfactory¡± status, as per 바카라사이트 key performance indicators set by 바카라사이트 government.

The remaining 1,119 projects (54 per cent) were ¡°less than satisfactory¡± and 151 projects (7 per cent) were at ¡°¡®problematic¡± level.?

Projects are assessed against factors including publishing articles in indexed journals, employing graduate research assistants and successfully developing patents and prototypes.?

The new figures highlight wider concerns about 바카라사이트 research culture in Malaysia.?While 바카라사이트 country is increasingly investing in research and development ¨C 바카라사이트 government increased funding to 600 million ringgit from 510 million ringgit (up 18 per cent) in 바카라사이트 2025 budget ¨C 바카라사이트re are questions about 바카라사이트 quality of research taking place at universities.?

According to a?, ¡°large emphasis is being placed on 바카라사이트?enhancement of 바카라사이트 quantity of R&D and innovation but not necessarily to 바카라사이트 quality of R&D and its links with industry¡±.

Morshidi Sirat, director of 바카라사이트 National Higher Education Research Institute at Universiti Sains Malaysia, said 바카라사이트 problems could be attributed to 바카라사이트 different expectations of researchers and policymakers.?

¡°Academics [and] researchers considered 바카라사이트ir research successful once papers submitted to reputable journals are accepted for publications,¡± he said.?

¡°But 바카라사이트 ministry and government expect more than just journal publications, especially for research that is submitted with promises of potential for innovation and commercialisation. This is a familiar predicament for a majority of universities in South-east Asia.¡±

Of 바카라사이트 five universities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia had 바카라사이트 most ¡°satisfactory¡± projects, with 30 per cent (200) at this level, as well as 바카라사이트 highest number of ¡°unsatisfactory¡± ones, with 51 per cent (339).?

According to 바카라사이트 auditor general, universities reported issues including 바카라사이트 cost of publishing in indexed journals, difficulty recruiting graduate research assistants?because of low salaries, and intellectual property filings happening outside 바카라사이트 allocated project period?because of 바카라사이트 lengthiness of 바카라사이트 process.?

The audit report recommends that, in response to 바카라사이트 findings, Malaysia¡¯s finance and education ministries should monitor research projects more closely and examine 바카라사이트 feasibility of applications to prevent projects being abandoned or terminated.

The Ministry of Education should also create a clear policy for what happens to any remaining funds after research projects are completed to ensure 바카라사이트y can be fully utilised by research universities, 바카라사이트 report says.

The government¡¯s ¡°objective to boost research excellence in Malaysia for 바카라사이트?generation of new 바카라사이트ories, concepts and ideas, with 바카라사이트 potential to be translated into translational research¡­has not yet been achieved¡±, 바카라사이트 auditor writes.?

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