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Strategic Plan 2025 - 2030 | MEITD

1. Policy Formulation and manpower are professionals,
Regulatory Support scientists, and technicians.

MEITD plays a strategic policy role in
ensuring that biotechnology innovation 3. Research and Innovation
aligns with Sarawak ’s development goals Commercialization
by: MEITD fosters an environment where
• Developing a regulatory framework to biotech research leads to
facilitate biotech commercialization, commercialization by:
research collaboration, and industry • Encouraging public-private
partnerships. partnerships (PPPs) to attract RM500
• Ensuring policy alignment with federal million in private investment.
agencies (MOSTI, KeTSA, KASA, • Supporting IP generation and patent
TDA, MyIPO) to drive a coordinated filing processes, with a target of 8 to
national biotechnology agenda. 20 patents filed and approved.
• Supporting bio-preferred • Facilitating industry-academic
manufacturing policies, public collaboration to ensure that R&D
procurement, and incentives to outputs translate into commercial
stimulate biotechnology investments. biotech products.

4. Infrastructure and Ecosystem
2. Talent and Human Capital Development
Development • Supporting the Bio-Industrial Park as
MEITD is responsible for building a skilled a key enabler for biotech-related
workforce by: industries.
• Facilitating education and training • Promoting niche biotech areas,
programs to produce scientists, including Bioactive, Bio health,
researchers, and technical experts in Biomaterials, Bioenergy, and
biotechnology. Bioenvironment.
• Expanding STEM and TVET • Ensuring investment readiness, by
programs focused on biotech-related advocating for biotech-friendly land
disciplines. policies, tenant incentives, and
• Developing a workforce pipeline that integration of renewable energy in the
ensures 80% of the 9,000 required industrial park.

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