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About 49.1% agreed that scientific research benefits the Malaysian people greatly. Meanwhile, 32.9% stated that scientific research has an equal impact of both benefits and drawbacks. Around 2.5% believed that STI brings more harm to the country, and 15.5% were uncertain.
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Source: National Survey of Innovation 2012
Note: Mean Indicators: 0 = not relevant 3 = highly important
Based on the above diagram, the three important objectives in the manufacturing sector are to improve the quality product (mean=2.37), followed by the need to open up new markets or increase market share (mean=2.29), and to extend the product range (mean=2.22). For the service sector, the most important objective was to improve product quality, with a mean value of 1.69. This is followed by the need to open up new market or increase market share (mean=1.62), and to fulfil regulation and standard (mean=1.57).
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The largest proportion of the R&D labour force are researchers, followed by support staff and technicians. After almost doubling its share (28.5 to 55.4) between 2008 and 2010, the R&D personnel and researchers per 10,000 labour force has steadily increased to 74 in 2016 but drop to 59 in 2018.
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Data coverage: PCT, 2006-2017
Date of Data Extraction: 17th July 2018
Note: Growth rate (%) = [(Present value- Past value)/Past value] x 100
The application for PCTs showed an increasing trend from 2006-2010, with the largest percentage of increase, of 188%, between 2007 to 2008.
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Among the 17 sources of STI information, 71.6% of respondents indicated that they obtain information from social media platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram, followed by television (69.6%). However, traditional media such as television (69.6%) and radio (47.4%) remain the mediums Malaysians use to acquire STI information.
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Source: National Survey of Innovation 2012
Note: Mean Indicators: 0 = not relevant 3 = highly important
The figure shows the effects of product and/or process innovation introduced during 2009-2011. On the whole, the companies felt that to improve quality of goods and services was the most important effect in this aspect. Specifically among the manufacturing companies, improved quality of goods and services with mean=2.21, increased range of products with mean=2.10, to increase value added with mean=2.07 were the three most important effects of innovation and were generally rated as highly important. Consequently in the service sector, improved quality of goods and services with mean=1.73, improved the flexibility of production or service provision with mean=1.55 and, increased capacity for production or service provision with mean=1.52 were rated the most important impacts of innovation.
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Among the places related to STI, zoos are a popular destination for Malaysians, with 27.0% having visited them in the past 12 months. Libraries come in second (23.3%), followed by Museums (23.2%) and Animal Protection/Wildlife Sanctuaries (16.5%).
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Source: National Survey of Innovation 2012
Note: Mean Indicators: 0 = not relevant 3 = highly important
The figures shows that the most important of marketing and organisational innovation in manufacturing sector are to improve quality of goods/services (mean=2.12), followed by reduced time to respond to customer or supplier needs (mean=1.92); reduced costs per unit of output or services (mean=1.90) and improved employee satisfaction and/or reduced rates of employee turnover (mean=1.76). Similarly, in the services sector, improved quality of goods or services was rated as the most significant effect with mean 1.78. This is followed by reduced time to respond to customer or supplier needs with mean 1.71, improved employee's satisfaction and/or reduced rates of employee turnover (mean =1.66) and reduced costs per unit of output or service (mean = 1.42).
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Data Coverage: PCT, 2006-2017
Date of Data Extraction: 17th July 2018
Note: Citation per patent = [Total number of citation/Total number of articles]
From 2006 to 2010, there was a steady increase in the number of PCT patents filed, with 2010 having the highest number of applications, at 327. The same steady growth is seen in forward citations from 2006 to 2009. From 2010, however, there is a steady decrease in the number of forward citations received, and correspondingly, in the forward citations per patent.