OVERVIEW
“Electrical & Electronic”
Unlocking greater productivity within Malaysia’s industrial sectors is one of the national strategies in place to drive our continuous economic growth and expansion. In line with this aspiration, the Government launched the Malaysia Productivity Blueprint (MPB) in May 2017 as part of the 11th Malaysia Plan. Within the MPB, nine priority subsectors were identified as presenting high potential growth for our country. In particular, the Electrical and Electronics (E&E) industry, where the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) has been at the forefront of generating private public partnerships (PPPs) to drive productivity enhancement initiatives within the sector. The Electrical & Electronics (E&E) industry is a major subsector of the manufacturing sector, which has grown by leaps and bounds since 1972. In an effort to boost the E&E sector’s contribution to the national economy, the Electrical & Electronics Productivity Nexus (EEPN) led by industries and supported by the Government was formed in 2017. To further the success of strategies identified by the EEPN, the Delivery Management Office (DMO) of Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) has undertaken the role to coordinate, monitor and evaluate delivery efforts of the MPB.
Productivity Performance
Electrical & Electronics Subsector Labour Productivity from 2017 - 2022
Malaysia's E&E Exports in 2022
Challenges
- Lack of local companies embarking on research and development (R&D&C&I);
- Limited levels of investments in technology and digitalisation by enterprises;
- Low quality & affordability of digital infrastructure;
- Micro, small and medium enterprises (PMKS) are less proficient in digitization and the ability to engage in the supply chain of multinational companies (MNC);
- Insufficient commercial funding particularly for SMEs;
- Limited transfer of technology and knowledge by MNCs to local enterprises; and
- Skills gap among new graduates with the needs of the E&E subsector.
