November 19, 2009 17:30 PM
Bernama
BANGI, Nov 19 (Bernama) -- The Department of Standards Malaysia has been urged to identify and develop national standard in new fields especially those with high commercial value.
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Johnity Ongkili said this would support the efforts of turning Malaysia into a high-income country.
He cited fields such as halal, nanotechnology, biotechnology, information security, food security, medical devices, construction products and swiftlet nest, which should be focused on.
Noting that the target of the National Standards Strategy and Action Plan was to have 6,000 Standard Malaysia products by 2020, he said 94.25 per cent or 5,655 products had been accredited up to Sept 30.
"This means the Department of Standards Malaysia need to accredit 345 more products to achieve the target," he said at the National Standards and Accreditation award presentation here on Wednesday.
Earlier, he witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Department of Standards Malaysia and the Malaysian Society for Quality in Health to forge a collaboration in healthcare.
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