Plenary Session VII: Innovation Driving Innovation and Public Policy Presented by: Dato’ Badlisham Ghazali CEO of Multimedia Development Corporation MALAYSIA

Driving Innovation and Public Policy This discussion centres around the following 2 fundamental questions: 1.How can INNOVATION be used to create public policies that enrich the economy through the development of its ICT industry? 2.How can public policies be enacted to promote and encourage INNOVATION amongst private and public enterprises?

How Public Policies can be Enacted to Promote and Encourage Innovation – Impact on Productivity Source: Digital Prosperity, March 2007 Authors: Robert D. Atkinson and Andrew S. McKay Contributions of IT to Labour Productivity (1995 – 2000)

NITC Chaired by the Prime Minister of Malaysia National ICT Policy MSC Malaysia National ICT Initiative ICT Industry Development Socio-Economic Impact IAP ICM FCC Input Sources CCCFocus Groups Industry Dialogues with PIKOM, TEAM, MSC Malaysia-status Companies Interviews with non-customers NIC National Innovation Council PEMUDAH High-Level Public-Private Business Competitiveness Council

MSC Malaysia Ecosystem Strategy Attracting Foreign Direct Investments Growing Direct Domestic Investments Enhancing Socio- Economic Development The Ecosystem Strategy is built on the premise that the 3 Strategic Thrusts of MSC Malaysia will reinforce one another and create a virtuous cycle MDeC as the Catalyst 1 2 3

How Innovation was Used to Create Public Policies

8 Cumulative Export Home grown technologies Locally designed 64k contact chip Products and Innovation RM 730 million exports Indigenous Standards Invention of Electronic Passport Multi-application Smart Card E-Passport Setting Global Standards A Regional Hub in Smart Card & e-Passport Turkey, Indonesia, Somalia mil E-Identity Documents Forum 6 th - 8 th December 2006 Kuala Lumpur A congregation of 155 participants, 44 countries across the world in Smart Card & e-Passport USA, Canada, UK, China, Japan, India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Korea, Russia, Germany, Italy, Egypt, Finland, Hong Kong, Indonesia, France, Mexico, Morocco, Romania….. How Public Policies can be Enacted to Promote and Encourage Innovation – a case study

9 Thank You Dato’ Badlishan Ghazali URL: For more information on MSC Malaysia, please contact: MSC Malaysia Client Contact Centre (CliC) Call: or