The National Science and Technology Systems and Strategies of Aseas Countries

Topics: Singapore's Technology Strategy, Building a Workable Infrastructure in Malaysia, Technology Upgrading in Thailand , and System in Indonesia

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Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly abbreviated ASEAN, is a geo-political and economic organization of ten countries located in Southeast Asia.

ASEAN member countries see the promotion of green industry in the region as necessary for creating a sustainable economic community and increasing competitiveness in the future.

Singapore's  Technological Strategy:

• Innovation System- focuses on entrepreneurship and integrate it to technology
• Innovation Growth Strategy- Development in infrastructure and the capabilities of government institutions in facing industrialization issues
• Green Buildings-another term is Zero Energy Building, it is a plan for building using solar panels, as a source of energy, that will provide the electricity for every buildings.

Technological Strategy of Thailand :

• Creation of Awareness of Science and Technology- It was supported by their government to let their constituents know the issues regarding science and technology so that they can contribute better solutions regarding the issue
• Research and Development System- Thai government focused on RND system to become more productive country
• Scholarship Grants- Thai government select 1, 200 person to avail the scholarship to study in the other industrialized countries so that they can gain ideas from other countries regarding industrialization development

Indonesia

As many other developing countries, Indonesia is not considered as world's leading parties in science and technology developments. However, throughout its history, there have been notable achievements and contributions made by Indonesian for science and technology. Currently, the republic's Ministry of Research and Technology is the official body in charge of science and technology development in the nation. In 2010, the Indonesian government has allocated Rp 1.9 trillion (approximately US$205 million) or less than 1 percent of the total state expenditure for research and development

Malaysia

Malaysia is an emerging Asian economy aspiring to move towards
a technology-driven and high-tech production-based pattern of development and thus
replicate the experience of the newly industrializing economies (NIEs) of Asia. In
fact, Malaysia has been categorized in the group of countries that have the potential
to create new technologies on their own (Mani, 2000). The prospects remain promising
despite the 1997 Asian financial crisis, although no country in the region was spared.In view of that,
Malaysia has a strong basis to consider formulating its own technological development
strategy based on those in the NIEs with appropriate adaptations to accommodate the
economy’s uniqueness.

Narrative/ Things I learned:

These topics were reported clearly by the reporter because the ideas we learned from this might be beneficial and serve as guidelines in the improvement of Science and Technology in our country.

There are plans for ASEAN nations, "ASEAN countries are currently enhancing their cooperation toward the establishment of the AEC in 2015. 

To remain competitive over the long run, ASEAN countries should expand green industry in their production processes, "Pushpanathan said. If this plan would be exhibited well , there will be a great change in our country ,as a part of ASEAN nation. Most ASEAN nations are considered as "tiger countries" because of the vast industrialixzation they had been through and our country is still left behind by this improvement.

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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ASEAN ECONOMIC INTEGRATION

TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT IN MALAYSIA AND THE NEWLY
INDUSTRIALIZING ECONOMIES: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Mun-Chow Lai* and Su-Fei Yap**