The current allocation is less than 1% of the country’s GDP

by AFIQ HANIF / pic MUHD AMIN NAHARUL

THE Higher Education Ministry (MoHE) is seeking for more allocations for research and development (R&D), its minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin (picture) said.

The minister said the current allocation is less than 1% of the country’s GDP.

“That’s why we need more as this is not enough. The allocation must be increased and we should get more as we need to compete with others to become developed country,” he said.

In addition, MoHE will strive to increase and strengthen the research and innovation in all sectors of higher education including public and private.

Mohamed Khaled said there is a need for higher learning institutions to be relevant and must play its role in solving problems faced by society.

“I believed commercialisation of fundamental research must be carried out so the community can make use of the findings of the researchers and not just end up stored in the library,” he said after officiating the 5th Universiti Malaya Research Carnival (UMRC) at UM yesterday.