Research Activities in Malaysia from the Perspectives of USM Medical School; The Reality and the Strategy.

Malaysia spends relatively little on research and development (R&D) compared with other technologically-advanced countries. For example, in the year 2000 only 0.5% of Malaysia’s GDP was spent on R&D compared with 2.3% in Germany, 2.5% in the United States, 2.8% in Japan and 2.9% in South Korea. Under the Eighth Malaysia Plan, a total of RM 1.507 billion has been allocated to provide funding for various science and technology programmes through a...