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Malaysia has been pursuing an export-oriented industrial development strategy since the early 1970s and is not likely to deviate from this strategy in the foreseeable future.\u00a0 Since Malaysia\u2019s high-tech manufacturing industry contributes over 36% to the total merchandise exported in 2018, it\u2019s relevance to the Malaysian economy is paramount.\u00a0 However, the growth trend of Malaysia\u2019s high-tech exports in the past 7 years has been sluggish.\u00a0 With the cessation of most E&E-NKEA projects in 2018 and the ending of the third industrial masterplan (IMP3) in 2020, the need to put in place new plans and policies to reinvigorate the existing high-tech sectors, as well as seeking out new and emerging sectors is ever more urgent.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n
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INTRODUCTION<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Malaysia embarked on\u00a0an\u00a0export-oriented industrialization strategy in the early 1970s.\u00a0 The strategy entailed the reliance on foreign direct investments to achieve high economic growth.\u00a0 Through the establishment of industrial free-trade-zone, export incentives, and generous investment incentives for foreign manufacturers to offshore their manufacturing facilities to Malaysia, the strategy resulted in a significant inflow of foreign direct investments (FDI) into the manufacturing sector.\u00a0 Since then, Malaysia\u2019s export-oriented industrialization strategies, guided by various industrial development policies (such as IMP1, 2 and 3), has resulted in significant economic growth throughout the 1980s and 1990s.\u00a0 To further strengthen exports, especially in high technology related industries, Malaysia\u2019s has embarked on a Knowledge-Based Economy the 1990s, with the establishment of the multimedia super corridor and the creation of Vision 2020.\u00a0 Today, Malaysia exports USD247.32 billion (2018) worth of merchandises to the world, of which, 36.54% or USD90.36 billion are high-tech merchandises.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This is testament to the success of\u00a0Malaysia\u2019s\u00a0export-oriented industrialization strategy\u00a0and reflects the importance of high-tech export performances\u00a0for\u00a0Malaysia.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Malaysia\u2019s high-tech export performance for 2018 is commendable, with a total high-tech merchandise export value of USD90.36 billion, and a year-on-year growth of 22.0%.\u00a0 From a global perspective, Malaysia commands\u00a02.90% of the world\u2019s total high-tech merchandise exports in 2017, up by 0.27% from 2016.\u00a0 In 2017, Malaysia is ranked the eleventh (11th<\/sup>) largest exporter of high-tech merchandises in the world (in terms of export values), up by 1 ranking position from 2016.\u00a0 Despite two consecutive years of declines in high-tech exports during 2015 and 2016, Malaysia has since recovered with two consecutive years of positive, double digit year-on-year growth of 17.2% in 2017 and 22.0% in 2018.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n