KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) — Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro) is collaborating with government agencies and Japanese companies to accelerate adoption of Japanese Industry 4.0 smart manufacturing technologies among Malaysian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as part of the Look East Policy (LEP) cooperation.
Jetro KL research department assistant director Esther Lai said Jetro has conducted business matchings and Japanese Industry 4.0 technology workshops on March 9, one of the many events to commemorate LEP’s 40th anniversary.
Jetro hopes to see SMEs apply some of these manufacturing technologies in their production lines, Lai said.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digitalisation and pushed manufacturers to adopt solutions (using) less manpower,” she told Bernama.
Seven Japanese solution providers participated in the workshops, namely Fujitsu (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Hitachi Asia (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, KDDI Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Mitsubishi Electric Sales Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Murata Electronics (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, NEC Corporation of Malaysia Sdn Bhd and Yokogawa Electric (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd.
Following the Japan-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement and ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership, the RCEP is the third free trade agreement between both countries. There will be trade and investment spin-offs, with Malaysia being a logistics hub option, she said.
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