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The Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT) is Malaysia’s own unique organization that champions the local high technology industries. Established on 22 February 1993, it is an independent and not-for-profit organization that play three key roles in developing the hi-technology industry for Malaysia.

Parked under the purview of Malaysia’s Prime Minister’s Department,  MIGHT’s initiatives are driven by inputs from stakeholders  drawn from both the public and private sectors via  consensus building and smart partnership between the entities. The organization has also established robust global coalitions with Centre of Excellence around the world in advancing Malaysia’s high technology interests.

HISTORY
Prior to the inception of MIGHT, the Commonwealth heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) created the Commonwealth Group on Consultative Group on Technology Management (CCGTM) to foster and promote the transfer of technology through partnership.

Recognizing the important role that the private sector plays in the national development, CCGTM encouraged the participation of industry through its Private Sector Partnership Programme. Later on in 1995, CCGTM was transformed into private company – the Commonwealth Partnership for Technology Management or CPTM.

In order to integrate the role of the private sector in national development as well as explore the idea of fostering partnership between industry and government, the Science Advisor’s Office proposed the formation of an entity that would carry out “prospecting” activities. Prospecting is defined a research and harnessing of technologies for the creation of business opportunities.

This has led to the foundation of the entity named Consortium of Investors for Prospecting (CIP) which was backed by the Malaysian Business Council (MBC) and the National Council for Scientific Research and Development (NCSRD). The formation of the CIP paved the way for industry and government to work together to promote business development anchored on science and technology. It was a historic milestone and MIGHT was to emerge from this powerful coalition.

However, the CIP achieved limited success due to resource constraints and challenges arising from the informal structure of prioritizing tasks and activities. It soon became apparent that a more formal and dedicated organization was required to respond to the national imperative for industrialization in high technology sectors.

The Office of Science Advisor led the way by proposing a more efficient, dynamic and flexible entity to undertake not only prospecting activities but also to act as a neutral and independent organization promoting the use of the science and technology within the country. Established by the Office of the Science Advisor under the purview of the Prime Minister’s Department, MIGHT was officially registered as a company limited by guarantee under the Company’s Act 1965 on 15 October 1994. It continued to be managed by the MIGHT Support Unit until 1998 when it emerged in its current form following a major restructuring exercise.

In 2003, MIGHT was put under the purview of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), but was later repositioned back under the Prime Minister’s Department in January 2011, reporting directly to the Science Advisor to the Prime Minister. Since inception, MIGHT has recorded progress in many areas – from encouraging ventures into new frontiers of high technology, to sparking initiatives by courageous pioneers of new industrial and market frontiers.