Malaysia can lead if we are able to manage the innovation process. But first we must understand innovation so we can harness the knowledge and skills that we possess to move forward. This will mean a dismantling of conventional ways of doing things. It will mean the acceptance of ideas that may seem radical. Most of all it means creating the environment conducive to the experimentation of new ideas and the enabling infrastructure for commercialization of these ideas...
Innovation is a vital part of growth. Innovation builds the new out of the old. Without it there can be no change. There can be no progress...
Innovation is part of the survival process. Perhaps it is a law of nature that all things must evolve and those that don't become extinct. The world is constantly changing. The more advanced a nation is the more adept it becomes at innovating to stay ahead of the rest of the world.