Mapping Malaysia's Resource Centres

170 MAPPING MALAYSIA’S RESOURCE CENTRES STANDARD AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MALAYSIA BERHAD (SIRIM) Introduction SIRIM is Malaysia’s premier industrial research and technology organisation, wholly owned by the Ministry of Finance Incorporated, under the purview of Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI). In 1964, the Government of Malaysia directed a study looking into the establishment of a national standards organisation. In light of Malaysia’s accelerating industrial development, there was an urgent need to adopt the principles of standardisation. The Standards Institution of Malaysia (SIM) was established in early 1966 as a department under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. In October 1966, the Standards Act No: 76 1966 was passed in the Parliament, making SIM the national standards body. In 1974, the National Action Council decided upon the merging of SIM with the National Institute for Scienti c and Industrial Research (NISIR) to form the Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM). On the 1st of September 1996, SIRIM was corporatised and to be known as SIRIM Berhad. Area of Expertise 1. Industrial Research: Energy Management, Bio-Medical, Smart Manufacturing, Bio-Natural Gas, Sensor, Nanotechnology, Industrial Biotechnology,Machinery Technology and Environmental Technology; 2. Technology Development and Commercialisation; 3. Certification, Testing and Inspection; 4. Measurement and Calibration; 5. Standards Research and Development, Training; 6. Technology-based Entrepreneurship; and 7. Design Advisory. Strengths and Achievements With over 40 years of experience and expertise, SIRIM is mandated as the machinery for research and technology development, and the national champion of quality. SIRIM has enabled Malaysian products and services to achieve due recognition in quality and innovation worldwide, through specialised solutions that serve the needs of all industry sectors. Through its subsidiary SIRIM QAS International, SIRIM is Malaysia’s leading testing, inspection and certification services provider, accredited under numerous bodies including the Department of Standards Malaysia and the United Kingdom Accreditation Service, among others. SIRIM also plays an active role in local industry standards development and supports national growth in human capital of local industries through technology and certification training programmes. SIRIM also assists organisations towards implementing excellent business culture by associating quality, technology and best practices. S T A N D A R D , C E R T I F I C A T I O N A N D A C C R E D I T A T I O N