Mapping Malaysia's Resource Centres

43 MAPPING MALAYSIA’S RESOURCE CENTRES Projects Undertaken (International) In recent years, MARii has also expanded its wings to undertake international projects under the Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (MAFTA), such as: 1. Modular Electric Bus Driveline Systems Project; and 2. Lithium Ion battery development. International Cooperation Programme / Success Stories MARii’s success also includes collaboration programmes such as: 1. MoU signing with Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) – Exhibition and business matching with Indian automotive vendors; 2. MoU signing with Institut Otomotif Indonesia (IOI) – business matching activity between Malaysian and Indonesian automotive vendors; and 3. Collaboration with Swinburne University of Technology - establishing Industry 4.0 training at MARii Academy of Technology. ADDRESS Block 2280, Jalan Usahawan 2, Cyber 6, 63000, Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia. CONTACT PERSON Dato’ Madani Sahari (Chief Executive Officer) CONTACTS T: +603 8318 7742 F: +603 8318 7743 E: info@marii.my WEBSITE www.marii.my YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT 2010 NO. OF STAFF 83 GEO-COORDINATES 2.928742, 101.660816 AREA OF EXPERTISE Development of the Malaysian automotive sector and overall mobility ecosystem through the adoption of Robotics and IoT. STRENGTHS AND ACHIEVEMENTS Conducts strategic research in the field of Automotive, Robotics and IoT. From this, MARii provides input and policy recommendations to the government and the industry. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION/ SUCCESS STORIES Collaboration with stakeholders in Australia, India and Indonesia. MALAYSIA AUTOMOTIVE, ROBOTICS & IoT INSTITUTE (MARii) Besides that, it often engages and mobilises collective efforts among stakeholders in the Automotive, Robotics and IoT sectors. Some of the key tasks here are to plan and implement relevant industrial strategies with regard to common data mining, analysis and the analytic platform. MARii also conducts strategic research in the field of Automotive, Robotics and IoT. From this, it provides input and policy recommendations to the government and the industry. Additionally, MARii strives to create new jobs and business opportunities in Robotics and IoT within the related fields to automotive manufacturing and services, ITS and mobility. Projects Undertaken (Domestic) MARii has undertaken numerous local projects, such as: 1. Malaysia Autoshow; 2. National Emission Test Centre (NETC); 3. Digital & Engineering Centre; 4. 4R2S Industry Standards; and 5. Development of Malaysian Standards (MS).