GEORGE TOWN: Universities in the country must allocate necessary space for the semiconductor industries to produce more engineers for the future, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
"We must move forward now to elevate our status as a high-tech industrial center, as a semiconductor hub, and now design innovation. Anwar emphasized the need to increase the number of qualified engineers in the country and to upskill them to meet the industrial demands in design and innovation in high-technology fields.
Expressing concern about bureaucracy and planning, he noted that"it could take an extensive amount of time" and that bureaucracy often delays the introduction of new disciplines and courses, which might take several months or even over a year.