ISIS Malaysia undertakes policy-relevant
analysis, problem-oriented studies, applied research and
consultancies, sometimes
in collaboration with experts and institutions within or outside
Malaysia.
Royal Commission To Enhance The Operation and Management of the
Royal Malaysia Police
ISIS
Malaysia assisted The Royal Commission To Enhance The Operation
And Management of The Royal Malaysia Police in the
preparation of its Report to the Seri Paduka Baginda Yang
di-Pertuan Agong and Government of Malaysia. The Report was
submitted by The Royal Commission To Enhance The Operation And
Management Of The Royal Malaysia Police in May 2005. The Royal
Commission submitted over 120 recommendations regarding
enhancement of the performance of the Royal Malaysia Police for
the consideration of government.
Islamic
Development Bank (IDB)
ISIS
Malaysia was engaged by the Islamic Development Bank to be the
Lead Consultant for the IDB 1440H Commission. ISIS Malaysia also
helped draft the Commission’s proposal for IDB Vision 1440H. The
Vision Commission’s Report was later accepted by the IDB
Management. Former Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir
Mohamad was the Chairman of the Commission. The IDB Vision 1440H
was launched in March 2006.
UNDP
Publication
ISIS
Malaysia jointly authored a publication entitled
'Malaysia:International Trade, Growth, Poverty Reduction and
Human Development' along with the UNDP and the Malaysian
Institute of Economic Research (MIER). This publication, and the UNDP Human Development Report, was subsequently
launched by the Deputy Prime Minister, Dato' Seri Abdul Najib b
Tun Abdul Razak on 4 July 2006 at the Putrajaya Marriott Hotel
and a panel discussion held.
Trade and Environment Linkages - Malaysia
Country Study
This project, commissioned by the Asean Secretariat in May
1995 and completed in August 1996, was jointly undertaken by the
Bureau of International Economic Studies (BIES) and the Bureau
of Environment, Science, and Technology (BEST) of ISIS Malaysia.
Its aim was to examine whether there was a need to adopt common
environmental policies at the ASEAN level in order to maximise
the gains accruing from the ASEAN Free Trade Area by ensuring
that national environmental policies and regulations did not
distort the free movement of goods, services, and capital within
the single ASEAN market. Through country studies of Malaysia,
Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, and the Philippines, the project
focussed on three major issues - - the desirability of adopting
the polluter-pays-principle to address environmental
externalities on a wider basis in each ASEAN country; the
desirability of harmonising environmental-related product
standards in ASEAN; and whether a common mechanism to integrate
environmental policies and regulations with foreign direct
investment policies in each ASEAN country was needed to minimise
the possibility of investment diversion within ASEAN due to
different national environmental regulations and policies.
National Policy on the Environment (NPE)
ISIS through the Bureau of Science, Technology, Energy,
Natural Resources and Environment (BEST) is assisting the
Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (MOSTE) and
Department of Environment (DOE) in the fine-tuning and eventual
publication of the NPE document. Following the collaborative
work of the Drafting committee (MOSTE, DOE and ISIS), a National
workshop held in ISIS in November 1994, and a series of Steering
Committee meetings, the document is currently in its 9th draft
and awaiting a final round of feedback before submission to
Cabinet.
Support to Environment and Natural Resources Research and
Development Capacity - Information Database
Funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),
this project aims to establish a database on environment and
natural resources for the purposes of policy planning and
analysis. It entails a comprehensive assessment of existing
information on the subject, including proposals for enhancement
and identification of potential users, followed by the system's
design proper and operationalisation of the database.
Environmental Management Capacity Building - Water Quality
Monitoring
In recognition of the need for a more comprehensive and more
accurate reporting of the country's surface water quality, which
so far has largely been assessed in terms of physico-chemical
properties, this UNDP-funded project is intended to facilitate
the water quality monitoring programme of the DOE, focussing on
enhancement of their monitoring techniques, with particular
emphasis on monitoring of biological indicators.
Environmental Management Capacity Building - Toxic and Hazardous
Waste Management
This constitutes a component implemented parallel to the
project above, and aims to enhance the regulation and management
of toxic and hazardous wastes (THW, or legally termed 'scheduled
wastes') in the country. Technical assistance is provided for
the DOE to update the relevant regulations and waste
definitions, treatment and disposal requirements and incentives
for minimization and compliance, in cognizance of the pending
implementation of the THW integrated facility in Negri Sembilan
by a government-appointed consortium.
Environment and Natural Resource Accounting (ENRA) for ASEAN
countries
The ENRA study, the proposal of which was formulated by ISIS
to assist the national focal point, the DOE, and tabled under
the auspices of the ASEAN Working Group on Environmental
Economics (AWGEE), is intended to develop a practical accounting
system of natural resources and the environment which can be
implemented individually or collectively by ASEAN countries. It
will be used as a basis for research and monitoring of
environmental degradation as well as for planning and analysis
of policy strategies and programmes in line with the principle
of sustainable development.
Polytechnic Development Study
This is a 9-month study commissioned to ISIS by the Ministry
of Education (MOE). The objective of the study is to recommend
to the MOE policies on the future development of polytechnic
education. The focus will be on the future demand and supply of
manpower at the mid-engineering level to the year 2010.
Additionally, the study will also make recommendations on
student intake and polytechnic curriculum.
Strategic Plan for Education, 2020
This study is conducted upon request by Ministry of
Education. The objective is to recommend policies to help in the
formulation of a Strategic Plan for education to the year 2020.
An international Brains Trust on Education was held at ISIS to
assist in the preparation of the Strategic Plan.
New Industrial Master Plan - Human Resource Development Study
This study is commissioned by the Ministry of International
Trade and Industry (MITI) to contribute to the Human Resource
Development (HRD) component of the New Industrial Master Plan of
Malaysia. The aim of the study is to consider ways to improve
HRD in the country and to recommend policies to facilitate a
shift towards more skills intensive HRD programmes in line with
the government policy of encouraging capital intensive and
high-tech industries.
The Industrial Transition of Malaysia's Electronics Industry
This 9-month study has been commissioned by United Nation
Development Programmes (UNDP) through the Economic Planning Unit
(EPU) of Malaysia. It is conducted in conjuction with EPU, ISIS
and UNIDO. The objective of this study is to assist the
Government of Malaysia in defining the strategic industrial
policy to foster and enhance indigenous production and
technological capability in the electronics industry.
The Political and Economic Environment in Indonesia:
Prospectus for the life Insurance Industry.
This study, comissioned by Prudential Asia (Hong Kong & New
York) in January 1997, examined the growth opportunities of the
life insurance industry in Indonesia over the medium-term amidst
significant political and social change. The Analysis focused on
political and economic dynamnics in Indonesia, as well as on
socio-economic conditions and emerging social trends as the key
determinants shaping prospects for the life insurance industry.
ISIS-Harvard Institute of International Development (HIID)
Economic Study on Malaysia
This study consists of the following volumes: Managing
Growth Amidst Ethnic Diversity, Managing Structural Change and
Industrialisation, and Managing a Resource Rich Economy.
National Spatial Planning Project
The Project analysed spatially the relationship between
development and the natural resources among the various states
in Malaysia. The natural resources components studied were land,
forest, fisheries, freshwater and minerals but excluding
petroleum. The study recommended a list of policy options to
ensure sustained balanced growth through the optimum use of
resources.
Energy Policies and Strategies for Malaysia Until the Year
2020
The objective of the study is to prepare energy policies for
the period up to 2020 which will provide the government with a
reference framework for decision making on the strategic energy
sector issues by the analysis of all relevant parameters that
will determine the path of social and economic development and
the long term scenarios for the development of the Malaysian
energy sector.
Competitiveness Study of the Electronics and Electrical
Industry and the Palm Oil Industry of Malaysia
The scope of this study covered two sub-sectors namely the
electrical-electronic and palm oil industries. Its objectives
were to determine for each industry, its profile, market
structure and nature of price and non-price determinants of
competitiveness, based upon an integrative market.
Penang Strategic Development Plan, 1991-2000
This project set the broad framework to guide Penang into
the 21st century as a fully developed society with a
post-industrial economy emphasising excellence and quality. It
dealt with the macro overview of the state, sectoral studies,
the supporting framework and the institutional framework. Major
issues that could hinder the realisation of the full development
potential of each sector of the economy were indentified and
analysed.
Malacca Strategic Development Plan
The study analysed and reviewed the development and trends
of the identified sectors within the economy, projected future
development trends of each sector towards the year 2020,
identified the obstacles and opportunities in the state's
attempt to realise full development potential of each sector,
and developed a strategy for the future development of each of
the areas studied.
The New World Order: What Malaysia Must Expect, What Malaysia
Should Do
The paper, prepared for the Cabinet, examined the New World
Order in the following dimensions: The New World Political
Order, The New World Military Order, The New World Economic
Order, The New World Social and Cultural Order, The New World
Science and Technology Order, The New World Ecological Order.
Development Potential of the Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand
Growth Triangle Development Project
This project provided an overview of the structure of the
economies of these regions in terms of production, trade
tourism, investment and demographic patterns, including labour
movements; undertook an evaluation of recent developments in the
region; made assesment of the adequacy of the infrastructure of
the region including shipping and telecommunications; made an
assessment of the institutional framework and policy environment
prevailing in this region; assessed the social, political and
security implications on the Northern Region proposal and
suggested measures to minimise any adverse effects; identified
the potentials for economic co-operation to enhance the growth
potential of the region; proposed mechanisms and processes to
enhance and facilitate intra-regional co-operation; and
developed and instituted a preliminary database system for the
collection of information for effectively monitoring the
performance and the potential of the region.
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand Growth Triangle: Malaysian
Perspective
The study was concerned with the development of the growth
triangle in North Malaysia and covered the following areas:
macro perspective and structural changes in Northern Malaysia
1980-2000, sectoral development, indications of interdependence,
obstacles and constraints, and potential areas of co-operation.
Development Potential of East ASEAN Growth Area: A Brief
Assessment
This project explored the areas of co-operation in the
Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines growth area. It
brought together, with the exception of Brunei, the relatively
less developed regions of national economies. The study
highlighted the existing level of interaction between the
sub-regions in terms of trade, investment and labour mobility;
assessed the potential areas for co-operation in agriculture,
tourism and financial services; and outlined the development
path as envisioned by policy planners as well as the constraints
and limitations encountered in fulfilling development
objectives. The social, political and security implications were
also assessed. Some views on the strategic interests of Malaysia
in the realisation of the EAGA were put forth.
Sub-regional Cooperation between Mindanao, Sulawesi, Sabah,
Sarawak and Brunei
This study was undertaken at the request of President Ramos
of the Philippines. It examined the potential for enhancing
growth and development of East Malaysia together with that of
its neighbouring region by first evaluating the existing level
of regional economic integration, then exploring areas of
economic co-operation subject to present constraints and
barriers. Lastly it assessed the economic, political and
security implications arising from the realisation of the growth
triangle.
