1st Edition

Digitalization and Development Ecosystem for Promoting Industrial Revolution 4.0 Technologies in Malaysia

Edited By Rajah Rasiah, Wah Yun Low, Nurliana Kamaruddin Copyright 2023
    294 Pages 58 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    294 Pages 58 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    This book examines the diffusion of digitalization and Industry 4.0 technologies in Malaysia by focusing on the ecosystem critical for its expansion. The chapters examine the digital proliferation in major sectors of agriculture, manufacturing, e-commerce and services, as well as the intermediary organizations essential for the orderly performance of socioeconomic agents.

    The book incisively reviews policy instruments critical for the effective and orderly development of the embedding organizations, and the regulatory framework needed to quicken the appropriation of socioeconomic synergies from digitalization and Industry 4.0 technologies. It highlights the importance of collaboration between government, academic and industry partners, as well as makes key recommendations on how to encourage adoption of IR4.0 technologies in the short- and long-term.

    This book bridges the concepts and applications of digitalization and Industry 4.0 and will be a must-read for policy makers seeking to quicken the adoption of its technologies.

    The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

    1. Problematizing Digitalization and Industrial Revolution 4.0
    Rajah Rasiah, Nurliana Kamaruddin and Wah Yun Low
    2. Improving Food Production through Digitalizing the Fertigation System
    Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid
    3. Proliferation of IR4.0 Technologies in Large Scale Agriculture
    Suresh Palpanaban
    4. Diffusion of IR 4.0 Technologies in Electronics Manufacturing: The Role of the Embedding Ecosystem
    Yeap Khai Leang.and Rajah Rasiah.
    5. Ecosystem Supporting Industry 4.0 Technologies in Textile and Clothing Manufacturing
    Kiranjeet Kaur, Hemant Kedia and Rajah Rasiah
    6. Did Digitalization Help Manufacturers Cope with the COVID-19 Pandemic?
    Shankaran Nambiar and Yip Tien Ming
    7. Creative Digital Pedagogies for Student Engagement: Preparing Students for Industry 4.0
    Dorothy DeWitt and Norlidah Alias
    8. Online Education in Malaysia: Institutional Change to Stimulate Digital Literacy
    Nurliana Kamaruddin, Cecilia Cheong Yin Mei, Wah Yun Low and Azirah Hashim
    9. E-commerce Expansion in Malaysia
    Tham Siew Yean and Andrew Kam Jia Yi
    10. Digitalization and the GIG Economy: Ecosystem System Supporting Consumer Services
    Khairul Hanim Pazim, Yosuke Uchiyama, Fumitaka Furuoka, Beatrice Lim and Jingyi Li
    11. The Role of TVET in IR4.0 for Malaysia
    Cheong Kee Cheok and Li Ran
    12. The Role of STRAND in Malaysia’s Industrial Transformation
    Naguib Mohd Nor and Nazreen Mohd Nasir.
    13. Government Initiatives to Promote Adoption of IR4.0 Technologies in Manufacturing
    Abdul Latif and Saliza Saari
    14. Addressing Cybersecurity Issues
    Maslina Daud and Rajah Rasiah

    Biography

    Rajah Rasiah is Distinguished Professor of Economics and Executive Director of the Asia-Europe Institute, Universiti Malaya.

    Wah Yun Low is Honorary Professor of Psychology at the Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.

    Nurliana Kamaruddin is Deputy Executive Director of Academic and Students Affairs and Senior Lecturer at the Asia-Europe Institute, Universiti Malaya.