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Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz urged the ASEAN bloc members to embrace science and technology in order to produce innovations to power up the region’s digital and green economy visions of sustainability.

“This marks a significant step in aligning regional regulatory and infrastructure initiatives to drive the growth of a robust and sustainable electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem across ASEAN,” he noted, citing that the ASEAN Battery Swapping Standard as an example of the region’s vision in action, aimed at streamlining EV charging infrastructure through a unified standard across ASEAN.

“The harmonisation not only reduces operational costs and attracts more investments, but also enhances convenience, accessibility and consumer confidence. It ensures a more seamless and impactful green mobility transition and reinforces our leadership in the sector,” he added.

However, he stated that true resilience in the automotive sector hinges on deeper regional supply chain integration.

“By fostering complementary supply chains and developing markets within ASEAN, we can significantly boost production efficiency, reduce dependence on external markets and build a more agile and robust automotive ecosystem.

“With each member state bringing its unique strength to the table, we can position ASEAN as a global hub for sustainable and next-generation mobility solutions. A key mission of this plan is our ‘Push for Net Zero’, which includes strategic initiatives focused on e-mobility to cultivate a greener, more vibrant and prosperous Malaysia by 2030,” Tengku Zafrul explained.

From the policies of the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI), Tengku Zafrul said the ministry is firmly guiding industries to move up the value chain to remain competitive and resilient amid rapid technological disruptions and shifting (global) trade dynamics.

Source: https://sme.asia/science-tech-innovations-to-drive-aseans-digital-and-green-economy-vision/