Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi (KPT) melalui Jabatan Pendidikan Tinggi (JPT) dengan kerjasama Malaysian Industry Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT) dan The Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology, E.P.E. (CDTI) telah bersetuju untuk melaksanakan Malaysia-Spain Innovating Programme (MySIP) Tahun 2022 di bawah inisiatif MyPAiR yang merupakan inisiatif Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi (KPT) dalam mengukuhkan penyelidikan Malaysia melalui kerjasama penyelidikan bersama industri dan antarabangsa.

Program ini merupakan satu program untuk menggalak dan mempromosi pembangunan penyelidikan dan teknologi yang didorong oleh pasaran (market-driven) serta untuk menggalakkan kerjasama dan projek kerjasama penyelidikan, pembangunan dan inovasi (R&D&I) di antara entiti dari kedua-dua negara melalui pembiayaan secara padanan daripada JPT, MIGHT dan CDTI. Peruntukan bagi penyelidik daripada Universiti Awam (UA) adalah di bawah pembiayaan JPT, peruntukan rakan industri Malaysia di bawah pembiayaan MIGHT manakala peruntukan bagi rakan industri Sepanyol adalah di bawah pembiayaan CDTI.

Bidang Penyelidikan :

• Sustainable City Development (Pembangunan Bandar Lestari);

• Knowledge-based Economy/k-Economy (Ekonomi berasaskan Pengetahuan);

• Advanced Manufacturing and Materials (Pembuatan dan Bahan Termaju);

• Health (Kesihatan);

• Electrical & Electronics (Elektrikal & Elektronik);

• Aerospace (Aeroangkasa); dan

• Smart Agriculture (Pertanian Pintar).

Permohonan projek perlu berasaskan industri dan berorientasikan pasaran yang mana kerjasama yang dibangunkan adalah berteraskan kerjasama teknologi bersama di antara syarikat, organisasi penyelidikan, akademik di Malaysia dan rakan industri (start-ups, PKS dan syarikat besar) di Sepanyol melibatkan pembangunan atau penambahbaikan yang penting (substantial) terhadap produk, proses atau perkhidmatan.

Prosedur Permohonan :

• Pemohon perlu mengenal pasti rakan kerjasama (counterpart) industri Malaysia dan Sepanyol. Pihak Kementerian dan RMC tidak dapat membantu dalam mengenalpasti rakan kerjasama tersebut. Bukti persetujuan untuk bekerjasama perlu dilampirkan bersama permohonan;

• Permohonan perlu disediakan secara bersama dengan rakan kolaborasi menggunakan templet borang permohonan yang disediakan;

• Pemohon adalah dipohon untuk melengkapkan dan mengemukakan MOHE Cost Proforma. Cost Proforma ini merupakan perincian peruntukan yang dipohon oleh penyelidik Malaysia daripada KPT.

• Bajet untuk industri di Malaysia dan kolaborator di Spain perlu mengikut garis panduan MIGHT (Malaysia) dan CDTI (Spain);

• Permohonan dari industri perlu dikemukakan kepada pihak MIGHT. Sila layari laman sesawang MIGHT untuk prosedur lanjut permohonan untuk industri di Malaysia;

• Permohonan yang sama juga perlu dikemukakan oleh Ketua Projek (PI) Sepanyol melalui laman web CDTI;

• Pihak Pusat Pengurusan Penyelidikan (RMC) akan mengemukakan permohonan dari Institusi masing-masing secara bersekali. Senarai keseluruhan permohonan (masterlist – Annex 4) perlu dihantar bersama; dan

• Penilaian dalaman Institusi tidak perlu dilaksanakan.

Jumlah Dana :

Siling permohonan geran yang boleh dimohon oleh penyelidik UTM adalah sebanyak RM 500,000.00. Sila gunakan garis panduan perbelanjaan KPT sebagai panduan permohonan geran.

Currently, the information and communications technologies (ICTs) are undergoing a major

transformation driven by innovation and intelligent applications around the world. A new

generation of ICTs, such as 5G, AI, big data, are more widely integrated with the real economy.

The wide use of ICTs is of vital significance to addressing major socio-economic issues, such as

population growth, resource shortage, aging, environmental pollution and prevention of natural

disasters. With the rapid development of digital economy, the traditional sectors such as

manufacturing healthcare, agriculture and transportation will become more energy-efficient,

intelligent and efficient.

People’s Republic of China (China) would like to support APT to promote the use of ICT

applications in APT Members to address economic and social issues for achieving sustainable

development goals (SDGs). In this regard, China will provide extra-budgetary contributions and

cooperate with APT members to implement projects in the field of ICT for SDGs.

The project is intended to facilitate the use of ICT to assist APT members for addressing issues

such as poverty, digital divide, health, education, clean energy, infrastructure development,

sustainable cities and communities, etc. The project will be implemented by beneficiary

countries (APT Members) in cooperation with Chinese experts. The project may be composed

of, but not limited to, field investigation to beneficiary countries, study visit to China, joint

research and conducting pilot projects.

Each project will be partially or fully funded by the Extra-Budgetary Contributions from China

(EBC-C) with the maximum amount of USD 100,000. (This limit does not exclude a project

with a budget above that limit as long as there are other secured financial resources to finance

it.)

Examples of the Project :

The proposed project aims to promote the sustainable development of APT member countries

through the use of ICTs. The followings are some examples on using ICT for the achievement

of SDGs.

• Example 1 (Improving energy supply for ICT facilities in remote areas)

Electricity is the source of energy for ICT equipment. Through the use of clean energy, carbon

emissions can be further reduced, and energy costs can be saved. Priority should be given to

those highly-flexible energy sources that can be applied to a variety of scenarios. As one of the

most important infrastructures, ICT facilities have high requirements on energy supply. If power

outage happens, it is likely to cause huge economic losses. While in some remote areas, such as

islands and mountains where it is difficult to access electricity, photovoltaic power generation,

as a clean and pollution-free power generation method that converts solar energy into electricity,

has been more widely used and become an integral part of energy supply in some countries. By

adding more photovoltaic power generation and energy storage equipment, the operational

security of ICT facilities can be greatly enhanced, the risks of power outages reduced, operating

cost saved and efficiency improved.

• Example 2 (Reducing peak demand with ICT facilities)

In some power-intensive areas, in order to achieve a balance in power consumption, a time-of-

day pricing policy may be implemented to encourage the enterprises to use electricity during off-

peak hours when the prices are low. ICT facilities applying such a pricing policy can consider

having equipment that can cut peak power consumption and batteries with a long cycle life to

"unload" electricity from the on-peak hours to the off-peak hours. Electrical energy can be

converted into chemical energy during off-peak hours for storage; then the chemical energy will

be converted to electrical energy during on-peak hours to power communication equipment,

therefore achieving the goal of saving electricity costs and ensuring power supply.

• Example 3 (Smart integrated ICT-enabled light poles)

Smart light poles refer to the street light poles that integrate traffic signs, road name plates, and

directional signs along the street to reduce cost and increase efficiency. It will contribute to the

rational and orderly use of urban space and the beauty of road environment. Smart light poles

can perform such functions as intelligent lighting, information release, wireless network, video

surveillance, emergency calls, environmental monitoring sensors, and charging poles and

become an integral part in the development of smart cities and communities.

• Example 4 (ICTs for the development of agriculture and animal husbandry)

For example, an intelligent breeding solution for pig farms can be introduced, with the use of

AI-based pig face recognition technology and inspection robots to monitor pigs' feeding, cough,

asthma and other physical anomalies. It can also ensure that each pig obtains sufficient nutrients

to avoid fighting among pigs in traditional farms. This solution can help farmers reduce labor

costs by more than 30%, save feeds by 8-10%, and shorten the time to market by 5-8 days. The

use of industrial Internet technologies allows traditional industries to realize digital upgrade and

achieve sustainable development in a cost-effective and efficient manner.

Requirements Of Application :

• Applications are to be submitted through the focal points of APT Members or Associate Members.

• Applicants should contact the Chinese experts through CAICT (Mr. Li Chuanfeng, aptchinasec@caict.ac.cn) first in order to consult with a plan of project and prepare applications.

• Organizations and institutions involved in the project should be well coordinated with each other in advance. All cooperating partners must be listed in the application form, which is requested to be sent to the APT Secretariat.

• The project should be carried out within the APT member countries.

• The organizations involved in the project are requested to ensure that experts and focal points from the beneficiary countries and the experts from China for the project will be available for the full period of the project.

• All participants from both countries in the project should have sufficient resources to implement the project.

• The project shall be completed within 24 months from the date of the notification of the selection results by the APT Secretariat.

Grant Size :

Each project will be partially or fully funded by the Extra-Budgetary Contributions from China (EBC-C) with the maximum amount of USD 100,000. (This limit does not exclude a project with a budget above that limit as long as there are other secured financial resources to finance it.)