Malaysia’s drone industry is ranking 21st in the DRI, up from the 30th spot last year. (Photo: Bernama(
Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – The Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology andInnovation (MRANTI) under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation said in a statement on February 20 that Malaysia is the top-ranked Southeast Asian country in the Drone ReadinessIndex (DRI).
Malaysia’s drone industry is ranking 21st in the DRI, up from the 30th spot last year.
The result showed Malaysia’s commitment toquickly promote its potential in the drone industry.
This puts the drone industry in Malaysia on aclear growth trajectory with the potential to contribute 50.71 billion MYR (11.45 billion USD) to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and create100,000 job opportunities by 2030.
According toMRANTI, the yearly updated DRI is based on six indicators of applicability,human resources, operational scope, administrative infrastructure, airspaceintegration, and certification.
The reportindicated that countries and territories with the strongest increase in drone readiness are theUnited Kingdom, Brazil, Switzerland, Taiwan (China), Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, andChina.
Malaysia achieveda 100% rating in applicability, human resources, and certification, with areasto improve in operational scope (50%), airspace integration (40%), and administrative infrastructure (25%).
MRANTI ChiefExecutive Officer Dzuleira Abu Bakar said that the achievement of the DRI is anearly outcome of the Malaysia Drone Technology Action Plan 2022 – 2030(MDTAP30) and other initiatives which involve strong collaboration by multipleagencies and stakeholders.
She said theMDTAP30 key missions focus on the development of a national Unmanned TrafficManagement (UTM) system, a digital drone registration portal, special droneuse-case adoption in key sectors, and talent development such as theaccreditation of Remote Pilot Training Organisations (RPTO).
In 2021, MRANTI, the coordinating agency and secretariat for MDTAP30, launched Area57, a centreof excellence to boost the drone industry in Malaysia./.
