RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION EXCELLENCE (RICE) Skudai Global Valley Through Impactful Research

SENARAI NAMA KEAHLIAN TASK FORCE PLAN GLOBAL (RICE) 1)YG BHG. DR. IR. MOHD AZRAAI BIN KASSIM TIMBALAN NAIB CANSELOR (PENYELIDIKAN DAN INOVASI) - KETUA TASK FORCE 2)PROF DR. ZULKIFLI BIN YUSOP 3)PPROF DR. MOHD HAMDAN BIN AHMAD 4)PROF DR. AMRAN BIN MD. RASLI 5)PROF. DR. AHMAD FAUZI BIN ISMAIL 6)PROF DR. RUZAIRI HJ ABDUL RAHIM 7)PROF DR. KHAIRUL ANUAR KASSIM 8)PROF DR. SAMAN BIN ABD KADER 9)PROF DR. ROSLI BIN MD. ILLIAS 10)PROF DR. ARSHAD BIN AHMAD 11)PM DR. MOHD SHAHIR SHAMSIR OMAR 12)DR. MUHAMMAD ZALY SHAH BIN MUHAMMAD HUSSEIN 13)EN MUHAMAD AFANDI BIN HAMZAH 14)EN MOHD HERME YUSMAN BIN MOHD TAHIR 15)EN MIZUAN BIN MANAF 16)EN HAJI. NOR HAFIZI BIN MD. LANI 17)PN PUNITHAVALLI A/P MARIMUTHU 18)PN FADZLIN BINTI SAIRAN 19)PN SABRINA BINTI IBRAHIM 20)PN ZURIDAH BINTI SAADAN 21)PN HAFIZAH BINTI ITHNIN 22)CIK RABI ATUN ADAWIAH BINTI ABDULLAH

TASK FORCE RESEARCH PUBLICATION INNOVATION & COMMERCIALIZATION

RESEARCH

Strategy or Strategic Objective (SO) R/N Status(New, Improved, Retain, Deleted) Prog. / Project / Initiative KAI Statement or Operational Definition KAI Target Implications – Finance, HR, Physical, Governance S4: Notable Technological Research and Innovation Institution S4.1 R Merging of CoE Create well defined niche area Number of higher institution centre of excellence (HICoE) - cumulative 124 New policy and guideline on consolidation of CoE, Research Alliance and Research Group Optimization of human resource to strengthen research structure Provision of conducive working space Provision the right amount of funding S4: Notable Technological Research and Innovation Institution S4.2 R Establish International Funding Unit formulate strategic plan for international funding secure new sources of funding nation (e.g. China, Russia, Korea, Singapore) Outsource proposal writer (e.g. UPM, UI) Number of CoE receiving > RM 1mil International Funding - yearly 135  Human resource (Professional Manager) RESEARCH

S4: Notable Technological Research and Innovation Institution S 4.3 R Promote our expert (extension of RADIS) Researcher must engage with industry right from the start UTM must come out generic clause of contract research element Establish contact with prospective funder (Jeffrey Chia, Human Life Foundation) Number of CoE receiving > RM 1mil National Industrial Funding 3610 Expert module development in RADIS RESEARCH

(SO) R/N StatusProg. / Project / InitiativeKAI StatementKAI TargetImplications – S4: Notable Technological Research and Innovation Institution S4.4 R Work with international organisation Increase visibility in international association bidding Number of world congress ( > 1000 participants) organised by COEs (University target) -11 Provision for seed fund (e.g. Myset) Appointment of event manager P4 : Outstanding Leadership and Contribution in Research and Innovation P4.1 R Develop proposal bank Increase effectiveness of RG leaders Program to groom top research talent Awareness program for non-performers Percentage of academic staff involved as principal investigators of research grants* 80%85%90% Training Guideline and enforcement Incentive Pinching P4 : Outstanding Leadership and Contribution in Research and Innovation P4.2 R Increase funding for PD Priority to application from COEs Review current policy on PD Number of active Post-Doctoral fellows* Sufficient funding (additional of 50M by year 2020) Improve policy on PD appointment for long term impact RESEARCH

Strategy or Strategic Objective (SO) R/N Status (New, Improve d, Retain, Deleted) Prog. / Project / Initiative KAI Statement or Operational Definition KAI Target Implications – Finance, HR, Physical, Governance P4 : Outstanding Leadership and Contribution in Research and Innovation P4.11 R Develop proposal bank Increase effectiveness of RG leaders Program to groom top research talent Awareness program for non-performers Research grants received (million)* 170 M 200 M Dynamic policy Incentive and training P6: Strong National and International Linkages and Positions P6.2 R Identify opportunities/ platform Positioning people at strategic association / professional Bodies Identify talent / candidate Glossary MyRA II* Number of awards and recognition conferred by national and international learned and professional bodies* Awards/stewardship conferred by national and international learned and professional bodies towards research excellence Funding for networking RESEARCH

PUBLICATION

Strategy or Strategic Objective (SO) Status (New, Improved, Retain, Deleted) Prog. / Project / Initiative KAI Statement or Operational Definition KAI Target Implications – Finance, HR, Physical, Governance P4 : Outstandin g Leadership and Contributio n in Research and Innovation R 1)Establish and impose protégé system in promotion assessment. 2)Align all research funding towards Research Group / Research Centre niche area. 3)Strengthen promotion policy related to high quality publication. 4)Establish and strengthen high quality and high impact R&D program. 5)Invest in potential selected talents. 6)Intensify talent training program towards high impact research and publication. 7)Collaborate with prolific international professor. 8)Intensify post-doctoral and visiting researcher for publication (VRP) program. 9)Establish award with research grant incentives for the best CoE with publication. P4.3: Total number of publications in citation-indexed SCOPUS / WOS / ERA (journals including refereed and conference proceedings) 5,667 7,000 1)eLPPT and promotion. 2)Allocation of university and RU funding. 3)Research group structure and implementation. 4)Research facilities. 5)Policy on secondment. 6)Staffing at UTM Press. R P4.4: Percentage of Journal in Quartile 1 & Quartile 2 70% 80% R P4.5: Cumulative citation of publications (cumulative citation received in the last 5 years ending on all publications that produced by UTM until the assessment year) 100, ,000 PUBLICATION

Strategy or Strategic Objective (SO) Status (New, Improved, Retain, Deleted) Prog. / Project / Initiative KAI Statement or Operational Definition KAI Target Implications – Finance, HR, Physical, Governance P4 : Outstanding Leadership and Contribution in Research and Innovation R 1)20% of UG and TPG final year project presentation for each faculty must be turned into article for UTM journals. 2)10% of UG and TPG final year project presentation for each faculty must be turned into book chapter. 3)Every UG and TPG final year project presentation for each faculty must be turned into conference. Total number of non- indexed journal, chapters and other publications (including conference proceedings) that have created an impact to government/ society) 7,771 9,000 1)Lack of UTM journals. 2)No conversion of UG and TPG research output into book chapter. 3)Less of organizing conference. 4)Slow publication turnaround. 5)Lack of incentive to authors. 6)Lack of commercial and marketable value. 7)Lack of staff at strategic position. R Engage in publication of research book (responsibility - UTM Press) Total number of research book R 1)Encourage UTM staff to be seconded to Ministry / strategic position. Total number of policy 16 PUBLICATION

COMMERCIALIZATION

Strategy or Strategic Objective (SO) Status Program / Project/ Initiative KAI Statement or Operational Definition KAI Target Implications – Finance, HR, Physical, Governance Px: Wealth Creation Through Commerciali sation Research Output (New) New- Understanding market pain – research initiatives focused on NKEA sector -R&D&C Committee to be established in all RAs to screen research proposals. -Organise technology business-matching forums ala MPOB -Establishment of SPV to nurture and prosper UTM spin- offs. Number of university linked spin-off companies: Total number of independent companies being set- up for the commercialisation of UTM research product or invention specifically with ready IP products or services KAI - Cumulative Increased revenue from technology licensing -Trade off between commercialisation versus teaching and research (short term) -Establishment of Commercialisation & Entrepreneurship Ecosystem -Provision of company start up fund -Provision for UTM companies incubation facilities COMMERCIALIZATION

Strategy or Strategic Objective (SO) StatusProgram / Project/ Initiative KAI Statement or Operational Definition KAI Target Implications – Finance, HR, Physical, Governance Px: Wealth Creation Through Commerciali sation of Research Output (New) N-R&D&C Committee to be established in all RAs to encourage applied research proposals. -Conduct patent search training for all researchers. Number of patents granted: Total number of patents granted in the year Increased patent maintenance cost -Review of IP Policy on Patent Maintenance - COMMERCIALIZATION

Strategy or Strategic Objective (SO) Status (New, Improved, Retain, Deleted) Program / Project/ Initiative KAI Statement or Operational Definition KAI Target Implications – Finance, HR, Physical, Governance Px: Wealth Creation Through Commerciali sation of Research Output (New) N -Work with industries from idea to launching stages -Create better linkages with grant providers e.g CRADLE, MTDC, L2M, angel investors. -UTM for UTM – campaign to use home grown technologies in campus. -Review current incentive scheme for commercialisation (including e-LPPT) -Follow up (internal) grant for research continuation. Number of commercialized products: Total number of new products licensed for commercialisation and must have generated income in the year Increased revenue from product commercialisation -Establishment of Commercialisation & Entrepreneurship Ecosystem -Technology Implementation Fund to make UTM as test bed. -Establishment of Product Development Testing Lab -Incentive scheme for commercialisation (including e-LPPT) -Provision of Follow up (internal) grant for research continuation. COMMERCIALIZATION

Strategy or Strategic Objective (SO) Status (New, Improved, Retain, Deleted) Program / Project/ Initiative KAI Statement or Operational Definition KAI Target Implications – Finance, HR, Physical, Governance Px: Wealth Creation Through Commerciali sation of Research Output (New) N-Balancing the value of royalty and licensing fee to encourage licensing -Privilege to new spin-off companies e.g waiver of licensing fee for selected tenure. -Licensing strategies should be implemented e.g territorial limitation Number of technology know- how licensing: Total number of new technology know- how licensed in the year Increased revenue from technology licensing - COMMERCIALIZATION

Strategy or Strategic Objective (SO) Status (New, Improved, Retain, Deleted) Program / Project/ Initiative KAI Statement or Operational Definition KAI Target Implications – Finance, HR, Physical, Governance Px: Wealth Creation Through Commerciali sation of Research Output (New) N-Revise IP Policy - Quality over quantity – IP audit by R&D&C Committee in RAs Number of IPR: Cumulative number of IPR including original writings, Utility Innovation (UD), Industrial Design (ID), copyright, trademark and patents filed Increased cost of IP filing COMMERCIALIZATION

Strategy or Strategic Objective (SO) Status Program / Project/ Initiative KAI Statement or Operational Definition KAI Target Implications – Finance, HR, Physical, Governance Px: Wealth Creation Through Commerciali sation of Research Output (New) N-To improve monitoring and collection of licensing process. -To review amount of licensing fee & royalty rate to encourage timely payment. -To review execution of RA/ CoE Flagship Project to ensure element of commercialisation could be established. -To explore new market segment e.g social science. Income generated from product commercialization / technology know- how licensing: Amount of income generated from product commercialization / technology know- how licensing in the year 7mil8mil12m-Increased revenue for the University COMMERCIALIZATION