WASHINGTON DC – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob met senior officials of major American companies here on Thursday (Friday in Malaysia).
The companies included Microsoft, Google, Tesla, Boeing, IBM, Texas Instruments, GE Aviation, Conoco Phillips, Ford, National Instruments, Infineon, Micron, and Insulet.
Ismail Sabri engaged with them during the meet and greet business session at a hotel here.
The Malaysian Prime Minister, who arrived here on Wednesday, is on a four-day working visit to the United States.
The American senior officials included the president of Boeing for Southeast Asia Alexander Feldman, Tesla head of federal policy Hasan Nazar, and the corporate vice-president for public affairs of Micron Courtney Geduldig.
Others were the Cisco president for Asia Pacific, Japan, and China Dave West, Google vice-president for government affairs and public policy Karan Bhatia and Texas Instruments vice-president and head of global government relations Steve Bonner.
International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali and Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah were also present.
Among others, he witnessed the exchange of a memorandum of understanding between Malaysia’s Human Resource Development Corporation (HRD Corp) and three American entities, namely the World Innovation, Technology and Services Alliance, Accenture PLC, and the Human Resource Certification Institute.
The prime minister also witnessed a letter of intent handover by Malaysia’s MyDigital corporation to four American companies namely Cisco Systems Inc, Intel Corporation, Microsoft Corporation and Micron Technology Inc, as well as handover of Malaysian Investment Development Authority’s approval letter to Advanced Micro Devices Inc for the company’s expansion in Malaysia.
Later, HRD Corp chief executive Datuk Shahul Dawood told the Malaysian media that the three MoUs it inked would enable better training for Malaysians.
“Their (American) expertise and training modules are rich in content with application of latest technology, which is key in talent development. Such exposure will boost our workforce’s demand regionally and internationally,” he said.
HR Certification Institute secretary Gardiner Hempel said they are willing to help develop Malaysian talent for all industries.
World Information Technology and Services Alliance secretary-general James Poisant said their training will focus on how technology can help improve human life.
“It is how to help people for their benefit,” he said.
Accenture managing director Allison M. Hord said her company is willing to share their reskilling and upskilling training with Malaysia. – Bernama, May 13, 2022
