SEBERANG PERAI, Feb. 14 -- The federal government is not putting enough funding into the National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS) unlike neighbouring countries, said Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow.
He said Malaysia is only allocating RM25 billion into the initiative which is insufficient.
"Other countries are putting a few hundred billions so RM25 billion is not a lot," he said in a press conference after attending the launch of a GenAI Skilling for Industry 4.0 Adoption in SMEs at Dell Technologies here.
He said Malaysia has to continue to be conscious of the competition presented by neighbouring countries that placed more focus on developing their semiconductor industry.
"So, I call on the federal government to review the funding so...