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PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) considers the bureaucratic bureaucracy in Malaysia to be just one of several reasons for the loss of talent from the nation to other countries.
Commenting on the recent call by Communications and Multimedia Minister Saifuddin Abdullah for a reduction in bureaucratic procedures to help stop the brain drain, MEF Executive Director Shamsuddin Bardan spoke of temptations from abroad as other factors. to consider.
He told the FMT that many educational institutions collaborate better with foreign companies than with local companies.
“This is an important factor for the loss of talent to other countries,” he said. “They are hired by foreign employers even before they graduate.”
He also noted that many foreign governments were offering scholarships to Malaysian students to study in their countries.
“Taiwan, Singapore, Germany, Saudi Arabia and Japan are some of the destinations chosen by Malaysian students for tertiary education, as their studies are being fully funded by the respective governments,” he said.
“Additionally, the entry requirements are largely based on language skills rather than academic achievement and this presents broader opportunities for young and energetic Malays to explore life abroad.”
Last Monday, after opening a YouTube workshop in Kuantan, Saifuddin spoke of young Malaysians with new ideas who moved to other countries to develop their products and said that they might not have done so if the bureaucratic procedures in Malaysia were more simple.
He gave the example of Pua Khein Seng from Selangor, whose idea led to the creation of the USB flash drive. The difficulty of obtaining financing in Malaysia led him to seek help in other countries.
Economist Ramon Navaratnam also commented on the issue. He said discontent with Malaysia’s pro-Bumiputera policies was one of the main reasons for the brain drain.
According to the Malaysia Economic Monitor 2017, non-bumiputeras made up the majority of the Malay diaspora.
“The lack of inclusion in the policies is causing polarization and mediocrity,” Navaratnam said.
But Shankaran Nambiar, head of research at the Malaysian Economic Research Institute, pointed out that there were also a large number of talented Malays who were going abroad and doing well.
“I don’t think it is useful to look at the brain drain from an ethnic point of view,” he told FMT.
He said liberal environments, better support, better networking facilities and the opportunity to be in cutting-edge cohorts could also be factors that encourage emigration.
He added that the high demand for Malaysian talent abroad was a positive indicator.
“Many developing countries have faced this phenomenon and it has turned out to be a blessing in disguise,” he said. “What appears to be a problem for Malaysia today could turn out in Malaysia’s favor within a decade.”
