The Strategy of Dual-Use Products in Malaysia: Towards

Dual-use products suggest an innovative way for the DDRI players to respond to the need for military capabilities while prospecting for more significant economic growth. However, dual-use products feasibility and its strategy have not been explicitly researched. The research utilizes a feasibility analysis to examine the dual-use potential in the Malaysian DDRI. Primary sources were obtained through interviews and webinars, while secondary sources were extracted from books, journals, speeches and lessons. Open data for reference is available in foreign government official reports, policies, and development programs. The feasibility analysis revealed that dual-use products' industrial requirements might have difficulties diffusing into the current industry ecosystem primarily because of limited governance over the dual-use strategy. However, the ICT and automotive sectors have high dual-use industrial prospects. These are the areas that the industry stakeholders should look into to boost the dual-use industrial capacity and ultimately sustain the defence industry. Strategies for dual-use products have been identified. However, it requires comprehensive policies and total collaborative effort from all the stakeholders to succeed. As a whole, the dual-use production lines can be a promoter for the development and sustainment of indigenous DDRI. However, the current setting of the Malaysian industry and market ecosystem is not yet feasible for the implementation of a dual-use industrial platform. Robust industrial schemes and good governances are vital for dual-use products. With proper diffusion strategies, dual-use can be a catalyst for the indigenous defence industry to sustain itself in the future.

Produk gunasama ketenteraan merupakan satu konsep inovatif untuk industri pertahanan di dalam memenuhi keperluan keupayaan ketenteraan. Selain itu ianya juga meningkatkan keutuhan ekonomi. Namun tiada kajian terperinci berkenaan kesesuaian pembangunan industri bagi produk gunasama. Kajian menggunakan Analisa Kesesuaian di dalam mengkaji potensi gunasama di dalam industri pertahanan. Sumber utama diambil dari temuramah dan webinars. Manakala sumber lain addalah buku, jumal dan syarahan. Maklumat juga diperolehi dari dokumen dan laporan dari luar negara melalui laman web. Analisa Kesesuaian mendapati industri produk gunasama akan menghadapi masalah di dalam ekosistem perdagangan di Malaysia kerana kekurangan polisi yang kukuh. Namun, ICT dan sektor automotif berpotensi untuk dibangunkan dan harus menjadi fokus kepada pemangkin industri pertahanan. Strategi bagi meningkatkan tahap kesesuaian produk gunasama telah dikenalpasti walaubagaimanapun memerlukan kerjasama penuh daripada semua pihak untuk berjaya. Secara keseluruhannya, peralatan gunasama berpotensi sebagai pemangkin industri pertahanan di samping membantu menjana ekonomi industri dan negara. Walaubagaimanpun, keadaan industri masa kini masih belum sesuai untuk produk gunasama berkembang. Kaedah terperinci dan pengurusan yang mantap merupakan kunci utama kepada kejayaan produk atau industri gunasama. Dengan strategi yang baik, produk atau teknologi gunasama akan dapat memberikan manfaat kepada industri pertahanan tempatan dan seterusnya mengekalkan kefungsian industri ini pada masa hadapan.