Provided for client's internal research purposes only. May not be further copied, distributed, sold or published in any form without the prior consent of the copyright owner. MPC organising two-day virtual RISTEx Sarawak, Sabah region conference 2021 KUCHING: Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) will organise the Regional Innovation Showcase on Team Excellence (RISTEx) Sarawak and Sabah Region 2021 concurrently at all MPC offices throughout Malaysia today and tomorrow. The convention will be held online in line with the government's efforts towards digitalisation, said MPC in a press statement. "RISTEx Convention is MPC's initiative to inculcate creativity and innovation in an organisation even when the country is in a pandemic. "Through this programme, employees in the organisation will generate creative ideas to be transformed into innovative projects that will foster a spirit of collaboration and excellence as a team," it said. In addition, MPC said efforts and initiatives at the organisational level towards strengthening a culture of innovation have helped enhance the country's competitiveness. Based on a report from the Global Innovation Index 2020 (Gil 2020) published by the World Intellectual Property Organisation, Malaysia's position has improved to 33rd compared to 35th in 2019 out of 133 countries listed, it pointed out. It said Gil 2020 also reported that, among 37 middle-income countries, Malaysia became the second most innovative country after China and ranked eighth among 17 countries in Southeast Asia, East Asia and Oceania. "This study shows that the government's emphasis towards efforts to increase the country's creativity and innovation has improved the country's performance compared to the previous year." MPC further stated the two-day RISTEx Convention held concurrently at the MPC headquarters and regional offices has so far managed to record a total savings of RM466 million resulting from the innovation initiatives that have been implemented. It said RISTEx Sarawak and Sabah Region Convention 2021 edition will involve 145 participants from 38 groups from 26 organisations. The closing and award ceremony to announce the results of RISTEx 2021 will be held online on Sept 21. The groups competing in RISTEx also have the opportunity to participate in the national-level convention and further qualify them to compete internationally. For further information, contact MPC Sarawak Region on 082-439959 or email to sko@mpc.gov.my. Page 1 of 2 08 SEP, 2021 MPC organising two-day virtual RISTEx Sarawak, Sabah region conference 2021 Borneo Post (Kuching), Malaysia Provided for client's internal research purposes only. May not be further copied, distributed, sold or published in any form without the prior consent of the copyright owner. SUMMARIES KUCHING: Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) will organise the Regional Innovation Showcase on Team Excellence (RISTEx) Sarawak and Sabah Region 2021 concurrently at all MPC offices throughout Malaysia today and tomorrow. The convention will be held online in line with the government's efforts towards digitalisation, said MPC in a press statement."RISTEx Convention is MPC's initiative to inculcate creativity and innovation in an organisation even when the country is in a pandemic. Page 2 of 2 08 SEP, 2021 MPC organising two-day virtual RISTEx Sarawak, Sabah region conference 2021 Borneo Post (Kuching), Malaysia