2009 Annual Report - ChartNexus

Skilled human capital is vital in enhancing PROTON’s engineering capabilities.
Collaborations with Centres of Education
Given PROTON’s role as a national automaker, the Group’s long-term strategy includes
collaborating effectively and efficiently with local education institutions in the area of
advanced automotive technology.
These collaborations, which are primarily in components, manufacturing and quality
management, are integral to developing and enhancing our country’s human capital
expertise in automotive engineering and technology. At the same time, the collaborations
are providing the Group with a cost effective R&D platform via the sharing of resources
including human resources and facilities.
Towards this end, the year under review was marked by a notable agreement sealed
between PROTON and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) to promote the exchange of
technical expertise and information as well as to support the development of up-to-date
R&D facilities, and coordinate advanced research initiatives. This partnership will play a role
in augmenting PROTON’s R&D processes with a view to bringing products to market more
rapidly.
Operations Review
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