31 To ensure this Policy comprehensively addresses potential issues and challenges faced by Malaysian manufacturing firms, a series of industry and government agency workshops were conducted, involving a broad range of stakeholders. The issues on both the demand and supply side are summarised as follows: Multiple, but isolated efforts and limited coordination among all stakeholders in moving towards a common vision for Industry 4.0 Gaps in deployment of high speed broadband infrastructure in key industrial and training locations and not always able to support Industry 4.0 technology needs Limited digitalisation and digital integration of key Government agencies and processes into manufacturing and supply chain (e.g. some certifications, licensing, custom clearances, approvals, etc.) No national platform and mechanism to coordinate programmes and structure collaborative and aligned approaches for Industry 4.0 requirements Existing, but underutilised funds for training and development, and need for higher allocation for STEM education (e.g. scholarships) Governance Funding & Incentive Infrastructure SUPPLY Standards & Digital Integration Lack of clear standards for equipment or systems that support local and global interoperability of Industry 4.0 technologies and processes Ecosystem Support Training Providers No specific financial support and incentives for Industry 4.0 technology development, ranging from R&D, prototyping, testing, scaling up to upgrading facilities Limited number of local players providing Industry 4.0 solutions across key technologies and not cost competitive vis-à-vis international players Limited collaboration and industry take-up of Industry 4.0 outputs from universities and research institutes Education syllabus and pedagogy for STEM-related subjects are not attractive and do not match with industry needs Limited attractiveness of manufacturing as career destination for top talent Existing training programmes are not sufficiently geared towards Industry 4.0 and current pool of trainers are unable to keep up with the advancement of technology Shortage of experts in the industry, universities and research institutes across most Industry 4.0 technologies Insufficient local capabilities and capacities in providing cybersecurity solutions that protect Industry 4.0 applications