From Mission to Action
11 November 2026
Le Méridien Putrajaya
I‑Nation is MRANTI’s flagship mission-oriented platform, bringing together government, industry, academia, researchers and innovation ecosystem partners to address priority national challenges and emerging industry opportunities. In 2026, it evolves from a conventional conference into an action-focused platform centred on four closed-door Mission Labs. The GTSA Global Sandbox Forum 2026, will also be held at I‑Nation 2026
About I-Nation 2026
Following the National Science Council’s approval of MRANTI’s role as integrator (orchestrator) of the innovation economy and its System for Innovation and Scalable Technology-Enabled Missions (SISTEM) framework, I‑Nation 2026 puts this mandate into action.
I‑Nation 2026 is now MRANTI’s flagship mission-oriented platform, bringing together government, industry, academia, researchers and innovation ecosystem partners to address priority national challenges and emerging industry opportunities.
It brings together real market demand, innovation, investment, policy, talent and implementation capabilities within a structured working environment. As a result, I‑Nation evolves from a conventional conference into four closed-door Mission Labs covering Healthy Ageing, the Oil Palm Industry, Low Altitude Economy and Autonomous Mobility.
The Labs are designed to develop actionable solutions, align the capabilities required for implementation and establish clearer pathways towards real-world adoption.
I‑Nation 2026 is held in conjunction with the Global Testbed & Sandbox Alliance (GTSA) Global Sandbox Forum 2026, which brings ASEAN partners together to explore interoperable testing frameworks, regulatory alignment and future cross-border technology validation.
Agenda
The Four Mission Labs
Four Mission Labs run at I-Nation 2026. Each Lab works through actionable projects, identifies potential industry leads and partners, and clarifies the funding, regulatory, validation and deployment requirements needed to move solutions forward. These are organised as Pods, small, time-bound pilots with a named lead, a success measure and a route to scale. Click a pod below for a short brief.
Healthy Ageing
Bridging early detection, care transitions and referral pathways to improve health outcomes for Malaysia's ageing population.
Insurers & Takaful operators, healthcare operators & hospital groups, retirement & senior-care providers, Ministry of Health.
Pod 1: Comprehensive Health Screening and Interventions+
Evidence & Malaysia Context: 1 in 6 adults (15.6%) live with diabetes; NCDs cost RM64.2 bil/year (4.2% of GDP). 2 in 5 adults skipped screening for diabetes, hypertension or cholesterol in the past year; 54% of adults are overweight and 84% physically inactive.
Case for Change: Community-level screening, risk stratification, structured intervention with predefined targets, incentives for achieving targets, and impact assessment.
Baseline Data to Bring: Existing screening programmes, risks identified, referral/follow-up rates, intervention outcomes and costs; clinical capacity; coverage, claims and funding models; target populations.
Types of Partner: Healthcare providers, intervention/rehabilitation providers, insurers, healthcare financing partners, community and senior care organisations, government and research partners.
Pod 2: Transition Care (Tertiary to Home / Step Down)+
Evidence & Malaysia Context: By 2040, 14.5% of Malaysia's population will be 65+; economic burden of older-person healthcare utilisation projected at RM21 billion by 2040.
Case for Change: Collaborate with selected tertiary institutions on a transition/at-home care plan for low-risk post-discharge cases, using technology and telehealth with extended insurance coverage, then assess health-outcome impact.
Baseline Data to Bring: Discharge volumes, readmission rates, discharge delays, home-care/nursing services and utilisation, care costs; discharge-planning capacity; funding/reimbursement models.
Types of Partner: Healthcare and discharge-planning teams, home healthcare and nursing providers, insurers, healthcare financing partners.
Pod 3: Reverse Referral (Tertiary to Primary)+
Evidence & Malaysia Context: Public facilities handled 68.2 million patient visits in 2023 (+18% over 3 years); public hospitals took ~67% of admissions; outpatient no-show rates at major public hospitals reached ~28%; average wait 60 min (hospital) vs 41 min (primary clinics).
Case for Change: Collaborate with tertiary institutions on a reverse-referral programme for time-bound, episodic cases with clear recovery endpoints (e.g. post-op wound care, fracture-cast management), excluding chronic lifelong conditions, then assess impact.
Baseline Data to Bring: Specialist outpatient volumes, referral rates, waiting times, repeat visits, costs, readmissions; primary-care capacity; digital referral/interoperability capability.
Types of Partner: Tertiary hospitals and specialist centres, primary care providers, insurers/Takaful operators, healthcare financing partners, HealthTech providers, government and research partners.
Oil Palm Industry
Maximising yield, quality and sustainability of Malaysia's oil palm industry through science-based solutions and new value streams.
Plantation conglomerates, feedstock processors & refiners, MPOB & research institutes, agritech & biotech firms, sustainability-linked financiers, Ministry of Plantation & Commodities.
Pod 1: SawitElite — Breeding New-Generation Parental Lines+
Evidence & Malaysia Context: National yield is 3.3 t/ha/yr vs a 5 t/ha/yr target by 2050. 2nd-generation Angola and Nigeria Pop 12 lines already at TRL 9 (MPOB-owned). Gene editing (DNA-free CRISPR/RNP) proposed for non-abscission and virescens traits.
Case for Change: Palms are perennial with 20–25-year planting horizons, so unverified material has long-term cost. A shared pilot lets breeders, seed producers and plantations test new lines on one timeline.
Baseline Data to Bring: FFB yield, oil-to-bunch, mesocarp-to-fruit, stalk length, harvest loss, FFA levels, Ganoderma incidence; breeding-programme performance.
Types of Partner: Breeding/field-trial leads, research institutes holding germplasm, universities/biotech for genomics and gene-editing, multi-year funders.
Pod 2: SawitPure — Assuring Quality Planting Material+
Evidence & Malaysia Context: All seed producers are MPOB-licensed. 5 MPOB-owned assays exist (4 at TRL 9: SureSawit Shell, SureSawit VIR, True-to-type, 50K SNP Eg50; Mantled assay at TRL 6). Mantled-free clonal palms yield 20–30% more oil than seed-derived material.
Case for Change: DNA assurance strengthens supply-chain integrity and chain-of-custody; an early-adopter anchor helps shape protocols and costs ahead of policy-driven scale-up.
Baseline Data to Bring: Current QC method, turnaround time and cost per sample, annual seedling volumes, traceability records; yield records by material source.
Types of Partner: MPOB-licensed seed producers, MPOB, accredited labs, certification bodies, smallholders, replanting agencies, funders.
Pod 3: SawitDigit — A Connected Data Backbone from Nursery to Mill+
Evidence & Malaysia Context: Architecture already defined: automated screening with genomic selection and AI, unified data platform, drone-based precision agriculture — but no published baseline accuracy or cost data yet; models still need training.
Case for Change: A single pilot site (nursery, estate or mill) gives early access to tools targeting labour, harvest timing and fruit quality, producing the ROI case needed to scale.
Baseline Data to Bring: Off-type/culling rates, labour per seedling, harvest intervals, ripeness grading, mill FFA/unripe-bunch rates, imagery/sensor data, connectivity coverage, labour cost per hectare.
Types of Partner: AI, drone, robotics and agritech companies, connectivity providers, platform-development funders.
Low Altitude Economy
Building a resilient supply chain, a clear certification pathway, and disaster-response capability for Malaysia's drone and advanced air mobility industry.
Drone OEMs & operators, telcos & infrastructure providers, logistics & delivery platforms, CAAM, MITI/MIDA and disaster-management agencies.
Pod 1: Supply Chain Resilience, Local Capability and Thriving Industry+
Evidence & Malaysia Context: Supported by the Malaysian Aerospace Industry Blueprint 2030 and NIMP 2030, with existing capability in electronics, materials, batteries, software and automation — though import dependency and local supplier readiness for UAS/AAM still need validation.
Case for Change: Shift Malaysia from technology adopter to developer/supplier of high-value LAE technologies: identify critical dependencies, build local suppliers, enable technology transfer and strategic partnerships.
Baseline Data to Bring: Critical imported tech/components and origins; supply-chain risks and alternatives; existing local manufacturers/suppliers; local R&D and certification capability; demand and market potential.
Types of Partner: MITI, MIDA, MOSTI, NAICO; industry (Alphaswift, Aonic, Meraque, Autel Robotics, Kaizan Aero Manufacturing); universities/research institutes; drone operators and end users.
Pod 2: From Sandbox to Commercialisation — Regulatory & Certification Pathway+
Evidence & Malaysia Context: CAAM is developing the proposed Malaysia LAE Framework; the Special UAS Project pathway (CAD 6011 Part V) already supports some higher-risk UAS/R&D operations, but eVTOL/AAM needs additional certification and infrastructure requirements.
Case for Change: Develop a risk-based regulatory pathway under CAAM's leadership, clarifying certification, approvals and inter-agency coordination (including digital infrastructure and cybersecurity) for a predictable route to market.
Baseline Data to Bring: Malaysia LAE Framework status; eVTOL/AAM certification and airspace requirements; sandbox-to-commercialisation pathways; regulatory gaps and approval timelines.
Types of Partner: MOT, MOSTI, MIGHT, MIDA, CAAM, MCMC; MRANTI/AREA57, Futurise; NACSA, CSM; TCAB, eVTOL developers/manufacturers; SIRIM and research institutions.
Pod 3: PTK2Dron — Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response+
Evidence & Malaysia Context: Activated for Selangor flood response in Dec 2021 (20+ drones deployed for monitoring and supply delivery); 20+ companies/agencies and 200+ drones identified as potentially available; NADMA briefings in 2024 covered steering, SOPs and funding with PDRM, JBPM, JUPEM, MOSTI and MRANTI.
Case for Change: Move from periodic activation to a predictable, scalable deployment model covering operator readiness, approvals, command, data-sharing and analytics for flood monitoring, SAR and emergency supply delivery.
Baseline Data to Bring: Current operator/drone inventory, activation and approval process, deployment time and coverage, mission success rate, operating cost, existing SOPs.
Types of Partner: MKN; NADMA, JBPM, PDRM, APM; MOSTI, MRANTI; DEFTECH and industry; CAAM, MetMalaysia, JUPEM, MYSA; UAS operators, telcos, universities; state/district disaster authorities.
Autonomous Mobility
Validating autonomous-vehicle operating models across controlled, public-transport, urban and campus environments.
Demand owners & pilot anchors (MRANTI, Prasarana/Rapid KL, DBKL, universities), AV & mobility solution providers, transport & safety regulators (JPJ, APAD, MIROS), Ministry of Transport.
Pod 1: Controlled Innovation Park+
Evidence & Malaysia Context: Malaysia's official MyAV testing route in Cyberjaya covers ~7.85 km with provisions for vehicle, sensor and connected-infrastructure testing under a formal approval process.
Case for Change: Establishes the full AV operating stack — route assessment, safety case, remote supervision, incident escalation, maintenance and data reporting — replicable later across campuses and industrial precincts.
Baseline Data to Bring: OD demand by time band, current shuttle routes, waiting/journey times, unserved trips, operating hours, staffing/vehicle costs, incidents.
Types of Partner: Site owner (e.g. MRANTI, Cyberview), AV operator, vehicle/robotics provider, MIROS, JPJ, Futurise, MIMOS, insurer, university evaluation partner.
Pod 2: First- and Last-Mile Public Transport+
Evidence & Malaysia Context: Malaysia Road Safety Plan 2022–2030 recognises public-transport connectivity as a national priority; Rapid Rail served 1.03M+ commuters daily as of Dec 2025.
Case for Change: Tests an anchor-led integrated service against a defined cost per completed passenger connection, with ridership/car-use impact measured rather than assumed.
Baseline Data to Bring: Passenger OD data, station entries, feeder ridership, routes/frequencies, wait/transfer times, cost per vehicle-km and passenger trip.
Types of Partner: Prasarana/Rapid KL, MARA Liner, APAD, MOT, JPJ, MIROS, local authority, AV operator, TnG/KiplePay, insurer.
Pod 3: Urban and Municipal Precinct+
Evidence & Malaysia Context: Malaysia's road-safety strategy centres on safe infrastructure and coordinated institutional action; the MyAV route shows public-road AV testing can be structured, though DBKL-precinct suitability must be established locally.
Case for Change: Tests how AV interacts with road design, pedestrians, enforcement and existing transport services — producing a repeatable municipal deployment model.
Baseline Data to Bring: Pedestrian/vehicle counts, trip purpose, parking/kerb activity, travel times, accident/near-miss records, accessibility demand.
Types of Partner: DBKL, PLANMalaysia, JKR, MOT, JPJ, MIROS, PDRM, Futurise, AV operator, mapping/C-ITS provider, insurer.
Pod 4: University and Skills Campus+
Evidence & Malaysia Context: The MyAV framework provides a national basis for structured trials; NIMP 2030 identifies next-gen vehicles and Mobility-as-a-Service as automotive focus areas.
Case for Change: Campuses offer stable users, repeatable routes and research partners to independently evaluate safety and performance — building local talent and a replication pathway.
Baseline Data to Bring: Campus population, class/shift schedules, OD movements, shuttle utilisation, waiting time, accessibility requests, operating cost.
Types of Partner: University operator, student/accessibility representatives, AV provider, MIROS, JPJ, Futurise, MIMOS, research teams, insurer.
SISTEM: How MRANTI Governs Mission Execution
System for Innovation & Scalable Technology-Enabled Missions (SISTEM), a structured, data-driven pathway that turns real national challenges into market-ready solutions.
Healthy Ageing & Oil Palm Industry
Top-down policy: driven by national public interest, ministry KPIs and RMK13 mandates; led by a Ministry Mission Owner with corporate co-developers.
National Challenge
A real national need drives the mission.
Ministry-Led Mission
The ministry defines scope and KPIs.
Private Sector Anchor
Corporates as buyer, co-developer and operator.
Innovation Pipeline
A managed flow from ideas to market-ready solutions.
Sandbox and Validate
Real-world validation environments.
Commercialise and Scale
Scale, deploy and replicate across sectors.
Ministry as the Mission Owner | Private & Corporates as the Mission Driver | MRANTI as the Orchestrator
Low Altitude Economy & Autonomous Mobility
Bottom-up market: driven by commercial market frontiers and industry consortia; endorsed by ministries through regulatory sandboxes and commercial de-risking.
Industry Challenge or Opportunity
A validated need or opportunity drives the mission.
Ministry-Endorsed Mission
The ministry provides institutional support.
Industry Anchor and Consortium
Industry as co-developer, operator and commercialisation partner.
Innovation Pipeline and Value Chain Touchpoints
A managed flow from ideas and R&D outcomes to market-ready solutions.
Sandbox and Validate
Real-world validation environments.
Commercialise and Scale
Scale, deploy and continuously improve.
Industry as the Mission Anchor | Ministry as the Mission Enabler | MRANTI as the Orchestrator
A Mission Collaborative Framework Under MOSTI
I-Nation 2026 is anchored on a mission collaborative framework between two agencies under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), Akademi Sains Malaysia and MRANTI by bringing together scientific stewardship and mission orchestration to turn national challenges into real-world impact.
Akademi Sains Malaysia
Mission-Oriented Initiatives OwnerAkademi Sains Malaysia advances science, technology, innovation and economy (STIE) through evidence-based science advice, strategic collaborations and knowledge-driven solutions to support national development. Akademi Sains Malaysia champions 7 Mission-Oriented Initiatives (MOIs) that address key national challenges by bringing together government, industry, academia and communities to drive coordinated action and lasting impact.
MRANTI
Mission OrchestratorAs Malaysia's mission orchestrator under the SISTEM framework, MRANTI bridges the gap between public sector challenges and private capital to turn research into commercialised, scalable industries. Directly embodying Mariana Mazzucato's Mission Economy principles of active market shaping and symbiotic public-private partnerships, MRANTI moves beyond traditional agency roles to structure, direct, and accelerate cross-sectoral innovation. By converting Anchor Ministry mandates into tech-ready problem statements, MRANTI aligns innovations with adoption pathway from Day 1 to guarantee a built-in commercialisation pathway.
What Each Pillar Gains
I-Nation 2026's Mission Labs are closed-door and invitation-only. Each pillar of the Quadruple Helix brings a different institutional priority to the table.
Government & Regulators
Test regulatory frameworks in live, ring-fenced sandboxes, and align industry investment directly against RMK13 national targets.
Industry & Corporates
Direct access to problem owners, off-takers and non-dilutive co-development structures to de-risk high-capex frontier deployments.
Academia & Research Institutes
A direct pathway to move high-TRL research out of lab silos and into commercial, ministry-backed sandboxes.
Civil Society & Associations
A seat at the policy-shaping table to ensure accessibility, workforce transitions and consumer protection are embedded before national scale.
Decision-makers Across Government, Industry, Academia and Civil Society
Each Mission Lab seats 40–50 curated decision-makers with the authority to commit.
From Invitation to Deployment, in Five Steps
While SISTEM governs how MRANTI structures each mission, this is the path your organisation follows once invited — from first contact to deployment.
Express Interest
Tell MRANTI what you could deliver, and the partner, funding or permission issue you need help with.
Join the Mission Lab
Work your case with the anchor ministry, regulators, funding institutions and potential partners.
Lead or Join a Pod
A small, time-bound pilot with a set scope, a success measure and a stop-or-continue point.
Pilot and Validate
Test in a real-world sandbox, with the mission owner assessing the results.
Commercialise and Scale
Pods that meet their targets move to sustained adoption and wider rollout.
Pod Participant Roles — which seat will your organisation take?
Problem Owner
Defines the real challenge from operational experience.
Co-Developer
Brings sector know-how and delivery capability.
First Customer
Commits to adopt, creating the demand signal.
Industry Aggregator
Pulls in its supply chain to scale beyond one company.
Submit Your Expression of Interest
Submit your organisation's expression of interest below. The secretariat will review all submissions and notify your organisation by email if selected for a Mission Lab.
You'll be directed to our registration partner, Evenesis, to complete your submission. Registering does not guarantee an invitation; Mission Labs are closed-door and seats are curated. To maximise strategic value for all participating organisations, this session is tailored for Heads of Department and senior decision-makers. For enquiries, contact hello@mranti.my.
