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5. Metrology and Testing Methods for Laboratory Analysis
6. Shop Floor R&D and Innovations
7. Regional Consortia R&D

C. Competitive Industries

1. ICT, Electronics and Semiconductor
a. Big Data Analytics
b. Artificial Intelligence
c. Internet of Things
d. Advanced Electronics and Communications (e.g. photonics & opto-electronics
devices, semiconductor materials, etc.)

Priorities for 2018
 Artificial Intelligence for Industry, Transport, and Education Application
 Big Data Analytics (Government Data Integration)
 R&D for Creative Industries

2. Mining and Minerals - Technologies and processes for small and large scale mining in
support to responsible mining
a. Green Mining Technology
b. Clean Metallurgical Processes

Priorities for 2018
 Development of Value-Adding Technologies for Copper, Iron, Chromite, Nickel,
Chromium and Gold Minerals for Industrial Application
 Geological Assessment of Untapped/Undiscovered Minerals (i.e. Black Sand
and Trace and Rare Earth Elements)
 Green Mining Technologies
 Clean Metallurgical Processes
o Hydrometallurgical
o Pyrometallurgical
o Electrometallurgical

3. Metals and Engineering
a. Advanced Machine-Based or Machine Aided Metalworking and Testing
Procedures
b. Technologies for Disposal, Recycling, and Treatment of Metal Wastes

Priorities for 2018
 Cost Efficient Manufacturing Processes and Equipment to Increase Local Content
of Aerospace, Automotive and/or Train Parts and Components
 Design, Development and Prototyping of Food Processing Equipment for MSMEs

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