• Value of inventories, value of the purchases of goods and
services, expenditure on outsourcing
To facilitate ease in completing the questionnaire, the questions were structured in a simple
and easy to understand manner. It was also supported by guidelines, instructions and definitions
for respondents’ reference.
5.4
In-depth qualitative interviews with industry stakeholders
Apart from the quantitative survey, qualitative insights and views were obtained from both the
demand- and supply-side stakeholders, which included:
1. Government policy-making agencies
2. Educational and training institutions, TVET providers
3. Upskilling/reskilling authorities
4. Accreditation agencies
5. Industry players across all the identified sub-sectors
6. Industry associations, experts and key opinion leaders
Semi-structured interviews with the above stakeholders via telephone and/or face-to-face were
conducted by our team of analysts who have extensive experience in conducting B2B
interviews with decision makers, industry professionals and government officials. Interview
questions were continuously refined throughout the information gathering process in order to
tailor specific questions to be relevant to the respondents as well as to incorporate and verify
new information gathered. The interview findings also helped to refine the results from the
survey to confirm the insights drawn. Support from relevant government agencies was also
sought to reach out to the relevant target respondents for interview. In-depth interviews have
been conducted with representatives of the following:
i) Association of Marine Industries of Malaysia (AMIM)
ii) Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA)
iii) Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT)
iv) Offshore Support Vessel Owners Malaysia (OSV Malaysia)
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