Govt open to stronger support framework for SMEs moving beyond initial growth, says Fadillah

The government of Malaysia, represented by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, supports a proposal for more structured aid to growth-stage SMEs, emphasizing the need for careful evaluation and stakeholder collaboration to enhance existing initiatives.

At the World Marketing Summit Malaysia 2026, he highlighted the importance of sustaining business growth through capacity building and financial planning, while also noting the prudent adoption of AI technologies to genuinely solve problems and serve people better.

Furthermore, he stressed the importance of involving entrepreneurs in policy shaping to ensure effective support for business challenges and meaningful participation in technological progress for smaller enterprises and communities.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — The government welcomes the business community’s proposal for more structured support for growth-stage small and medium enterprises (SMEs), said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

He said the proposal merited further consideration and constructive engagement with the relevant ministries, agencies and industry stakeholders.

“It is in this spirit that I welcome the suggestion to explore a more structured approach towards supporting growth-stage SMEs.

“Naturally, any proposed approach must be carefully assessed on its merits, taking into account existing initiatives and the practical needs of our businesses,” he said in his speech at the opening of the World Marketing Summit Malaysia 2026 here today.

Fadillah said equal attention must be given to helping businesses sustain their growth after achieving initial success.

He said securing a major contract or an opportunity to enter international markets could require an enterprise to recruit more employees, strengthen management capabilities, invest in equipment and obtain additional financing.

“The very opportunity that promises to take a business to greater heights can also test its ability to sustain that growth.

“We need to listen to entrepreneurs when shaping policies, as their experience in building businesses and overcoming challenges could help identify where support would make the greatest difference,” he said.

On artificial intelligence (AI), Fadillah said technology adoption should be guided by its ability to solve problems and serve people better.

“Are we adopting technology simply because it is available, or because it genuinely helps us solve a problem and serve people better?

“Meaningful innovation for small businesses does not necessarily require the most sophisticated technology, but may involve reducing time spent on repetitive administrative work so employees could focus more on customers,” he said.

While AI could help businesses analyse information and make recommendations, he said it did not remove the responsibility to exercise sound judgement, uphold integrity and consider the consequences of decisions affecting people’s lives.

“Technology may expand what we are capable of doing, but it is our values that must guide what we choose to do with that capability.

“We need to ensure smaller enterprises, workers and communities have meaningful opportunities to participate in and benefit from technological progress,” he added. — Bernama

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马来西亚政府由副首相拿督斯里法迪拉·尤索夫代表，支持向成长阶段的中小企业提供更有条理的援助的提议，并强调需要仔细评估和利益相关者的合作，以加强现有举措。

在 2026 年马来西亚世界营销峰会上，他强调了通过能力建设和财务规划来维持业务增长的重要性，同时还指出要谨慎地采用人工智能技术来真正解决问题并更好地服务于人们。

此外，他还强调了让企业家参与政策制定的重要性，以确保有效支持企业应对挑战，并使小型企业和社区能够有意义地参与技术进步。

吉隆坡，11月5日讯——副首相拿督斯里法迪拉·尤索夫表示，政府欢迎商界提出的为成长阶段的中小企业提供更有条理的支持的建议。

他表示，该提议值得进一步考虑，并与相关部委、机构和行业利益相关者进行建设性磋商。

“正是本着这种精神，我欢迎探索一种更系统化的方式来支持成长阶段的中小企业的建议。

“当然，任何提议都必须根据其优点进行仔细评估，同时考虑到现有的举措和我们企业的实际需求，”他在今天于马来西亚举行的 2026 年世界营销峰会开幕式上发表讲话时说道。

法迪拉表示，必须同样重视帮助企业在取得初步成功后维持增长。

他表示，获得一份重大合同或进入国际市场的机会可能需要企业招聘更多员工、加强管理能力、投资设备并获得额外融资。

“能够将企业推向更高高度的机遇，也可能考验企业维持这种增长的能力。”

他说：“我们在制定政策时需要倾听企业家的意见，因为他们在创业和克服挑战方面的经验可以帮助我们确定在哪些方面提供支持能够产生最大的影响。”

关于人工智能（AI），法迪拉表示，技术的采用应该以其解决问题和更好地服务于人的能力为指导。

“我们采用某种技术仅仅是因为它唾手可得，还是因为它确实能帮助我们解决问题并更好地服务于人们？”

他说：“对小企业来说，有意义的创新并不一定需要最先进的技术，而可能包括减少员工在重复性行政工作上花费的时间，以便他们能够更多地专注于客户。”

他表示，虽然人工智能可以帮助企业分析信息并提出建议，但这并不能免除企业做出合理判断、维护诚信以及考虑影响人们生活的决策后果的责任。

“科技或许能拓展我们的能力范围，但我们的价值观必须指导我们如何运用这种能力。”

他补充说：“我们需要确保小型企业、工人和社区有切实的机会参与技术进步并从中受益。”——马新社

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