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  MRB Received the Public Services Innovation 2007 Awards

The committee of the prestigious Public Services Innovation Award for the year 2007 had recognised the Malaysian Rubber Board's innovation "The G-Flex Canister" as one of the top five recipients in the category of "Collaborative Research between the Public and Private Sectors Innovation Awards (AIPB)". The G-Flex Canister was the result of a joint effort between MRB and Hateg Corporation Sdn Bhd. On 29 October 2007, Tan Sri Mohd Sidek bin Hassan, Chief Secretary to the Government presented the awards at the Public Services Innovation Award Presentation Ceremony in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. MRB was represented by Dr Mohd Akbar bin Md Said, the Deputy Director General (Research and Innovation). MRB received a cash of RM 10,000, a trophy and a certificate of acknowledgement while Harteg was presented with a trophy and a certificate.
 
Dr Mohd Akbar Md Said, DDG (R&I) (second from right) received the AIPB award from Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan, Chief Secretary to the Government (left)
Dr Mohd Akbar Md Said, DDG (R&I) (second from right) received the AIPB award from Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan, Chief Secretary to the Government (left)

The G-Flex Canister is a component of the rubber trees stimulation system called G-Flex which supplies ethylene gas to the tree aimed at increasing yield. The system consists of an easy-to-manage Inflatable and Collapsible Container (ICC), sealant, a plastic tube joined to a one-way valve and a canister containing pressurised liquidised ethylene gas which will revert to gas when in use. The canister is refillable and each unit is able to stimulate up to 3,000 trees.

The AIPB award was first introduced in 1993 following a decision made in 1992 by the Panel on Public Administration Improvement. Recipients of the award are acknowledged of their collaborative efforts to commercialise findings or products from the public sector research institutions. A total of 32 innovations were submitted for the AIPB award in 2007.
     
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