Motorola Solutions Foundation contributes to Malaysia Crime Prevention Foundation

Motorola Solutions committed to add value to the communities in which it operates

Kuala Lumpur – November 30, 2011 - Motorola Solutions Foundation (formerly the Motorola Foundation), the charitable arm of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MSI), has extended a contribution of RM175,000 to the Malaysia Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF) to support its crime prevention initiatives in the country.

The MCPF is a Non-Government Organisation which has been established since 1993 to promote public awareness in crime prevention at all times, in addition to getting public participation in crime prevention efforts of the Government and other interested parties.

Key Facts
• Motorola Solutions Foundation’s contribution will be channeled to support MCPF’s pilot programme called the “Voluntary Security Observation Point Programme”. Initiatives under this programme includes promoting volunteerism among residents within residential neighbourhoods, cultivating a crime prevention culture among the residents and establishing an effective communication mechanism among the residents to support them in their crime prevention efforts. The programme aims to create a safe living environment and prevent crimes in the neighbourhood.

• In Malaysia, the Motorola Solutions Foundation has been a strong supporter of corporate citizenship programmes. Over the years it has contributed to education grants and programmes aimed at encouraging and promoting technology innovation, widening industry exposure for students in Malaysia while continuously nurturing the next generation of local talents in science, technology, innovation and engineering.

• This year, education grants were provided to support 16 post graduate students from four local Malaysian universities - Multimedia University, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Universiti Malaya and Universiti Sains Malaysia.

• Since 2008, the Foundation has sponsored Malaysia’s National Research Innovation Competition (NRIC) organised by Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), which recognizes the best science projects by undergraduate students nationwide.

• Motorola Solutions has established its presence in Malaysia since 1974. Recognised for its R&D innovations, Motorola Solutions Malaysia has also contributed to the Government’s Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) initiatives as follows :

• It is one of 6 MNCs selected to share learnings used to enrich ETP focused on the electronics sector, such as expanding the wireless communication ecosystem and in the area of RFID.
• Motorola Solutions is an active contributor to the nation’s growth through the Collaborative Research in Engineering Science & Technology (CREST) initiative - an important component of ETP - designed to accelerate the development of Malaysia into an innovation-led knowledge based economy.

• As a participating host company, Motorola Solutions Malaysia provides invaluable opportunities to selected engineering graduates to experience industrial immersion under the FasTrack program of the National Key Economic Areas (NKEAs) for Electronics and Electrical sector of the ETP.

• Motorola Solutions showcased advanced and specialized video-rich applications, next generation public safety technologies and devices at the Global Police Equipment Conference (GPEC) Asia 2011. The Company is committed to sharing its next generation public safety innovations and expertise with public safety agencies in Malaysia in their mission to safeguard the lives of the communities they serve.

SUPPORTING QUOTES
Matt Blakely, Director, Motorola Solutions Foundation
“The Motorola Solutions Foundation is proud to support the Malaysia Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF). As a company dedicated to helping people be their best in the moments that matter, we applaud the MCPF in its efforts to make communities safer.”

Mohd Rauf Nasir, Country President, Motorola Solutions Malaysia
“As a corporate citizen with over 37 years of presence in Malaysia, our employees also contribute to the community through volunteering in local volunteer programmes such as Rakan Cop, Jabatan Pertahanan Awam Malaysia (JPAM) and Ikatan Relawan Rakyat Malaysia (RELA) and we view our contribution to the Malaysia Crime Prevention Foundation as complementing the Government’s effort under the Crime National Key Results Areas (NKRA) of the Government Transformation Programme.

We further support the communities where we operate by sharing our knowledge and technology expertise in mission critical communication solutions. With over 80 years of expertise in public safety solutions, Motorola Solutions has been the trusted provider of public safety solutions to government and public safety agencies worldwide. Our next generation public safety technologies provide real time access to information to improve response time to crime incidents and enhance situational awareness capabilities for crime prevention and apprehension, improve both the public safety of citizens and enhance their sense of security and peace of mind.”.