Wawasan 2020

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For other uses, see 2020 Vision (disambiguation).

Wawasan 2020 or Vision 2020 is a Malaysian ideal introduced by the former Prime Minister of
Malaysia, Mahathir bin Mohamad during the tabling of the Sixth Malaysia Plan in 1991. The
vision calls for the nation to achieve a self-sufficient industrialized nation by the year 2020,
encompasses all aspects of life, from economic prosperity, social well-being, educational
worldclass, political stability, as well as psychological balance (Jeong, 2007; Mohamed Jawhar,
1994). In order to achieve that vision, Mahathir lamented that the nation required an annual
growth of 7% (in real terms) over the thirty-year periods (1990-2020), so that the economy
would be eightfold stronger than its 1990 GDP of RM115 billion. This would translate to a GDP
of RM920 billion (in 1990 Ringgit terms) in 2020.[1]

Wawasan 2020 is also the title of an article by William Greider about globalization in Malaysia.
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Contents
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 1 Challenges
 2 Song lyrics
o 2.1 Original lyrics
o 2.2 English translation
 3 Revisions to the vision
 4 References and sources
 5 External links

[edit] Challenges

Mahathir outlined nine strategic challenges that Malaysia must overcome to achieve Vision
2020.[1][3]

 Challenge 1: Establishing a united Malaysian nation made up of one Bangsa Malaysia (Malaysian
Race).
 Challenge 2: Creating a psychologically liberated, secure and developed Malaysian society.
 Challenge 3: Fostering and developing a mature democratic society.
 Challenge 4: Establishing a fully moral and ethical society.
 Challenge 5: Establishing a matured liberal and tolerant society.
  Challenge 6: Establishing a scientific and progressive society.
 Challenge 7: Establishing a fully caring society.
 Challenge 8: Ensuring an economically just society, in which there is a fair and equitable
distribution of the wealth of the nation.
 Challenge 9: Establishing a prosperous society with an economy that is fully competitive,
dynamic, robust and resilient.

[edit] Song lyrics

Wawasan 2020 is also a patriotic song on the same idea sung in Malay. The song was composed
by Akbar Nawab.[4]

[edit] Original lyrics [edit] English translation

Bendera berkibar di angkasa Flags waving in the sky

Lambang negara jaya Symbol of our great country
Rakyat sepakat sehati sejiwa People united in one mind
Tekad berbakti dengan megah Contributing in pride

Hadapi cabaran masa muka Facing the challenges in the

Penuh tenaga murni
Bakti dicurah searah-sehala
Dengan wawasan yang suci
Wawasan meningkat kemajuan
Tiada lagi kepincangan
Kemewahan rata dirasai
Bersama kita nikmati
Wawasan 2020
Satu pandangan jauh
Bukan impian malah kenyataan
Bersama kita jayakan
future
Full of sincere energy
Contributing for one purpose
With a pure vision
The vision boosts development
No more defects
Luxury is equally felt
Together we enjoy it
Vision 2020
A far view
Not a dream but reality
Together we achieve it

[edit] Revisions to the vision

This section is outdated. Please update this section to reflect recent events or newly available
information. Please see the talk page for more information. (September 2010)

In view of changing global conditions amid the Financial crisis of 2007–2010, Prime Minister
Najib Tun Razak had in August 2009, said that there was now a need to redefine and recalibrate
the vision in terms of how to achieve it, as well as its timeline. Najib, who said that it was
necessary for Malaysia to undertake bold economic reforms, had tasked the National Economic
Advisory Council (NEAC) to carry out a review of the vision. The NEAC is expected to publish
its report by end 2009, with a second report on implementation 6 months after that. Najib also
said that in order for Malaysia to achieve a developed nation status by 2020, the country has to
grow at an annual rate of 8% over the next 10 years. He cited that a lower hypothetical growth of
6% per annum would delay Malaysia's vision to become a developed country by 10 years to
2030. Malaysia’s GDP growth rate averaged 7.2% per annum in the 1990s, and slowed to 5.4%
per annum in the following decade