GMGA3073 / STRATEGIC PUBLIC MANAGEMENT

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Meeting 4

MEETING - IV
GMGA3073
STRATEGIC PUBLIC MANAGEMENT

FUTURE OF STRATEGIC
MANAGEMENT IN THE PUBLIC
SECTOR
GMGA3073
STRATEGIC PUBLIC MANAGEMENT

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Future Emphasis in the Public Sector

• Government Aspiration
• Realising Vision 2020
• New Economic Model
• Contemporary issues and challenges

Government Aspiration
• The Government of Malaysia’s aspiration were mainly based on these
sectors:
• Education
• Security
• Health

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Realising Vision 2020

• Since the country gained independence in 1957, it has successfully diversified
its economy from one that was initially agriculture and commodity-based, to
one that now plays host to robust manufacturing and service sectors, which
have propelled the country to become a leading exporter of electrical
appliances, parts, and components
• Developing nations frequently experience a lack of jobs, food, clean drinking
water, education, healthcare, and housing
• To be a high-income (developed) nation, the country would need to undertake
some major reforms including the creation of well-paid employment and
having more women joining the workforce

Realising Vision 2020 (cont’d)

• Areas of emphasis to be a developed nation (advancement):
• Education
• enhancing the quality of schooling to improve learning outcomes
• Health and nutrition
• nutritional interventions to reduce childhood stunting
• Social protection
• adequate social welfare protection for household investments in human capital formation

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New Economic Model

• Problems with the current economic model:
• Doing business in Malaysia is still too difficult
• Our exports are still strong but not generating enough added value
• Low-skill jobs equals low wages
• Productivity is growing, but far too slowly
• Efforts to innovate and create have been insufficient
• We are not developing talent and what we do have is leaving
• The gap between rich and poor is widening
• Malaysia is stuck in a middle-income trap

New Economic Model (cont’d)

• Aims of New Economic Model –
• A sustainable, inclusive, high-income economy
• Breaking through to high income status
• Generating benefits for all Malaysians
• An economically and environmentally enduring solution
• Core enablers for the NEM
• Unwavering leadership and political will
• Getting the citizens to drive change together
• A “big push” of synchronised policy measures and initiatives
• Constantly measuring our performance and make adjustment from time to time

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New Economic Model (cont’d)

• A close look at the Strategic Reform Initiatives:
1. Re-energising the private sector to drive growth
2. Developing a quality workforce and reducing dependency on foreign labour
3. Creating a competitive domestic economy
4. Strengthening the public sector
5. Transparent and market-friendly affirmative action
6. Building the knowledge base and infrastructure
7. Enhancing the sources of growth
8. Ensuring sustainability of growth

Contemporary Issues and Challenges

• Public service modernisation
• Social equity (welfare, rights, etc.)
• Social trends (e.g., work-life balance, gender equality, etc.)
• Fiscal health
• Personal security
• IR 4.0
• Artificial intelligence (AI)
• Corporate governance
• Transparency & integrity

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