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exceed the expectations of citizens and businesses, but this will be of no MOVING FORWARD WITH THE
avail if there are no efforts to ensure user take up. In this regard, we need
to move faster and should lead even more strategic ICT initiatives in the MALAYSIAN PUBLIC SECTOR :
application and utilisation of ICT and modern technologies such as cloud
computing, tablets and social media in improving our delivery systems. STRATEGIES AND POLICIES FOR

We need to leverage on technology’s promise to continuously improve SUCCESSFUL NATION BUILDING
Government service delivery. We must accelerate the digital transformation
momentum to be the global leaders in e-Government development.

Hence, in the next two days, do debate, discuss and pick up points that
can help the transformation of our economic agents and public agencies et me first wish everybody a warm Selamat Datang and welcome to
to become more competitive via ICT, in order for us to gain high economic Malaysia. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule
status. Brainstorm the actual problems and recommend the right and Lto participate in the Learning Journey Programme in Kuala Lumpur,
realistic solutions to unravel the Government digital transformation. the first ever I believe, organised by the Eastern and Southern African
Management Institute (ESAMI), in collaboration with the Malaysian
Institute of Integrity. I understand that the focus of this Learning Journey
Programme is on the sharing of experiences and best practices in
improving and strengthening the public sector, while exploring the future
direction to be undertaken by Malaysia in its quest to attain a developed
high-income nation by the year 2020.

I am certain that many interesting ideas, experiences and thoughts were
exchanged and shared throughout the duration of this programme.

All the countries participating in this programme are “Friends of Malaysia”
and we value your friendship. We hope to forge stronger links with all of
you as our countries progress. There is a lot that we can share with each
other. In fact, our leaders have done so during the Langkawi International
Dialogue which was held last year in Putrajaya.

Malaysia has always been a willing partner when it comes to sharing our
development experience with our friends from the developing countries.
We also offer and provide training under the Malaysian Technical
Co-operation Programme (MTCP) to African countries as part of our
unwavering commitment towards the South-South Co-operation. More
than 2,000 participants from 136 member countries come to Malaysia
annually under the MTCP.

In 1991, Malaysia’s fourth Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad,
with whom all of you had a fruitful dialogue with yesterday, unveiled a

Keynote Address at the National Digital Conference 2012.
3 July 2012, Putrajaya Convention Centre.

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