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The Government is now placing a lot of emphasis on leadership AGENTS OF GROWTH :
development for several important reasons:
MAKING A DIFFERENCE TO

MALAYSIA’S SKYLINE
the need to have senior leadership with a whole-of
Government perspective;

would like to thank the Ministry of Works Malaysia and the Construction
the need to enhance competencies and accountability Industry Development Board Malaysia (CIDB) for inviting me to attend
of senior management; I and deliver the Malaysian Construction Industry Excellence Awards
(MCIEA) this year. I am honoured to have the opportunity to get together
with industry players who excel in this prestigious event.

I was told that the MCIEA award recipients have gone through a rigorous
the need to generate performance oriented and
outcome-based civil service; and evaluation process and are chosen by a panel of judges comprising
leading construction industry players. In this regard, I would like to take
this opportunity to express my sincere congratulations to all the winners
of MCIEA 2012, which are the “best among the best” of the country’s
construction industry.
the need to inject positive change in cultural norms in
the organisation that will trickle down the rest of the I would also like to extend a warm welcome to all our foreign guests
organisation and the public sector as a whole.
who are taking part and contributing to the International Construction
Week 2013 – Selamat Datang! I believe you have benefitted from your
participation in the events held in conjunction with the International
Construction Week 2013. I also hope that you have had time to enjoy the
Tremendous efforts have been made to re-invent the Government by beauty of our country and the hospitality of our people.
introducing new ideas and changing the way our country’s development
is managed. I am heartened to observe that these bold and innovative In today’s increasingly competitive and uncertain global economic
initiatives have created a new culture of high achievement and outcome- landscape, our country continues to display high competitiveness in
based public service. international rankings. The World Competitiveness Yearbook 2012 recorded
a decline in rankings of Asian economies, with the exception of:
I am also proud to note that the national transformation agenda is
progressing in a way that indicates Vision 2020 is within reach. I stand • Hong Kong, which was ranked 1st;
confident that Malaysia Boleh and if we move forward as one in the same • Malaysia, which moved to 14th position, from 16th in 2011; and
direction, we can do more for the betterment of our country. As the late • Republic of Korea, which maintained its 22nd position.
Tun Abdul Razak once said, “This is our home and it is our determination
to make this country a happy and prosperous country for all of us”. The Bank Negara Malaysia Report 2012 showed Malaysia recording a
Growth Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 5.6% in 2012, against the
initial forecast of 4.4% by the International Monetary Fund. This positive

Keynote Address at the Malaysian Institute of Management’s Conversation with Leaders Series on Re-Inventing Government.
17 January 2013, Sime Darby Convention Centre Kuala Lumpur.

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