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I do hope that you have found my lecture today useful, and given you a
sense of the importance of PPP for economic development in Malaysia.
I trust you will be able to apply what you have learnt and gained from
this training programme, not only in terms of the advancement of your
professional career but also in the service of your respective Governments
and countries.
Before I conclude, let me once again thank University of Malaya and
INPUMA for inviting me to deliver this lecture as part of its public lecture
series and also to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malaysia, the MTCP
Secretariat.
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all individuals and
parties who have in one way or another contributed to the success of
this lecture. Last but not least, I wish all participants the very best in
your training. May it be a time of fruitful learning and that you have an
enjoyable experience during your stay here in Malaysia.
With that, I now officially declare the MTCP Course on “Managing
Diversity In a Globalising World: The Way Forward” open.
Public Lecture in Conjunction with the Malaysian Technical Co-operation Programme (MTCP) Course on Managing
Diversity in a Globalising World: The Way Forward “Public Private Partnership in Transforming Malaysia’s Economic
Development. 8 September 2014, Dewan Tunku Chancelor, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
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FINE-TUNING DELIVERY SYSTEMS
FOR A COMMON GOAL
would like to take this opportunity to thank the PTD Alumni Association
for inviting me to deliver the closing address at this inaugural PTD
I Alumni International Conference 2014. I am truly privileged to be here
with all the distinguished local and foreign leaders from both the public
and private sector.
This three-day conference, which is jointly organised by the PTD Alumni
Association, together with the National Institute of Public Administration
(INTAN), Public Service Department; Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign
Relations (IDFR); and the Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and
Management Planning Unit (MAMPU), Prime Minister’s Department
exemplifies the close collaborative spirit between different organisations,
with everyone working together towards a common goal, while leveraging
on each other’s knowledge and expertise.
The theme chosen for this Conference is “Transformational Leadership
in Malaysia”, and twelve papers have been presented in the last three
days. Some touched on the subject of transformational leadership in the
context of the new transformational programmes, while others discussed
creativity and innovation in the public sector and the progress towards
inculcating a positive culture in the delivery system of the public service.
Deliberation on this subject is indeed timely and immensely important
to Malaysian leaders, as we face complex challenges to achieve the
aspirations of Vision 2020, which is less than six years away.
There is no doubt that the public service shoulders the arduous task
of ensuring the country’s continued development. The public service
is expected to introduce sound and robust policies and strategies to
bring the nation forward, and implement those policies and strategies
effectively. The public service realises that it cannot rest on its laurels and
is undergoing its own transformation so that it can better serve the needs
and expectations of the rakyat.
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