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Table Of Contents
CHAPTER 1 1MALAYSIA: CHARTING DEVELOPMENT TOWARDS
A HIGH-INCOME NATION

CHAPTER 2

10 BIG IDEAS

1. INTERNALLY DRIVEN, EXTERNALLY AWARE

2. LEVERAGING ON OUR DIVERSITY INTERNATIONALLY

11

3. TRANSFORMING TO HIGH INCOME-THROUGH SPECIALISATION

14

4. UNLEASHING PRODUCTIVITY LED-GROWTH AND INNOVATION

16

5. NURTURING, ATTRACTING AND RETAINING TOP TALENT

17

6. ENSURING EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITIES AND SAFEGUARDING

THE VULNERABLE

18

7. CONCENTRATED GROWTH, INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT

20

8. SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE AND SMART PARTNERSHIPS

24

Catalysing and Accelerating Strategic Private Investments

24

Partnering to Advance Industry and Economic Development

24

Collaborating to Support Public Delivery and Social Development

25

9. VALUING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL ENDOWMENTS

26

10. GOVERNMENT AS A COMPETITIVE CORPORATION

29

BUILDING ON THE NATIONS STRENGTHS

34

LOOKING BACK: ACHIEVEMENTS UNDER THE NINTH MALAYSIA PLAN

36

Macroeconomic Performance During the Ninth Plan

36

Growth Predominantly Driven by Domestic Demand

37

Slower External Sector Performance

39

Sectoral Performance Led by the Services Sector

40

Challenges in Fiscal Consolidation

42

Progress of the National Mission

44

Thrust 1: Moving the Economy Up the Value Chain

44

Thrust 2: Raising the Capacity for Knowledge and Innovation and Nurture First Class
Mentality

46

Thrust 3: Addressing Persistant Socio-Economic Inequalities Constructively and

Productively

47

Thrust 4: Improving the Standard and Sustainability of Quality of Life

48

Thrust 5: Strengthening Institutional and Implementation Capacity

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PROSPECTS DURING THE TENTH MALAYSIA PLAN, 2011-2015

52

Facing a Challenging Global Economy

Transforming the Malaysian Economy

52
53

Maintaining Full Employment

55

Pushing for Productivity-led Growth

55

Enabling Greater Dynamism of the Private Sector

56

Sustaining Growth in Private Consumption

57

Diversifying Export Markets

58

Sustaining a Surplus in the Balance of Payments

59

Achieving Sectoral Targets

60

Enhancing Efficiency of Fiscal Policy

61

MOVING FORWARD

64

CREATING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR UNLEASHING

ECONOMIC GROWTH

68

CREATING A PRIVATE SECTOR-LED ECONOMY

72

Modernising Business Regulation

72

Liberalising the Services Sector

75

Removing Market Distortions by Rationalising Subsidies

76

Introducing Competition Legislation

77

Improving the Interface Between Government And Business

77

SUPPORTING INNOVATION-LED GROWTH

80

Shaping a Supportive Ecosystem for Innovation

80

Education and Training

81

K-infrastructure

81

Trade and Investment Policy

81

Insolvency Law

82

Incubator Programme

82

K-SMEs

82

Creating Innovation Opportunities

83

Public Procurement

83

Regulation

83

Putting In Place Innovation Enablers

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Institutions

85

Intellectual Property

86

Funding Innovation

86

RATIONALISING THE ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT IN BUSINESS

90

Increasing Privatisation and Public-Private Partnerships

90

Establishing a Facilitation Fund

91

Achieving an Appropriate Balance Between Government, GLCs and the Private Sector

91

Rationalising the Role of GLCs in the Economy

91

Rationalising the Role of the Government in the Economy

92

Separating the Role of Regulator and Operator

92

DEVELOPING SMEs AS AN ENGINE OF GROWTH AND INNOVATION

94

Reducing Regulatory Costs Borne by SMEs

95

Building Capacity and Capability

96

Supporting the Creation of an Entrepreneurial Culture

97

Strengthening Support Systems for SMEs

97

Enhancing Access to Financing for SMEs

98

COMPETING GLOBALLY

100

Competing in Global Markets

100

Expanding Export Markets

101

Assisting Malaysian Firms to Break into Export Markets

101

Building Trade Momentum from FTAs

102

Reducing Transaction Costs

103

Competing to Attract Foreign Investment and Talent to Malaysia

104

Benchmarking Malaysias Attractiveness

105

Empowering MIDA to Attract Investment

106

Investing in Talent Recruitment

106

ESTABLISHING WORLD-CLASS INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT GROWTH

AND ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY

108

Increasing Broadband Penetration

108

Continuing to Upgrade Physical Infrastructure to Enhance Access and Connectivity

110

Multimodal Transport Network

111

Rail Development

111

Maritime Infrastructure

111

Airport Development

112

Ensuring Effective Sourcing and Delivery of Energy

112

Initiatives to Secure and Manage Reliable Energy Supply

112

Measures to Encourage Efficient Use of Energy

113

Adoption of Market-based Energy Pricing

113

Stronger Governance

114

Managing Change

114

FOCUSING ON KEY GROWTH ENGINES

116

Driving Growth by Urban Agglomerations

116

Focusing Corridors around Clusters

118

Iskandar Malaysia

119

Northern Corridor Economic Region

119

East Coast Economic Region

120

Sarawak Corridor Renewable Energy

120

Sabah Development Corridor

121

National Key Economic Areas

1) Oil and gas

122
123

2) Palm oil and related products

124

3) Financial services

125

4) Wholesale and retail

127

5) Tourism

128

6) Information and communications technology

129

7) Education

130

8) Electrical and electronic

131

9) Business services

132

10) Private healthcare

133

11) Agriculture

134

12) Greater Kuala Lumpur

135

CONCLUSION

136

CHAPTER 4 MOVING TOWARDS INCLUSIVE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 140

ELEVATING THE LIVELIHOODS OF THE BOTTOM 40% HOUSEHOLDS

149

Raising the Income Generation Potential of Bottom 40% Households

152

Elevating the Quality of Life of Rural Households

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Enhancing the Economic Participation of Urban Households

156

Assisting Children in Bottom 40% Households to Boost Their Education

and Skills Attainment

158

Strengthening Social Safety Net to Reduce Vulnerability of Disadvantaged Groups

159

Providing Housing Assistance Programmes to Deserving Poor Households

in Rural and Urban Areas

160

Providing Income Support, Subsidies and Improved Access to Healthcare

160

Addressing the Needs of Special Target Groups with Integrated Programmes

162

Strengthening the Capabilities of Bumiputera in Sabah and Sarawak

and Orang Asli Communities in Peninsular Malaysia

162

Providing Financial Assistance to Chinese New Villages Residents to Upgrade

Their Homes and Fund Their Business Activities

163

Enhancing Access to Basic Amenities and Infrastructure for Estate Workers

to Improve Their Living Standards

163

ENHANCING BUMIPUTERA ECONOMIC PARTICIPATION

164

Strengthening Bumiputera Entrepreneurship to Create Competitive

Businesses in High-Impact Sectors

165

Creating Stronger and More Competitive Industry Champions

168

Strengthening Capacity and Capability for Entrepreneurship in Higher

Value-Added Segments

169

Broadening and Increasing Bumiputera Wealth Ownership to Ensure Sustainability

171

Promoting Bumiputera Representation in High Paying Jobs through Enhanced

Capability Building and Demand-Side Incentives

173

ENSURING BASIC PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL

174

BUILDING A PROGRESSIVE AND MORE INCLUSIVE SOCIETY

178

Empowering Women to Enhance Their Economic Contribution

178

Moulding Youth to Become Dynamic and Inspired Future Leaders

182

Ensuring the Protection and Well-Being of Children

184

Supporting Older Persons to Lead Productive and Fulfilling Societal Roles

185

Integrating Persons with Disabilities into Society

186

Strengthening the Family Institution to Overcome Challenges of Modern Living

186

CONCLUSION

188

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CHAPTER 5 DEVELOPING AND RETAINING A FIRST-WORLD TALENT BASE

192

REVAMPING THE EDUCATION SYSTEM TO SIGNIFICANTLY RAISE

STUDENT OUTCOMES

196

Ensuring Every Child Can Succeed

198

Providing a Stronger Head-Start for More Children

198

Expanding Pre-School Enrolment and Improving Quality

198

Lowering Entry Age for Schooling

199

Ensuring Literacy and Numeracy

200

Upholding Bahasa Melayu and Strengthening English Proficiency

201

Holding Schools Accountable for Changes in Student Outcomes

201

Lifting Performance of All Schools with a Comprehensive School Improvement

Programme

201

Raising Standards to International Levels with the High Performing Schools

Programme

202

Investing in Great Leaders for Every School

203

Introducing the Baiah or New Deal for Head Teachers and Principals

203

Enhancing Support and Coaching for Head Teachers and Principals

205

Attracting and Developing Top Talent in Teaching

205

Significantly Improving the Quality of New Teacher Recruits

206

Making Teaching the Profession of Choice

207

Improving Teaching Training Through an Enhanced Practicum Component

207

Removing Guaranteed Placement of Trainees

209

Transitioning to a Full Open System of Teacher Training

209

Lifting the Quality of Current Teachers to Deliver Outstanding Education

through a New Deal for All Teachers

209

Implementing a Competency Based Career Track with Faster Progression

210

Delivering Tailored Continuous Professional Development for Career Progression

210

Launching a New Instrument and Process for Teacher Evaluations and Assessments

211

Transforming the Effectiveness of Delivery

Delivering Service Lines to Support School Improvement

211
211

Implementing a New Curriculum to Nurture Creativity and Innovation

211

Private Pre-School and Basic Education

212

Public-Private Partnerships in Developing Pre-Schools

213

Public-Private Partnerships in Basic Education

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RAISING THE SKILLS OF MALAYSIANS TO INCREASE EMPLOYABILITY

215

Mainstreaming and Broadening Access to Quality Technical Education

and Vocational Training

216

Improving the Perception of TEVT and Attracting More Trainees

217

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Developing Highly Effective Instructors

218

Upgrading and Harmonising TEVT Curriculum Quality in Line with Industry

Requirements

220

Streamlining Delivery of TEVT

222

Enhancing the Competency of Tertiary Graduates to Prepare Them

for Entering the Labour Market

223

Strengthening Industry and Research Collaboration

224

Providing Greater Autonomy and Strengthening Performance Culture to Universities

225

Instituting Greater Autonomy in Universities

225

Strengthening Performance Culture in Universities

226

Upgrading Course Curricula to Balance Academic Content and Soft Skills

227

Hiring and Retaining the Best Faculty Members

228

REFORMING THE LABOUR MARKET TO TRANSFORM MALAYSIA INTO A

HIGH-INCOME NATION

229

Making the Labour Market More Flexible

229

Revising Legal and Institutional Framework to Provide Flexibility in Hiring and Firing

229

Enhancing Employment Services to Improve Job Mobility

230

Reforming Unskilled Foreign Labour Policy

231

Encouraging Greater Participation in the Workforce

231

Upgrading the Skills and Capabilities of the Existing Workforce

232

Encouraging Cost Sharing for Training

232

Leveraging the Industry to Upskill the Workforce

233

Upgrading and Broadening Access to Community Colleges

235

Attracting and Retaining Talent

236

Simplifying Procedures and Providing Better Incentives to Attract Skilled

Foreign Talent

236

Making Cities More Liveable for Global Talent

237

Creating a Pipeline of Talent for the Future

237

Engaging the Diaspora of Malaysians

238

Creating a Talent Corporation to Deliver the Talent that Malaysia Most Needs

239

CONCLUSION

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CHAPTER 6 BUILDING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ENHANCES QUALITY OF LIFE 246

BUILDING VIBRANT AND ATTRACTIVE LIVING SPACES

248

Building Vibrant and Liveable Cities

250

Making Cities Compact and Efficient

254

Managing Growth

254

Mixed-use Developments

255

Creating Attractive and Pleasant Cities

256

Open spaces and Green Corridors

257

Waterfront Rejuvenation

257

Arts, Culture and Leisure

257

Expanding Essential Services in Rural Areas

259

DEVELOPING A RAKYAT-CENTRIC PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM

262

Driving Regulatory and Industry Reform

263

Increasing Investments in Transport Capacity to Keep Pace with Urban Growth

265

Greater Kuala Lumpur Initiatives

265

Other Cities and Urban Areas

266

Intercity Systems

267

Promoting a Seamless System Across Modes and Operators

267

Establishing a Robust Monitoring and Enforcement Regime

268

TRANSFORMING HEALTHCARE TO IMPROVE QUALITY AND PROVIDE

UNIVERSAL ACCESS
269
Transforming Delivery of the Healthcare System

272

Increasing Quality, Capacity and Coverage of Healthcare Infrastructure

272

Shifting Towards Wellness and Disease Prevention

273

Increasing the Quality of Human Resource for Health

275

ENSURING ACCESS TO QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING

277

Streamlining the Affordable Housing Delivery System

278

Strengthening Efforts to Deliver High Quality and Environmentally

Sustainable Housing

279

Cultivating a Healthy and Sustainable Housing Industry

280

PROVIDING EFFICIENT PUBLIC UTILITIES AND SERVICES

281

Managing Water Endowment and Supply

281

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Developing a Long-Term Strategy for Water Resource Management to Achieve

Water Security

282

Continuing Efforts to Restructure the Water Services Industry

283

Protecting Rivers from Pollution

285

Ensuring the Reliability of Electricity Supply

286

Increasing and Diversifying Generation Capacity

287

Strengthening Transmission and Distribution Networks

287

Restructuring the Electricity Supply Industry

287

Improving Customer Services

288

Significantly Increasing Broadband Penetration

Restructuring Solid Waste Management

288
288

Providing Support to Local Authorities

290

Delivering Comprehensive and Sanitary Services

290

Ensuring Waste is Managed in a Sustainable Manner

291

MAKING STREETS AND COMMUNITIES SAFER

292

Strengthening Efforts to Fight Crime

294

Forging a New Relationship between the Police, the Public and the Private Sector

294

Creating a Safer and More Secure Environment

295

Providing Transparency on Performance and Perception of Performance

296

VALUING THE NATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL ENDOWMENTS

297

Developing a Climate Resilient Growth Strategy

300

Climate Adaptation: Protecting the Nation from the Risks of Climate Change

300

Climate Mitigation: Reducing Malaysias Carbon Footprint

301

Creating Stronger Incentives for Investments in Renewable Energy

302

Promoting Energy Efficiency to Encourage Productive Use of Energy

303

Improving Solid Waste Management

303

Conserving Forests

305

Reducing Emissions to Improve Air Quality

306

Enhancing Conservation of the Nations Ecological Assets

306

Enhancing Forest and Wildlife Conservation Efforts

306

Ensuring Equitable and Sustainable Utilisation of Resources

307

CONCLUSION

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CHAPTER 7 TRANSFORMING GOVERNMENT TO TRANSFORM MALAYSIA

314

Whole-of-Government Approach

314

Principles of Government Transformation

314

DESIGNING PUBLIC SERVICES AROUND PEOPLE AND BUSINESS

316

Designing Efficient and Convenient Services for People and Business

316

Adopting a More Consultative Approach and Proactively Seeking Input and Feedback

322

Devolving Powers to Agencies at the Frontline of Delivery

323

Introducing Competition and Market Mechanisms within Public Services

324

Combating Corruption for Effective Delivery

326

ACCELERATING DELIVERY THROUGH TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE

MANAGEMENT OF PRIORITY OUTCOMES

329

Enabling the Outcome-Based Approach

330

Shifting Funding from Physical Infrastructure to Soft Infrastructure

to Achieve Outcomes

332

POSITIONING GOVERNMENT TO BE AN EFFECTIVE FACILITATOR OF PRIVATE

SECTOR-LED GROWTH

333

Strengthening Governments Role as Policy-Maker and Independent Regulator

334

Increasing the Role of the Private Sector in National Investments and Delivery of
Public Services

335

Systematically Reducing Government Ownership and Control of Non-Core Assets

336

DRIVING PRODUCTIVITY TO ENSURE PRUDENT USE OF PUBLIC FINANCES

337

RATIONALISING AND BUILDING CAPACITY IN GOVERNMENT

340

Rationalising Existing Government Organisations and Structures

340

Building Capacity in Organisations Focused on National Priorities

341

Establishing High Performance Monitoring Units

Attracting, Developing and Retaining Top Talent in the Public Service

342
343

Strengthening the performance culture

344

Attracting talent

344

Injecting best practices into the public sector

345

Designing flexible schemes

345

Realigning capacity-building programmes

346

CONCLUSION

347

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT ALLOCATION

Federal Government Allocation by Physical And Non-Physical

352

Federal Government Allocation by Sector

353

APPENDICES
APPENDIX 1: STATISTICAL TABLES

356

APPENDIX 2: PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF NINTH MALAYSIA PLAN,

2006-2010

386

Glossary of Acronyms

416

Index

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List of Tables
CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 3

BUILDING ON THE NATIONS STRENGTHS

Table 2-1

World Economic Outlook, 2006-2015

53

Table 2-2

Balance of Payments, 2010 and 2015

59

CREATING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR UNLEASHING

ECONOMIC GROWTH
Table 3-1

CHAPTER 4

CHAPTER 6

CHAPTER 7

Applying a business-centric approach and facilitating trade

78

MOVING TOWARDS INCLUSIVE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Table 4-1

Policy Instruments - Before and After

143

Building an Environment That Enhances Quality Of Life

Table 6-1

A New Approach to Building Vibrant and Liveable Cities

252

Table 6-2

 rogressive National Policies on Environmental Protection and

P
Conservation

298

Table 6-3

Initiatives to Drive Energy Efficiency Efforts

304

Transforming Government to Transform Malaysia

Table 7-1

Facilitating people, business and trade

318

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List of Charts
CHAPTER 1 1MALAYSIA: CHARTING DEVELOPMENT TOWARDS
A HIGH-INCOME NATION
Chart 1-1

Malaysia is facing intense competition for investment and exports

Chart 1-2

 alaysia enjoyed strong growth in the past, but has lost momentum
M
since the Asian Financial Crisis

Malaysias productivity lags Asian high income economies

Chart 1-3

CHAPTER 2

BUILDING ON THE NATIONS STRENGTHS

Chart 2-1

Real GDP growth slowed down in the Ninth Plan compared to the Eighth Plan 37

Chart 2-2

Low private investment compensated by robust public investment

38

Chart 2-3

Balance of Payments, 2000-2010

40

Chart 2-4

Sectoral performance under the Eighth and Ninth Plan

41

Chart 2-5

Federal Government accounts, 2000-2010

43

Chart 2-6

Real GDP and GNI Per capita towards a high-income economy

54

Chart 2-7

Total Factor Productivity is expected to increase

55

Chart 2-8

 rowth in private investment and consumption will be much

G
faster than during the Ninth Plan period

56

Chart 2-9

Comparison of private consumption between selected countries

58

Chart 2-10

Sectoral growth to be led by services sector

60

Chart 2-11

Reducing Federal Government fiscal deficit

61

Chart 2-12

Towards a sustainable Federal Government debt position

62

Chart 2-13

 he Tenth Malaysia Plan will encapsulate all efforts to transform

T
Malaysia into a developed high-income nation

64

CHAPTER 3 CREATING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR UNLEASHING

ECONOMIC GROWTH
Chart 3-1

Malaysias productivity growth has declined post-1997

68

Chart 3-2

 ar reaching programme of reforms will provide the enabling

F
environment for NKEAs to deliver the targeted economic growth

70

Chart 3-3

Malaysia ranks 23rd in the World Bank Doing Business 2010 report

73

Chart 3-4

Services sector is expected to grow at 7.2% annually until 2015

75

Chart 3-5

Institutional structure supporting innovation and R&D

85

Chart 3-6

84% of firms state lack of funding as hampering innovation

87

Chart 3-7

 overnment research and development and commercialisation

G
funding under the Plan period

88

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Chart 3-8

 ME contribution to GDP has increased, with 87% of Malaysian

S
SMEs in the services sector

94

 ontribution to GDP of Malaysian SMEs is relatively low compared to

C
other countries

95

Chart 3-10

Malaysia ranks 10th in the World Competitiveness Scoreboard 2010

100

Chart 3-11

Supply chain environment matters more than tariffs

103

Chart 3-12

Malaysian annual FDI inflow has grown by only 1% CAGR

104

Chart 3-13

The overall number of expatriates in Malaysia has declined since 2000

105

Chart 3-14

 10% increase in broadband penetration can support more than 1%

A
increase in GDP growth

108

 alaysias broadband penetration reached 31% of households in 2009

M
and is expected to reach 75% in 2015

109

Chart 3-16

2015 Broadband coverage map

110

Chart 3-17

Five strategic pillars of the new energy policy

113

Chart 3-18

 uala Lumpur has relatively lower economic output per square

K
kilometre than some other Asian cities

116

Chart 3-19

 uala Lumpur contributes 8 times the GDP of any other geographic

K
cluster in Malaysia

117

Chart 3-20

5 corridors were established during the Ninth Plan

118

Chart 3-9

Chart 3-15

CHAPTER 4 MOVING TOWARDS INCLUSIVE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Chart 4-1
Chart 4-2
Chart 4-3
Chart 4-4

 argets have been set within the Tenth Plan period to ensure that
T
inclusiveness will be addressed from multiple angles

141

 overty has been declining significantly since 1970 in both urban and
P
rural areas

149

Income distribution in Malaysia improved since 1990, with the

population now more evenly distributed across income class

150

 elected characteristics of heads of households among the bottom

S
40% indicate various challenges that need to be addressed

151

Chart 4-5

Establishing of the Tenth Plan programmes, bottom 40% households

can look forward to new opportunities and improved living standards

152

Chart 4-6

Whilst the majority of rural households are self-employed, the main

source of income is mainly from paid employment

154

Chart 4-7

 espite considerable progress, there is potential for improvement in

D
Bumiputeras position of wealth

165

 olicy instruments will be segmented to better meet requirements

P
at the different business stages

167

 ampong Bharu is strategically located in close proximity to

K
surrounding prime real estate

172

Chart 4-8
Chart 4-9

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Chart 4-10
Chart 4-11

 ignificant progress has been achieved in providing basic physical

S
infrastructure in the rural areas

174

 omen in Malaysia have high education attainment, however labour

W
force participation is still low

179

CHAPTER 5 DEVELOPING AND RETAINING A FIRST-WORLD TALENT BASE

Chart 5-1
Chart 5-2
Chart 5-3
Chart 5-4
Chart 5-5
Chart 5-6
Chart 5-7
Chart 5-8
Chart 5-9
Chart 5-10

 alaysia needs to close the gap to achieve the characteristics of

M
a first-world talent base

192

Integrated human capital and talent development framework for

Malaysia

194

 re-schools enrolment rate for 4+ and 5+ year-old children is targeted

P
to reach 87% by 2012

199

 he nationwide LINUS programme is aimed at improving literacy and

T
numeracy for primary school students

200

 igh Performing Schools programme: The inaugural batch of 20 HPS

H
announced in January 2010

203

 ew Deal for Principals: All primary schools across Malaysia have

N
been ranked by performance

204

 eacher quality is the most important lever for changing student

T
outcomes

206

 ainstreaming Technical Education and Vocational Training: Dual-

M
pathway to employment

217

 umber of foreign workers in Malaysia has increased significantly

N
over the past decade

234

 ectors with high reliance on unskilled foreign workers have low

S
productivity

234

CHAPTER 6 BUILDING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ENHANCES QUALITY OF LIFE

Chart 6-1

Over 70% of Malaysias population will be urban by the year 2020

249

Chart 6-2

 here is a strong linkage between the wealth of cities and the quality
T
of life within cities

250

Chart 6-3

Growth will be concentrated in urban conurbations

253

Chart 6-4

Case study: New Urbanism, a shift towards compact urban models

256

Chart 6-5

 ther Asian cities have recognized the importance of vibrant arts and
O
culture scene

258

Chart 6-6

Focus in rural areas will be on upgrading basic infrastructure

260

Chart 6-7

The mass rapid transit system will be a landmark project for Greater KL

266

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Chart 6-8

Malaysia has shown progress in improving the health of its citizens

269

Chart 6-9

 enchmarked against countries at a comparable income level,

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Malaysia has been efficient at achieving improved health outcomes

270

Chart 6-10

 ublic healthcare has a higher share of beds and admissions but

P
only moderately higher proportion of doctors than the private sector

271

Chart 6-11

 hanges in lifestyle are linked to increasing prevalence of chronic

C
diseases

274

Chart 6-12

 uring the Tenth Plan period, there will be significant increase in the
D
capacity of human resources for health

275

 pproximately 111,000 units of public affordable housing built during

A
the Ninth Plan period

277

 estructuring of the water services industry towards improving

R
efficiency in operations and management

283

Chart 6-15

Addressing pollution of river basins to be a focus during the Plan period

285

Chart 6-16

 ederalisation of solid waste management and public cleansing

F
functions to drive improved outcomes for the public and environment

289

Chart 6-17

Overall index crime in recent years

292

Chart 6-18

Safe City initiatives will promote crime prevention

296

Chart 6-19

 or the energy sector in 2007, Malaysians emission intensity was

F
higher than the global average

301

Chart 6-13
Chart 6-14

Chart 6-20 Renewable


energy will increase from <1% in 2009 to 5.5% of
Malaysias total electricity generated by 2015

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Chart 7-1
Chart 7-2
Chart 7-3
Chart 7-4

 IDA will be empowered with additional decision-making authority

M
in negotiations with investors

323

Introduction of competitive pressure in the UK healthcare system

has contributed towards improved patient outcomes

325

 osition role of government as an effective facilitator to unleash

P
private sector-led growth

333

 erformance-oriented units monitor and track the delivery of priority

P
areas

343

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT ALLOCATION

FGA-1

Federal Government Allocation by Physical And Non-Physical

352

FGA-2

Federal Government Allocation by Sector

353

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