[12TH MALAYSIA PLAN ENGAGEMENT SESSION]
On 2nd August, Penang Institute was involved in the 12th Malaysia Plan engagement between the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Penang State Government. The three-hour session was co-chaired by YAB Dato’ Seri Mohamed Azmin bin Ali (Minister of Economic Affairs) and YAB Chow Kon Yeow (Chief Minister of Penang) at Jen Hotel. Penang is the sixth state in the ministry’s roadshow aimed at gaining knowledge about each individual state’s development strategy and collecting feedback for the continuing work on the Plan.
Azmin commended Penang for its Penang2030 vision, mentioning how the themes of Penang2030 are aligned with the 12th Malaysia Plan’s three dimensions of economic empowerment, social reengineering and environment sustainability. With that, he felt strongly that the ideals fueling Penang2030 would also be realised nationally.
[SESI LIBAT URUS PENYEDIAAN RMK-12]
Pada 2 Ogos, Penang Institute telah terlibat dalam sesi libat urus penyediaan Rancangan Malaysia Ke-12 (RMK-12) antara Kementerian Hal Ehwal Ekonomi bersama kerajaan negeri Pulau Pinang. Sesi yang berlangsung selama tiga jam tersebut dipengerusikan oleh YB Dato’ Seri Mohamed Azmin bin Ali (Menteri Hal Ehwal Ekonomi) dan YAB Chow Kon Yeow (Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang) di Hotel Jen. Pulau Pinang merupakan negeri ke-6 dalam jerayawara Kementerian Hal Ehwal Ekonomi, menyasarkan untuk memperoleh maklum balas daripada setiap negeri berserta strategi masing-masing.
Di samping itu, YB Dato’ Seri Mohamed Azmin bin Ali memuji Pulau Pinang atas Visi Penang2030, dengan menyatakan tema Penang2030 adalah selari dengan tiga dimensi pembangunan RMK-12 iaitu pemerkasaan ekonomi, perekayasaan social dan kemampanan alam sekitar. Dengan itu, tidak dapat dinafikan bahawa Penang2030 boleh direalisasikan secara nasional.
