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PRODUCTIVITY NEXUS?! ISSUE NO. 2 | 16-31 OCTOBER 2019 | VOLUME 1

DRIVING PRODUCTIVITY OF THE NATION

From the Editor’s Desk

As indicated in the diagram above, the Malaysia Productivity Blue-

print (MPB) of 2017-2020 that was launched on 8 May 2017 focus-

es on five thrusts to improve the productivity level of Malaysia. The

nine nexus of MPB are tasked to address the challenges in accord-

ance with respective industries of the nine nexus. The top challenge

that is duly given focus in the country’s Budget 2020 that was ta-

bled recently in Parliament is about developing our Malaysian tal-

ents. This is a crucial step for us to build the workforce of the future.

There is now the urgent need to align the mindset of all Malaysians

that together we must raise the number of high-skilled workers, re-

duce the dependence on foreign workers, especially those of low-

skilled, and equip Malaysians, both young and old with due

knowledge so that we can all be future-ready.

Tourism

18 Oct: Meeting with Institut

Kemahiran Negeri (INSKEN)

on Tourism Entrepreneur

Initiative

Chemicals & Chemical

Products

22 Oct: IWG meeting on

Upskilling Programme

ICT

23 Oct : Sectoral Training

Committee on Digital

Technology

Agrofood

26 Oct: Collaboration with

UPM Bintulu

Retail & Food & Beverages

25 Oct: The New Retail

Digital Transformation

Solution

Machinery & Equipment

16 Oct: MPC-MEIF-UTeM on

Smart Community & Industry

Professional Services

23 Oct: Executive Strategy

Session to refine plans for

2020

Private Healthcare

18 Oct: Progress of Focus

Group Technology &

Innovation

Electric & Electronics

17 Oct: Visit to Sabah Skills & Technology Center (SSTC)

on I4.0

Machinery and Equipment Productivity Nexus (MEPN)

Event report by En. Abdul Rahman from

Malacca.

16 October 2019

MPC- MEIF - UTeM LOI Signing Ceremony in

conjunction with International

Conference on Smart Community &

Industry 2019.

ELECTICAL & ELECTRONIC PRODUCTIVITY NEXUS (EEPN)

Event report by Cik Azirah from Sabah.

17 October 2019 Meeting and Visit to Sabah Skills and Technology Centre (SSTC) (E3.2). The EEPN team was welcomed by Mrs. Natalie Fung, Director of SSTC and team who presented and showed some of the training courses offered to school leavers and graduates such as: 1- School Leavers (Culinary Arts, Oil Palm Plantation Operation & Supervision, Hand-held Telecommunication Device Repair, and Shielded Metal Arc Welding) 2-Graduates (Plantation Management, Safety & Health Officer, Retail Management, Non-Destructive Testing Inspec-tion, Welding Inspection, and MICE Planning & Marketing Management) Other matters discussed were:- 1. The MoU between MPC and SSTC 2. Discussion on the upcoming 'SABAH INDUSTRY4WRD SEMINAR'

TOURISM PRODUCTIVITY NEXUS (TPN)

Event report by Pn. Nik Nazarina from Cyberjaya.

18 October 2019

Meeting with Institut Kemahiran Negara (INSKEN) on future

collaboration to organise Tourism Entrepreneur Initiative

that aims to increase sales of tourism entrepreneurs by

20% during school holiday (Nov 2019 - Jan 2020) targeting

domestic tourists.

PRIVATE HEATLHCARE PRODUCTIVITY NEXUS (PHPN)

Event report by Cik Sofea from MPC HQ

18 October 2019:

Meeting with Ms. Norhaizam, leader of Focus Group Technology & Innovation on progress of: i- Sharing of underutilized medical technology resources by developing a resource utilization ii- Encourage online submission by all private hospi-tals to MyHDW, and iii- Enable sharing of patient records across public and private healthcare facilities via Health Information Exchange (HIE).

CHEMICAL PRODUCTIVITY NEXUS (CPN)

Event report by Cik Ilina from MPC HQ.

22 October 2019

Meeting 1/2019 Initiative Working Group

No. 2 on Upskilling Programme for formula-

tion and blending specifically for paint in-

dustry. The meeting was chaired by Mr.

Philip Karupiah from Ancom Berhad. Poten-

tial collaboration with HRDF, Malaysia Paint

Association (MPA), German-Malaysian Insti-

tute (GMI), and City & Guilds

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PRODUCTIVITY NEXUS (PSPN)

Event report by Pn Azhani from Kuala Lumpur.

23 October 2019:

Executive Strategic Session for Professional Services

Productivity Nexus at Impiana KLCC Hotel. The purpose

of this session was to discuss on the way forward for

2020. The session was categorized into 6 different sub-

sectors which were accounting, advertising, architec-

ture, legal, engineering and management consultancy.

Each subsector was represented by respective profes-

sional bodies, practitioners and academia.

ICT PRODUCTIVITY NEXUS (ICTPN)

Event report by Pn Halimahton form Kuala Lumpur.

23 October 2019:

Sectorial Training Committee (STC) Digital Technol-

ogy, No. 5/2019 that covered sharing on Type of

Schemes by HRDF & Presentation on Final Report

of Industrial Skill Framework by MDEC

RETAIL AND F&B PRODUCTIVITY NEXUS (RFBPN)

Event report by Pn Hanisah from Bangsar.

25 October 2019

THE NEW RETAIL DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION SOLUTION PROGRAMME at Connexion Conference & Event Centre (CCEC), Bangsar. This event included Best Practice Sharing Session by : 1. Mr. KH Lim- Managing Director of Senheng on “ The Six Transformation” and; 2. Mr. Vincent Lee—CEO of Senwave Retail Solution Sdn Bhd on “Retail Digital Transformation Solution”. Total attendance : 75 participants, 36 companies. Program was officiated by Tn. Hj. Suhaimi Hamad, Director of DMO.

AGRO-FOOD PRODUCTIVITY NEXUS

Even report by Cik Nadia Fatah from Bintulu.

26 October 2019:

Customized talent program under initiative A5:

Industry Induction Course for Interns 2019.

There were 110 participants (100 students & 10

lecturers) from UPM Bintulu Campus, Sarawak.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT PRODUCTIVITY NEXUS (MEPN)

Event report by Pn Halisa Halil from MPC, Johor

29 October 2019 :

MEPN discussion with SRO on diagnostic assessment and Intervention planning for M&E industry 2020

with DF Automation and Robotics Sdn Bhd .This Initiative was to set up DF Auto Lab at selected TVET insti-

tutions. The company can be the COE for robotics automation especially AGV -Automated Guided.

Editor

Dr. Shaik Roslinah Bux

Publication Team ( as of 16 October 2019)

Nur Atikah Asari

This is a fortnightly newsletter brought to you

by the DMO at MPC. Inquiries relating to this

newsletter can be channeled to

roslinahbux@mpc.gov.my .

Appreciation note

The publication team wishes to thank all

input contributors to this newsletter.