Friday, February 15, 2008

In the front row of decision-making

The Star, 15/2/2008

Minister Effendi Norwawi bids farewell, saying one should not overstay and must make way for new blood and talent.

"For me, I think I have accomplished most of what I set out to achieve when I rejoined the Cabinet in February 2006. We have re-branded the Economic Planning Unit. I believe it has now regained its stature as a trusted, independent key unit of the Government.
Its new organisation structure established new strategic departments like the MDI – Malaysian Development Institute (a full-time team of economic experts charting future economic directions of the country), PPP – Public Private Partnership Unit (to develop stronger, effective mechanism of collaboration and partnership between the Government and private sector) and the specialist private financing initiatives (PFI) unit, and a more structured and stronger Bumiputra Commercial and Industrial Community unit.
I was allowed to select my own team and (EPU director-general Datuk Seri Dr) Sulaiman Mahbob and team are some of the best professionals in government service today that I’ve had the pleasure to work with. "

Good luck to Datuk Seri...

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