PUTRAJAYA: Young civil servants should be provided with extensive exposure and training in critical areas such as artificial intelligence (AI) and energy transition to enhance their competence, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Anwar, who is also the Finance Minister, emphasised that this approach would not only ensure that the younger generation understood the aspirations of the Madani Government but would also equip them with the necessary skills to tackle current challenges.
"I have repeatedly stressed that opportunities for training and growth must be fully provided to civil servants, especially the younger generation,” he said.
"I want to see in a few years that our capabilities surpass those of external consultants. What is lacking in our civil servants? Your training, competence and strength are different from the theoretical framework,” he said at the Prime Minister's Department’s monthly assembly here Friday (Jan 3), which was attended by more than 1,000 civil servants.
Also present were Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar.
Furthermore, the Prime Minister expressed his aspiration for Malaysian civil servants to serve as a model of excellence among developing countries. - Bernama
