Building blocks for the nation


AS our visionaries start to champion the Malaysia 5.0 initiative, we need to ask whether we will have sufficient human capital at every level to achieve it.

Malaysia 5.0 is inspired by Society 5.0, a concept proposed in 2016 by the Japanese government and wholeheartedly embraced by its entire population. Before Japan, a few other countries had introduced similar national plans, including Estonia (e-Estonia), Germany (Industrie 4.0) and Singapore (Smart Nation). When they adopted their plans, these countries initiated rigorous educational reforms which they saw as the key factor for success.

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