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Many years ago, under the Demonstrator Applications Grants (DAGs) programme, we at the NITC funded an ‘electronic processing and approval of building plans project’ as a pilot to demonstrate the virtual delivery capabilities of the ICT technology. The project was an absolute success with the reduction of the e-processing of building plans from a span […]

My professor of change management taught me that to plan for change one needs to understand change resistance factors, drivers for change, and then use the opportunity for leadership to effect the needed change. Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak had considered most of these factors and has executed his change agenda. What is now left […]

It is a very interesting and challenging time for Najib Abdul Razak. I believe his first 100 days as prime minister will be truly eventful. The first test of his leadership came from an unexpected source. Voters not only denied Barisan Nasional (BN) the Bukit Selambau state seat in Kedah, but gave it to PKR […]

I was a poor student of history, as a subject. But I love the history of truth, and therefore pursue all subjects that enlighten me about truth within the true history of the world. I primarily disliked early study of history because of poor teachers, at least at lower secondary level. They wanted me to […]

As we all grow older, it takes humility to reverse the dependence-independence-interdependency-dependence life cycle of maturity. As we age, our physical system forces us to slow down. In science this is called the second law of thermo-dynamics – all systems lose energy over time. Management theory also argues that all management systems also lose energy […]

First let me congratulate the Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein for being consistent with the new prime minister\’s rule of law edict for his One Malaysia vision. It takes a first cousin to pull off this stunt. The release of more ISA prisoners, and especially the Hindraf three, held without trial is nevertheless consistent with the […]

Forty years after 13th May 1969, the levers of authority and power are still being used and abused to “dictate the kind and quality of democracy we want and need in Malaysia”. Forty years after May 13th, the insecurities that threatened the nation remain the same threats that the authorities fear. I will never forget […]

What does the word scholarship mean? Does it mean proving that you are good enough at everything in life and all of living? Or, is it establishing that you are a responsible citizen who knows how to focus on priorities for the sake of both personal and national progress, demonstrated at the young age of […]

The public revelation of the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) audit report took Najib\’s governance of the Barisan Nasional (BN) political leadership to new levels of transparency, at least in my view. While it is easier for the public to receive and expect a bare-all report from the Internal Audit Review Committee of the Selangor […]

The CM of Penang recently announced an Integrity Award for public officials who are \”truth-speakers and seekers,\” or \”whistle-blowers,\” or to those who give feedback that leads to reduction and the revelation of obvious corruption within their jurisdictions. The CM needs all our sincere support, accolade and advice on how to make this work! While […]