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Our Ref Globale ven tAsia 20 I I Date 30h September 20 I I
Dear Yg Bhg Tan SriiDaloDatinlProf IAssoc ProfiSirlMadam
Adapting Lessons of Policy Making III a Changing Global Environment 3rd November 20 I Seri Paci fic Hotel Kuala Lumpur
INVJTATJON TO PARTICIPATE
We respectfully refer to the above matter
We are pleased to inform that GlobaleventAsia wilJ be organizing the above workshop on selected issues of global best practice in public policy process with a focus on medium-term issues of design and implementation of strategy in the context of globalization inclusiveness collective action at mUltiple domestic and global jurisdictional levels an d evidence-based policy making
This program is regarded as specifically customized to issues ad perspectives of current interest to the policy making process in Mala ys ia It is therefore not envisaged as a boiler plate generic workshop of broader global interest but will be directly related to the goals and policies envisioned through the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) and the Malaysia 2020 Vision of attaining the status of an advanced economy
Our guest speaker Govindan (Govind) Nair former Lead Economist The World Bank Group in Washington DC where his twenty five year career spanned research project management and capacity building in multiple thematic areas including capital markets and financial sector refonn public finance privatization and private enterprise development telecommunications policy and utility regulation infonnation and knowledge economy and public-private partnerships As project manager in over twenty worldwide assigrunents he has led multi shydisciplinary and multi-national teams and has frequently been commended for exceptional client satisfaction and product quality Fluent in French Spanish and Bahasa Malaysia Indonesia he has worked in about 75 countries on all continents He was twice selected as core team member of The World Development Report the flagShip research publication of the World Bank He has frequently worked at senior policy maker (President Prime Minister Ministerial etc) levels as well as senior executive levels in private sector and civil society
The Official Opening Remark is expected to be delivered by YBhg Dato Dr Mahani Zainal Abidin Chief Executive Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia We also expect partjcipation from Government organizations universities corporate institutions industries and related stake holders
The official invitation brochure and tentative programs are enclosed We look forward for your participation for the upcoming con ference
Your kind support and cooperation is highly appreciated
Thank you
Yours truly
-Pror Dr Mohamed Amin Alias
Chairman
Developing Ideas for Corporate Excellence
ADAPTING LESSONS OF POLICY MAKING IN A CHANGING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT The workshop will introduce the scope of policy making in a 21st century context and develop the framework within three clusters of selected policy areas
THE OBJECTIVE AND TARGET AUDIENCE Three clusters of policy issue are chosen to illustrate common features and challenges of policy making where there is a high-degree of intersectionality of ministerial and jurisdictional interests as well as important roles for multiple stakeholders such as private sector civil society media and others The target audience will comprise
from Chief Executive Directors Decision makers Policy makers mid-level to senior officials from a wide range of Ministries and public sector agencies Government link Companies Public Listed Companies Private Sector and
Industry in Malaysia with a multiplicity of professional and disciplinary backgrounds including for example economics technical and scientific disciplines including engineering law public administration finance planning
business management and others
UTM
HRDF CLAIMABLE The Fee is Claimable from HRDF under SBl Scheme
(Subject to HRDC Policies and Procedure)
- ~ ~
The thrust of the seminar will be on medium-term and strategic issues related to Malaysias ambition of becoming a developed
economy by the year 2020 The following is a preliminary list of selected substantive issues to be covered subject to further
discussion and finalization Recent global trends in the policy making and implementation process including
middotPolicy as the production of multiple contested normative frameworks
The broadening base of the policy process including the roles of sub-national governments legislatures academic and research
institutes private sector organizations civil society and the media
Implications of e-government
Key strategic drivers of a renewed policy process
middotDemographic shifts
middotTechnology-enabled discontinuities The changing nature and imperative of stakeholder engagement in the policy process
Globalization and specifically cross-border flows of goods and services and exchanges of knowledge and ideas Geopolitical changes including projected postmiddotGFC (global financial crisis) realignments around economic monetary and other
issues middotUrbanization and the 21 st century of challenge of spatial economics and the built environment
Responses to the challenges of climate change at global national and local levels
The global knowledge economy and harnessing of national competitive and collaborative advantage
Formulating and implementing policy key process issues
Framing the policy problem
middotHow to conceptualize articulate and lead strategic change
Distinguishing evidentiary and normative issues
middotEvidence-based policy making as a standard
Framing Malaysia s opportunity set toward 2020 middotHighlights from previous analyses in the public domain
middotWhere when and how to innovate lessons from experience Selected cross-sectoral challenges climate change fostering knowledge-based small and medium enterprises the greening of urban
spaces e-Iearning and lifelong learning etc
The global multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral topical coverage of the seminar will nonetheless allow and challenge seminar participants to fully grapple with a wide range of key and complex global issues which directly impinge of the success of future policy making in Malaysia It will also stimulate discussion on how such complex challenges can be best tackled through combinations of team-based inter-ministerial cross-sectoral andor multi-stakeholder policy processes
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WORKSHOP PRESENTER Govindan (Govind) Nair former Lead Economist The World Bank Group in Washington DC where his twenty five year
career spanned research project management and capacity building in multiple thematic areas including capital markets and financial sector reform public finance privatization and private enterprise development telecommunications policy and utility regulation information and knowledge economy and public-private partnerships As project manager in over twenty worldwide assignments he has led multi-disciplinary and multi-national teams and has frequently been commended for exceptional client satisfaction and product quality Fluent in French Spanish and Bahasa Malaysialndonesia he has worked in about 75 countries on all continents He was twice selected as core team member of The World Development Report the flagship research publication of the World Bank He has frequently worked at senior policy maker (President Prime Minister Ministerial etc) levels as well as senior executive levels in private sector and civil society and has also frequently been speaker at numerous global conferences He has led numerous policy workshops around the world including Cabinet retreats and multi-stakeholder symposia He has also taught at universities in the USA and Australia at undergraduate and graduate levels in subjects including applied microeconomics international management and change leadership He completed his secondary education (A levels) at St John s Institution (Kuala Lumpur Malaysia) and holds undergraduate and advanced degrees in economics and public policy from Princeton University and Reed College (USA) and Institut dEtudes Politiques (Paris Frances) Since midmiddot2010 he has been a Washington DC-based international consultant and is also adjunct faculty at The George Washington University (USA) and the Institute ofSustainable Development and Architecture at Bond University (Australia)
Thenwrnlng session will introduce the scope of policy making in a 21st century context and develop the framework within which we will begin in the afternoon to view three clusters of selected policy areas
730am Registration
845am -Opening Remark amp Official Opening by YBhg Dato Dr Mahani Zainal Abidin Chief Executive Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia
930AM- 1030AM OVERVIEW POLICY MAKING IN A CHANGING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT This brief introductory session will briefly review and illustrate changing global practices in the formulation and implementation of public policy including a review of how such changes are being reflected in public policy training and education curricula worldwide This will motivate the central question of our workshop how can those concerned with policy best turn theory and trends into better policy practice
HOW GLOBAL MEGATRENDS ARE SHAPING POLICY MAKING (PART ONE) We will review how major change drivers such as demographic trends coupled with historical patterns of economic development the socio-political impact of technology particularly information and communication technologies and social media globalization defined primarily in term s of cross-border exchange of goods servicesfinance ideas and knowledge and associated global and regional geopolitical changes The roles of government at multiple levels private sector civil society media and institutions such as think tanks among others wi ll be conSidered as features of the policy process
1030-1045 Coffee break
1045-100 HOW GLOBAL MEGATRENDS ARE SHAPING POLICY MAKING (PART TWO)
1-200 Luncheon
AFTERNOON SESSION SELECTED KEY EMERGING POLICY THEMES Three clusters of policy issue are chosen to Illustrate common features and challenges of policy making where there is a highshydegree of intersectional of ministerial and jurisdictional interests as well as important roles for multiple stakeholders such as private sector civil society media and others
200-330pm CLIMATE CHANGE URBANIZATION AND ENERGY POLICY We will review the nexus of these three issues and consider their implications for policy making at multiple governance levels shynational and sub-national (including municipal) Global data and trends will be presented but the audience will be motivated to consider how these issues play out in the context of policy making in Malaysia
330-415 TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT Focusing on a few selected areas of technological development the emphasis here will be to motivate how relatively small economies such as Malaysia can fit into a new emerging global knowledge-based ecology of enterprise development
415pm - Refreshment
430-600pm DEVELOPING SOCIAL CAPITAL Rather than focus narrowly on education and health policies this session will explore some emerging medium-term themes in social development including the implications of the demographic transition and ageing on policy making and choices
WORKSHOP OUTPUTS I BENIFIT
Seminar outputs At the end of the seminar participants are expected to achieve the following
middotIntensive exposure to many if not most of the most important strategic global issues which can be expected to impinge of future
policies in Malaysia witrin the 2020 horizon The selection and documentation of these issues will be referenced to authoritative global sources
I
middotAppreciate the intercornected nature of these policy issues both in process and substance and the related need for policy to be able to successfully engage with relevant stakeholders at appropriate times
middotGreater awareness of how medium term policy issues in Malaysia which fall within the ambit of participants day-to-day
responsibilities can be better informed through knowledge of best practices worldwide
middotGreater confidence in articulating perspectives on and solutions to problem problems which are novel and also ability to formulate qu~stions effectively in order to generate effective knowledge exchange
Post-workshopseminar report within two weeks of workshop completion which will analytically summarize the results of the workshop including findings from participant feedback and sketch possible options for follow-up
I
FOR REGISTRATION FAX TO 603 - 2169 6168
FOR PRIVATE SECTOR Certificate of Attendance will be awarded The organisers reserve the rights to stop any registered
THE REGISTRATION FEE IS RM 99000 delegate from taking part in the event if no proof of payment or an undertaking letter be presented
FOR GOVERNMENT A Local Order (LO) or letter of approval to participate must be presented before the event
CANCELLATION POLICY For any cancellation kindly inform the secretariat in writtingfax 3 days before the event otherwise the conference fees will be billed Replacement will be accepted Regrettably no refund can be made for cancellation receives after 30th October 2011
Payment by Bank DraftCrossed ChequeLocal Order payable toshyWORLDWIDE CORPORATE RESOURCES SON BHD
Secretariat Worldwide Corporate Resources Sdn Bhd Level 36 Menara Citibank 165 Jalan Ampang 50450 Kuala Lumpur
Tel 603-21696347 Fax 603-2169 6168 E-mail adminglobalevent -wercom or globaleventswcrgmailcom Website httpwvvwglobalevent-wcrcom
For Enquiries Please ContactshyMsNoura IHani
03-21696347 or
016-6656138016middot2420864
PER PARTICIPANT (Noted Fee includes lunch refreshments ampconference materialsdoc umentation)
TEAM DISCOUNTS Teams of 5 or more from the same organisation registering at the same time receive a RM 100 discount each
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ADAPTING LESSONS OF POLICY MAKING IN A CHANGING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT The workshop will introduce the scope of policy making in a 21st century context and develop the framework within three clusters of selected policy areas
THE OBJECTIVE AND TARGET AUDIENCE Three clusters of policy issue are chosen to illustrate common features and challenges of policy making where there is a high-degree of intersectionality of ministerial and jurisdictional interests as well as important roles for multiple stakeholders such as private sector civil society media and others The target audience will comprise
from Chief Executive Directors Decision makers Policy makers mid-level to senior officials from a wide range of Ministries and public sector agencies Government link Companies Public Listed Companies Private Sector and
Industry in Malaysia with a multiplicity of professional and disciplinary backgrounds including for example economics technical and scientific disciplines including engineering law public administration finance planning
business management and others
UTM
HRDF CLAIMABLE The Fee is Claimable from HRDF under SBl Scheme
(Subject to HRDC Policies and Procedure)
- ~ ~
The thrust of the seminar will be on medium-term and strategic issues related to Malaysias ambition of becoming a developed
economy by the year 2020 The following is a preliminary list of selected substantive issues to be covered subject to further
discussion and finalization Recent global trends in the policy making and implementation process including
middotPolicy as the production of multiple contested normative frameworks
The broadening base of the policy process including the roles of sub-national governments legislatures academic and research
institutes private sector organizations civil society and the media
Implications of e-government
Key strategic drivers of a renewed policy process
middotDemographic shifts
middotTechnology-enabled discontinuities The changing nature and imperative of stakeholder engagement in the policy process
Globalization and specifically cross-border flows of goods and services and exchanges of knowledge and ideas Geopolitical changes including projected postmiddotGFC (global financial crisis) realignments around economic monetary and other
issues middotUrbanization and the 21 st century of challenge of spatial economics and the built environment
Responses to the challenges of climate change at global national and local levels
The global knowledge economy and harnessing of national competitive and collaborative advantage
Formulating and implementing policy key process issues
Framing the policy problem
middotHow to conceptualize articulate and lead strategic change
Distinguishing evidentiary and normative issues
middotEvidence-based policy making as a standard
Framing Malaysia s opportunity set toward 2020 middotHighlights from previous analyses in the public domain
middotWhere when and how to innovate lessons from experience Selected cross-sectoral challenges climate change fostering knowledge-based small and medium enterprises the greening of urban
spaces e-Iearning and lifelong learning etc
The global multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral topical coverage of the seminar will nonetheless allow and challenge seminar participants to fully grapple with a wide range of key and complex global issues which directly impinge of the success of future policy making in Malaysia It will also stimulate discussion on how such complex challenges can be best tackled through combinations of team-based inter-ministerial cross-sectoral andor multi-stakeholder policy processes
~ t
WORKSHOP PRESENTER Govindan (Govind) Nair former Lead Economist The World Bank Group in Washington DC where his twenty five year
career spanned research project management and capacity building in multiple thematic areas including capital markets and financial sector reform public finance privatization and private enterprise development telecommunications policy and utility regulation information and knowledge economy and public-private partnerships As project manager in over twenty worldwide assignments he has led multi-disciplinary and multi-national teams and has frequently been commended for exceptional client satisfaction and product quality Fluent in French Spanish and Bahasa Malaysialndonesia he has worked in about 75 countries on all continents He was twice selected as core team member of The World Development Report the flagship research publication of the World Bank He has frequently worked at senior policy maker (President Prime Minister Ministerial etc) levels as well as senior executive levels in private sector and civil society and has also frequently been speaker at numerous global conferences He has led numerous policy workshops around the world including Cabinet retreats and multi-stakeholder symposia He has also taught at universities in the USA and Australia at undergraduate and graduate levels in subjects including applied microeconomics international management and change leadership He completed his secondary education (A levels) at St John s Institution (Kuala Lumpur Malaysia) and holds undergraduate and advanced degrees in economics and public policy from Princeton University and Reed College (USA) and Institut dEtudes Politiques (Paris Frances) Since midmiddot2010 he has been a Washington DC-based international consultant and is also adjunct faculty at The George Washington University (USA) and the Institute ofSustainable Development and Architecture at Bond University (Australia)
Thenwrnlng session will introduce the scope of policy making in a 21st century context and develop the framework within which we will begin in the afternoon to view three clusters of selected policy areas
730am Registration
845am -Opening Remark amp Official Opening by YBhg Dato Dr Mahani Zainal Abidin Chief Executive Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia
930AM- 1030AM OVERVIEW POLICY MAKING IN A CHANGING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT This brief introductory session will briefly review and illustrate changing global practices in the formulation and implementation of public policy including a review of how such changes are being reflected in public policy training and education curricula worldwide This will motivate the central question of our workshop how can those concerned with policy best turn theory and trends into better policy practice
HOW GLOBAL MEGATRENDS ARE SHAPING POLICY MAKING (PART ONE) We will review how major change drivers such as demographic trends coupled with historical patterns of economic development the socio-political impact of technology particularly information and communication technologies and social media globalization defined primarily in term s of cross-border exchange of goods servicesfinance ideas and knowledge and associated global and regional geopolitical changes The roles of government at multiple levels private sector civil society media and institutions such as think tanks among others wi ll be conSidered as features of the policy process
1030-1045 Coffee break
1045-100 HOW GLOBAL MEGATRENDS ARE SHAPING POLICY MAKING (PART TWO)
1-200 Luncheon
AFTERNOON SESSION SELECTED KEY EMERGING POLICY THEMES Three clusters of policy issue are chosen to Illustrate common features and challenges of policy making where there is a highshydegree of intersectional of ministerial and jurisdictional interests as well as important roles for multiple stakeholders such as private sector civil society media and others
200-330pm CLIMATE CHANGE URBANIZATION AND ENERGY POLICY We will review the nexus of these three issues and consider their implications for policy making at multiple governance levels shynational and sub-national (including municipal) Global data and trends will be presented but the audience will be motivated to consider how these issues play out in the context of policy making in Malaysia
330-415 TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT Focusing on a few selected areas of technological development the emphasis here will be to motivate how relatively small economies such as Malaysia can fit into a new emerging global knowledge-based ecology of enterprise development
415pm - Refreshment
430-600pm DEVELOPING SOCIAL CAPITAL Rather than focus narrowly on education and health policies this session will explore some emerging medium-term themes in social development including the implications of the demographic transition and ageing on policy making and choices
WORKSHOP OUTPUTS I BENIFIT
Seminar outputs At the end of the seminar participants are expected to achieve the following
middotIntensive exposure to many if not most of the most important strategic global issues which can be expected to impinge of future
policies in Malaysia witrin the 2020 horizon The selection and documentation of these issues will be referenced to authoritative global sources
I
middotAppreciate the intercornected nature of these policy issues both in process and substance and the related need for policy to be able to successfully engage with relevant stakeholders at appropriate times
middotGreater awareness of how medium term policy issues in Malaysia which fall within the ambit of participants day-to-day
responsibilities can be better informed through knowledge of best practices worldwide
middotGreater confidence in articulating perspectives on and solutions to problem problems which are novel and also ability to formulate qu~stions effectively in order to generate effective knowledge exchange
Post-workshopseminar report within two weeks of workshop completion which will analytically summarize the results of the workshop including findings from participant feedback and sketch possible options for follow-up
I
FOR REGISTRATION FAX TO 603 - 2169 6168
FOR PRIVATE SECTOR Certificate of Attendance will be awarded The organisers reserve the rights to stop any registered
THE REGISTRATION FEE IS RM 99000 delegate from taking part in the event if no proof of payment or an undertaking letter be presented
FOR GOVERNMENT A Local Order (LO) or letter of approval to participate must be presented before the event
CANCELLATION POLICY For any cancellation kindly inform the secretariat in writtingfax 3 days before the event otherwise the conference fees will be billed Replacement will be accepted Regrettably no refund can be made for cancellation receives after 30th October 2011
Payment by Bank DraftCrossed ChequeLocal Order payable toshyWORLDWIDE CORPORATE RESOURCES SON BHD
Secretariat Worldwide Corporate Resources Sdn Bhd Level 36 Menara Citibank 165 Jalan Ampang 50450 Kuala Lumpur
Tel 603-21696347 Fax 603-2169 6168 E-mail adminglobalevent -wercom or globaleventswcrgmailcom Website httpwvvwglobalevent-wcrcom
For Enquiries Please ContactshyMsNoura IHani
03-21696347 or
016-6656138016middot2420864
PER PARTICIPANT (Noted Fee includes lunch refreshments ampconference materialsdoc umentation)
TEAM DISCOUNTS Teams of 5 or more from the same organisation registering at the same time receive a RM 100 discount each
PAYMENT MODE
(A)Cheque or Bank Draft
Cheque No
BankBranch
(C) Bank Transfer
Account WORLDWIDE CORPORATE RESOURCES SON SHD
Account No 514057174708
Bank Name MAYBANK BERHAD Note Please mail to us copy of transaction
(D) Local Order (LO)
(E) LO No chequebank draft should be made payable to Worldwide Corporate Resources Sdn Bhd and mail to WCR together with this registration form
HRDF CLAIMABLE The Fee is Claimable from HRDF under SBl Scheme ( Subject to HRDC Policies and Procedure)
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The thrust of the seminar will be on medium-term and strategic issues related to Malaysias ambition of becoming a developed
economy by the year 2020 The following is a preliminary list of selected substantive issues to be covered subject to further
discussion and finalization Recent global trends in the policy making and implementation process including
middotPolicy as the production of multiple contested normative frameworks
The broadening base of the policy process including the roles of sub-national governments legislatures academic and research
institutes private sector organizations civil society and the media
Implications of e-government
Key strategic drivers of a renewed policy process
middotDemographic shifts
middotTechnology-enabled discontinuities The changing nature and imperative of stakeholder engagement in the policy process
Globalization and specifically cross-border flows of goods and services and exchanges of knowledge and ideas Geopolitical changes including projected postmiddotGFC (global financial crisis) realignments around economic monetary and other
issues middotUrbanization and the 21 st century of challenge of spatial economics and the built environment
Responses to the challenges of climate change at global national and local levels
The global knowledge economy and harnessing of national competitive and collaborative advantage
Formulating and implementing policy key process issues
Framing the policy problem
middotHow to conceptualize articulate and lead strategic change
Distinguishing evidentiary and normative issues
middotEvidence-based policy making as a standard
Framing Malaysia s opportunity set toward 2020 middotHighlights from previous analyses in the public domain
middotWhere when and how to innovate lessons from experience Selected cross-sectoral challenges climate change fostering knowledge-based small and medium enterprises the greening of urban
spaces e-Iearning and lifelong learning etc
The global multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral topical coverage of the seminar will nonetheless allow and challenge seminar participants to fully grapple with a wide range of key and complex global issues which directly impinge of the success of future policy making in Malaysia It will also stimulate discussion on how such complex challenges can be best tackled through combinations of team-based inter-ministerial cross-sectoral andor multi-stakeholder policy processes
~ t
WORKSHOP PRESENTER Govindan (Govind) Nair former Lead Economist The World Bank Group in Washington DC where his twenty five year
career spanned research project management and capacity building in multiple thematic areas including capital markets and financial sector reform public finance privatization and private enterprise development telecommunications policy and utility regulation information and knowledge economy and public-private partnerships As project manager in over twenty worldwide assignments he has led multi-disciplinary and multi-national teams and has frequently been commended for exceptional client satisfaction and product quality Fluent in French Spanish and Bahasa Malaysialndonesia he has worked in about 75 countries on all continents He was twice selected as core team member of The World Development Report the flagship research publication of the World Bank He has frequently worked at senior policy maker (President Prime Minister Ministerial etc) levels as well as senior executive levels in private sector and civil society and has also frequently been speaker at numerous global conferences He has led numerous policy workshops around the world including Cabinet retreats and multi-stakeholder symposia He has also taught at universities in the USA and Australia at undergraduate and graduate levels in subjects including applied microeconomics international management and change leadership He completed his secondary education (A levels) at St John s Institution (Kuala Lumpur Malaysia) and holds undergraduate and advanced degrees in economics and public policy from Princeton University and Reed College (USA) and Institut dEtudes Politiques (Paris Frances) Since midmiddot2010 he has been a Washington DC-based international consultant and is also adjunct faculty at The George Washington University (USA) and the Institute ofSustainable Development and Architecture at Bond University (Australia)
Thenwrnlng session will introduce the scope of policy making in a 21st century context and develop the framework within which we will begin in the afternoon to view three clusters of selected policy areas
730am Registration
845am -Opening Remark amp Official Opening by YBhg Dato Dr Mahani Zainal Abidin Chief Executive Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia
930AM- 1030AM OVERVIEW POLICY MAKING IN A CHANGING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT This brief introductory session will briefly review and illustrate changing global practices in the formulation and implementation of public policy including a review of how such changes are being reflected in public policy training and education curricula worldwide This will motivate the central question of our workshop how can those concerned with policy best turn theory and trends into better policy practice
HOW GLOBAL MEGATRENDS ARE SHAPING POLICY MAKING (PART ONE) We will review how major change drivers such as demographic trends coupled with historical patterns of economic development the socio-political impact of technology particularly information and communication technologies and social media globalization defined primarily in term s of cross-border exchange of goods servicesfinance ideas and knowledge and associated global and regional geopolitical changes The roles of government at multiple levels private sector civil society media and institutions such as think tanks among others wi ll be conSidered as features of the policy process
1030-1045 Coffee break
1045-100 HOW GLOBAL MEGATRENDS ARE SHAPING POLICY MAKING (PART TWO)
1-200 Luncheon
AFTERNOON SESSION SELECTED KEY EMERGING POLICY THEMES Three clusters of policy issue are chosen to Illustrate common features and challenges of policy making where there is a highshydegree of intersectional of ministerial and jurisdictional interests as well as important roles for multiple stakeholders such as private sector civil society media and others
200-330pm CLIMATE CHANGE URBANIZATION AND ENERGY POLICY We will review the nexus of these three issues and consider their implications for policy making at multiple governance levels shynational and sub-national (including municipal) Global data and trends will be presented but the audience will be motivated to consider how these issues play out in the context of policy making in Malaysia
330-415 TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT Focusing on a few selected areas of technological development the emphasis here will be to motivate how relatively small economies such as Malaysia can fit into a new emerging global knowledge-based ecology of enterprise development
415pm - Refreshment
430-600pm DEVELOPING SOCIAL CAPITAL Rather than focus narrowly on education and health policies this session will explore some emerging medium-term themes in social development including the implications of the demographic transition and ageing on policy making and choices
WORKSHOP OUTPUTS I BENIFIT
Seminar outputs At the end of the seminar participants are expected to achieve the following
middotIntensive exposure to many if not most of the most important strategic global issues which can be expected to impinge of future
policies in Malaysia witrin the 2020 horizon The selection and documentation of these issues will be referenced to authoritative global sources
I
middotAppreciate the intercornected nature of these policy issues both in process and substance and the related need for policy to be able to successfully engage with relevant stakeholders at appropriate times
middotGreater awareness of how medium term policy issues in Malaysia which fall within the ambit of participants day-to-day
responsibilities can be better informed through knowledge of best practices worldwide
middotGreater confidence in articulating perspectives on and solutions to problem problems which are novel and also ability to formulate qu~stions effectively in order to generate effective knowledge exchange
Post-workshopseminar report within two weeks of workshop completion which will analytically summarize the results of the workshop including findings from participant feedback and sketch possible options for follow-up
I
FOR REGISTRATION FAX TO 603 - 2169 6168
FOR PRIVATE SECTOR Certificate of Attendance will be awarded The organisers reserve the rights to stop any registered
THE REGISTRATION FEE IS RM 99000 delegate from taking part in the event if no proof of payment or an undertaking letter be presented
FOR GOVERNMENT A Local Order (LO) or letter of approval to participate must be presented before the event
CANCELLATION POLICY For any cancellation kindly inform the secretariat in writtingfax 3 days before the event otherwise the conference fees will be billed Replacement will be accepted Regrettably no refund can be made for cancellation receives after 30th October 2011
Payment by Bank DraftCrossed ChequeLocal Order payable toshyWORLDWIDE CORPORATE RESOURCES SON BHD
Secretariat Worldwide Corporate Resources Sdn Bhd Level 36 Menara Citibank 165 Jalan Ampang 50450 Kuala Lumpur
Tel 603-21696347 Fax 603-2169 6168 E-mail adminglobalevent -wercom or globaleventswcrgmailcom Website httpwvvwglobalevent-wcrcom
For Enquiries Please ContactshyMsNoura IHani
03-21696347 or
016-6656138016middot2420864
PER PARTICIPANT (Noted Fee includes lunch refreshments ampconference materialsdoc umentation)
TEAM DISCOUNTS Teams of 5 or more from the same organisation registering at the same time receive a RM 100 discount each
PAYMENT MODE
(A)Cheque or Bank Draft
Cheque No
BankBranch
(C) Bank Transfer
Account WORLDWIDE CORPORATE RESOURCES SON SHD
Account No 514057174708
Bank Name MAYBANK BERHAD Note Please mail to us copy of transaction
(D) Local Order (LO)
(E) LO No chequebank draft should be made payable to Worldwide Corporate Resources Sdn Bhd and mail to WCR together with this registration form
HRDF CLAIMABLE The Fee is Claimable from HRDF under SBl Scheme ( Subject to HRDC Policies and Procedure)
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Thenwrnlng session will introduce the scope of policy making in a 21st century context and develop the framework within which we will begin in the afternoon to view three clusters of selected policy areas
730am Registration
845am -Opening Remark amp Official Opening by YBhg Dato Dr Mahani Zainal Abidin Chief Executive Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia
930AM- 1030AM OVERVIEW POLICY MAKING IN A CHANGING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT This brief introductory session will briefly review and illustrate changing global practices in the formulation and implementation of public policy including a review of how such changes are being reflected in public policy training and education curricula worldwide This will motivate the central question of our workshop how can those concerned with policy best turn theory and trends into better policy practice
HOW GLOBAL MEGATRENDS ARE SHAPING POLICY MAKING (PART ONE) We will review how major change drivers such as demographic trends coupled with historical patterns of economic development the socio-political impact of technology particularly information and communication technologies and social media globalization defined primarily in term s of cross-border exchange of goods servicesfinance ideas and knowledge and associated global and regional geopolitical changes The roles of government at multiple levels private sector civil society media and institutions such as think tanks among others wi ll be conSidered as features of the policy process
1030-1045 Coffee break
1045-100 HOW GLOBAL MEGATRENDS ARE SHAPING POLICY MAKING (PART TWO)
1-200 Luncheon
AFTERNOON SESSION SELECTED KEY EMERGING POLICY THEMES Three clusters of policy issue are chosen to Illustrate common features and challenges of policy making where there is a highshydegree of intersectional of ministerial and jurisdictional interests as well as important roles for multiple stakeholders such as private sector civil society media and others
200-330pm CLIMATE CHANGE URBANIZATION AND ENERGY POLICY We will review the nexus of these three issues and consider their implications for policy making at multiple governance levels shynational and sub-national (including municipal) Global data and trends will be presented but the audience will be motivated to consider how these issues play out in the context of policy making in Malaysia
330-415 TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT Focusing on a few selected areas of technological development the emphasis here will be to motivate how relatively small economies such as Malaysia can fit into a new emerging global knowledge-based ecology of enterprise development
415pm - Refreshment
430-600pm DEVELOPING SOCIAL CAPITAL Rather than focus narrowly on education and health policies this session will explore some emerging medium-term themes in social development including the implications of the demographic transition and ageing on policy making and choices
WORKSHOP OUTPUTS I BENIFIT
Seminar outputs At the end of the seminar participants are expected to achieve the following
middotIntensive exposure to many if not most of the most important strategic global issues which can be expected to impinge of future
policies in Malaysia witrin the 2020 horizon The selection and documentation of these issues will be referenced to authoritative global sources
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middotAppreciate the intercornected nature of these policy issues both in process and substance and the related need for policy to be able to successfully engage with relevant stakeholders at appropriate times
middotGreater awareness of how medium term policy issues in Malaysia which fall within the ambit of participants day-to-day
responsibilities can be better informed through knowledge of best practices worldwide
middotGreater confidence in articulating perspectives on and solutions to problem problems which are novel and also ability to formulate qu~stions effectively in order to generate effective knowledge exchange
Post-workshopseminar report within two weeks of workshop completion which will analytically summarize the results of the workshop including findings from participant feedback and sketch possible options for follow-up
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THE REGISTRATION FEE IS RM 99000 delegate from taking part in the event if no proof of payment or an undertaking letter be presented
FOR GOVERNMENT A Local Order (LO) or letter of approval to participate must be presented before the event
CANCELLATION POLICY For any cancellation kindly inform the secretariat in writtingfax 3 days before the event otherwise the conference fees will be billed Replacement will be accepted Regrettably no refund can be made for cancellation receives after 30th October 2011
Payment by Bank DraftCrossed ChequeLocal Order payable toshyWORLDWIDE CORPORATE RESOURCES SON BHD
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FOR PRIVATE SECTOR Certificate of Attendance will be awarded The organisers reserve the rights to stop any registered
THE REGISTRATION FEE IS RM 99000 delegate from taking part in the event if no proof of payment or an undertaking letter be presented
FOR GOVERNMENT A Local Order (LO) or letter of approval to participate must be presented before the event
CANCELLATION POLICY For any cancellation kindly inform the secretariat in writtingfax 3 days before the event otherwise the conference fees will be billed Replacement will be accepted Regrettably no refund can be made for cancellation receives after 30th October 2011
Payment by Bank DraftCrossed ChequeLocal Order payable toshyWORLDWIDE CORPORATE RESOURCES SON BHD
Secretariat Worldwide Corporate Resources Sdn Bhd Level 36 Menara Citibank 165 Jalan Ampang 50450 Kuala Lumpur
Tel 603-21696347 Fax 603-2169 6168 E-mail adminglobalevent -wercom or globaleventswcrgmailcom Website httpwvvwglobalevent-wcrcom
For Enquiries Please ContactshyMsNoura IHani
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PER PARTICIPANT (Noted Fee includes lunch refreshments ampconference materialsdoc umentation)
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