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Mon, 06/20/2011 - 05:49
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AFRICAN LEADERS TO BE BRIEFED ON MALAYSIA'S POLICIES BY PEMANDU

PUTRAJAYA (Bernama) - The Langkawi International Dialogue enters
its second day Monday, with African and Caribbean leaders and delegates set to
be briefed on Malaysia's new and innovative development policies.

The briefing will be given by Minister in the Prime Minister's
Department, Idris Jala, who is also the chief executive officer of
the Performance Management and Delivery Unit (PEMANDU) in the Prime Minister's
Department.

They are expected to be briefed in-depth on the 1Malaysia: People First,
Performance Now concept, Government Transformation Programme, Economic
Transformation Programme and New Economic Model.

They will also take time off from their deliberations at the LID to take a
boat cruise in the scenic Putrajaya Lake.

Later in the afternoon, the leaders will proceed to Cyberview Lodge in
Cyberjaya to discuss the food and energy security issue, social media for
transformation, global movement of the moderates and future direction of the LID
and smart partnership.

It is likely that the leaders will also decide the host for the Southern
African International Dialogue next year at a working dinner Monday night.

For delegates, there will be a "smart partnership dialogue in the field"
which will include visits to Proton, Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Forest Research
Institute of Malaysia, Multimedia Development Corporation and Malaysian
Communications and Multimedia Commission.

They will also visit the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development
Institute (Mardi), Universiti Putra Malaysia, both in Serdang, as well as the
Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (Sirim).

The visits are to showcase the participants Malaysia's economy in
transition with regard to competitiveness in manufacturing, sustainable
development, agriculture and promoting ICT enterprises.

They will also be furnished with information on how Malaysia nurtures small
and medium enterprises (SME) start-ups in biotechnology.

The second day will also see breakout discussions for Club 29ers, involving
youth representatives from LID participating countries.

Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak is also expected to hold bilateral
meetings with Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete and Kenya's Vice-President
Kalonzo Musyoka on the sidelines of LID2011 at Cyberjaya later Monday.


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