The Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-25 was launched in September 2012 and is now implementing phase one, which runs to 2015. With a solid foundation to build on, the government is eager to raise education standards and broaden access in conjunction with the goals it has set for 2020. Two key elements of this are foreign direct investment and collaboration from private institutions. For...
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Chapter | Education & Health from The Report: Malaysia 2014
Malaysia’s natural resources and its well-educated population are some of the many credentials that keep the country in good stead, with priorities centred on preparing for the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015 and steering the policy framework toward more inclusive political representation. The economy is built around global trade, and the government is working to encourage greater private investment.
Articles & Analysis | Innovative solutions: A knowledge-based economy will require an updated school system from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2014
With a transformation agenda backed by a budget of SR210bn ($56bn) in 2014, the education sector in Saudi Arabia holds significant investment potential for the private sector. The government is seeking partners that can help transform both the physical environment of facilities and improve educational standards across the Kingdom’s school...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Shoaibi, Director-General, Institute of Public Administration (IPA) from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2014
How is the government ensuring a level playing field in the application and promotion processes within the public sector?
Articles & Analysis | The right skills: Partnerships are key to training the next generation of employees from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2014
Government agencies and private companies are working together to try to provide young Saudis with the skills that will allow them to work in the Kingdom’s non-oil private sector, which enjoyed growth of 5.5% in 2013, according to Jadwa Investment. In its current five-year plan the government has earmarked a total of SR23.14bn ($6.17bn) for...
Articles & Analysis | Transformation agenda: A significant budget should see facilities and standards improve from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2014
For a young country accustomed to relying upon hydrocarbons exports for almost all of its income, education is at the heart of an ambitious agenda to mature and diversify into a knowledge-based economy by 2025. With this in mind, Saudi Arabia has stepped up investment in the education sector and in the young people who will be expected to...