KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today that his biggest contribution as prime minister is his attempt to lift Malaysia from the middle-income trap through various transformation programmes.
He told a dialogue with student leaders at the launch of Kembara Mahasiswa Nasional, which was posted on his blog today, that there are signs of success from the Government Transformation Programme (GTP) and the Economic
Transformation Programme (ETP) in his administration’s bid to turn Malaysia into an advanced economy.
“It’s just that we’re not at the finish line yet, but we’ve already begun our journey towards transforming our nation,” said Najib.
The prime minister said last April that the GTP hit 99 per cent of its key performance indicators (KPIs), while the ETP’s National Key Economic Areas and Strategic Reform Initiatives recorded 109 per cent and 108 per cent respectively.
He added then that the GTP has passed phase 1 and 2 and is now heading towards the next phase through the 11th Malaysia Plan to lift Malaysia to developed country status.
Najib introduced the GTP and ETP after assuming office in April 2009 with the ambition of making Malaysia a developed nation by 2020. The GTP aims to make the government more effective in the delivery of services, while the ETP targets a gross national income per capita of US$15,000 by 2020.
