Future Watch

"Over the years, the Malaysian public service has undergone a defining phase. Quite tellingly, it has survived a long list of acid tests where the sector’s capability, efficiency and financial management were put under pressing political and public microscopes."

"Reforms have always mattered in public service. In fact, some of the biggest shifts in public service have occurred coming out of a crisis. Oftentimes, reforms are fundamental shake-ups carried out to super-charge public service efficiency, capability and delivery to adapt to the contours of reality-based situations and changes."

"In a highly interconnected world, distance matters less. Modern transportation and logistics have increased global mobility and trade that fuel buzzing world economy. The same shared route, however, has also prompted the spread of myriad diseases."

"Maritime companies have a big role to play to take the industry forward. And the impact of Industry 4.0 will be significant, causing change and disruption throughout.”

"To deliver multi-sided smart homes and facilities, most countries find themselves in a race to implement Industry 4.0."

"Millennials who have risen beyond conventional opportunities and tread lesser travelled career paths than their traditional parents are now bustling parents themselves."

"Individuals tend to be mentally bias when they are provided with limited information, time and emotional intervention that occasionally camouflage the individual judgement and decision."

"Cloud computing may not be new, but it is surely new for law firms that have only begun to take notice of the technology recently. Legal firms should be able to take advantage of what the technology can offer.”

“Robotics increases production efficiency and can be used in various customer service scenarios. Digital traceability can aid in logistics by tracking goods all the way from raw materials to finished products."

"In all sectors of the economy, governments, businesses and the global society’s interests span almost every line of consumerism. All of these sectors are always looking for effective turnarounds from sustainable consumerism practices and solutions. Governments and businesses constantly rely upon new technologies as the centres of consumerism and innovation."