The Future of Work: Imagination vs Reality
by | Liz Alexander, PhD Futurist. Author. Consultant. Speaker. Dr. Liz Alexander has been named one of the world’s top female futurists. She combines futures thinking with over 30 years’…
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The Future of Work in Malaysia
"The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), one of the biggest trends impacting the future of employment, will result in a shift in the existing jobs and require more complex skills from the workforce.”
In Person with Datuk Zainal Abidin Bin Abu Hassan: LEVERAGING FORESIGHT TO DRIVE TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
"Expectations, forecasts, predictions and assumptions allow us to make decisions. But they can also contain biases and blind spots. Forecasts and predictions are not well suited to situations of volatility, uncertainty, and ambiguity because they project the future in a linear way that is not reflected in reality. The speed of technological change and the emergence of disruptive technologies continuously transform regional industrial structures."
From the Desk of Datuk Dr. Mohd Yusoff Sulaiman: Designing Workplace and Workspace of the Future
The pandemic has indeed brought about a rethinking of the future of work, expediting transformation with practices formed during the crisis that is becoming our new normal. Much has been…
The Future of Work. Are We Prepared?
"Employees need to start preparing themselves by having the right workplace skills, essential for the future of work_tech skills, flexibility & adaptability, data literacy, critical thinking and innovative are amongst the most cited skills required."
Why Can’t I Change Your Mind?
"We have talked enough; but we have not listened. And by not listening we have failed to concede the immense complexity of our society and thus the great gaps between ourselves and those with whom we seek understanding."
MALAYSIA’S DEFENCE INDUSTRY – DEVELOPING A BLUEPRINT FOR SUCCESS WITH STRONGER LOCAL COMPETENCIES
"Productive consultations between MIDA and key stakeholders in the defence industry such as the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), the Technology Depository Agency (TDA) and the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) are necessary to formulate the Dasar Industri Pertahanan Negara. This helps to identify gaps in the defence industry ecosystems, capacity building for domestic players and enhancing the effectiveness of current initiatives, such as the Industrial Collaboration Programme, to ensure sustainable growth of the Malaysian defence industry."
THE MALAYSIAN DEFENCE WHITE PAPER: GROWING THE LOCAL DEFENCE AND DEFENCE RELATED INDUSTRY AGAINST ALL ODDS
"Now, how is this DWP different from previous defence policies? For one, the DWP offers a different strategy, one that is more holistic and covers all aspects of military power, domestic support and foreign relations. This approach involves rallying all layers of our government and society in dealing with issues related to national defence."
BIOWARFARE: JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN, DOES IT MEAN YOU SHOULD?
"There are those who say the First World War was chemical; the Second World War was nuclear; and the Third World War – God forbid – will be biological" - Sir William Stewart, the British Association for the Advancement of Science
IN PERSON WITH: MOHD ZAKWAN MOHD ZABIDI SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION, MIGHT
"Currently, the nation is at war with Covid-19. In just one year,
we’ve gone from two deaths to more than 2 million across
the world. Covid-19 is not only a global pandemic and public
health crisis; it has also severely affected the global economy
and financial markets."