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TN50buildsonourplansforthefuture
THE2017Budget,whichwasun biggestthreat.Weareequallyvul sectorswearelookingat.
veiledrecently,introducedanewel nerabletoclimatechange.Agricul UnlikeTN50,whichwouldeven
ementtochartthenation'sfuture. turemaybeseriouslyimpacted,not tuallyrecommendactionsneededto
BrandedTN50,theideawaswellre tomentionthreatsposedbyextreme sustainthenation'sdevelopmentas
ceivedandtimely. weathertothepopulation.Howwe awhole,studiesunderMegaScience
TN50(TranformasiNasional dealwithclimatechangeshouldbe 2050aremeanttoproposeaction
2050)willcontinuethenation's comeakeyagendaofTN50. plansonthenation'sdevelopment
planningforthefutureafterVision AttheFellowAcademyofSciences insciencetosupportthesustained
2020.Itwascreatedtodrivenational Malaysia,westartedasimilarfu growthofthemanykeyindustries.
discoursesonthefutureofthecoun turisticplatformforscience.The PhaseOnelookedatfivesectors
try,andwhobettertoengageand ideawasthebrainchildofoneofour water,,energy,health,agriculture
anchorsuchaninitiativethanour presidents,TanSriDrYusofBasiron. andbiodiversity.
youth?Thisiswhytheinitiativeis WebrandedtheprogrammeMega Scienceandtechnologyaretwokey
parkedundertheYouthandSports Science2050.Whatwedidwasstart successfactorsofthefuture.TN50
Ministry. withaprojectionofwhatwillhap willbeincompleteifthediscourses
Kudostothegovernmentforthis pentothenation'smanykeyin amongtheyouthdonotaddressthe
importantandstrategicinitiative.It dustriesby2050.Cantheybesus issuesofscienceeducationaswellas
isallaboutsustainabledevelop tained?Whatwouldittaketosustain scienceresearchanddevelopment.
ment.Howcanweprepareandsus them?Whatwillhappentothepalm Wearestillgrapplingtoresolvemany
tainthenation'swellbeingand oilindustry?Whatwillhappentothe suchsciencerelatedissues.
progressasweapproach2050?By electronicssectorandtheotherin TN50islargerthanjustscience.
then,weshouldaimtoremaina dustrieswhich,supportthenation's Thediscussionswillhavetoinclude
competitiveanddevelopednation economy?Theindustriesthathave howthenationwilldealwiththe
exceedingthetargetsarticulatedun alreadybeenevaluatedusingthe issuesofurbanisation,ruralurban
derVision2020. MegaScienceframework,include migration,environmentaldegrada
Admittedly,theworldisunderall construction,car,plastics,tourism tion,urbanpoverty,wealthdistri
kindsofthreatsandchallenges. andtransport.Theprojectionhas bution,socialintegrationandahost
Takeclimatechange,forexample. beenguidedbythescenariosthat ofissuesrelatedtothesustained
Thoughtherearestillsceptics manyforesightstudieshavefore wellbeingofthenationasawhole.
around,includingthenewUnited casted.Evidently,therearemany
Statespresidentelect,datastaring groupsintheworldwhichregularly DRAHMADIBRAHIM,
atuscannotlie.Manyareconvinced conductforesightstudies.Weonly AcademyofSciencesMalaysia
thatglobalwarmingismankind's needtopicktherelevantonesforthe UCSIUniversityfellow

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