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Forth Key Area: Entrepreneurship First
Entrepreneurship is a key in the Making high performing TABIKA KEMAS a
development of Bumiputera’s business choice for parents to send their children
and industrial. Thus, it is essential to to.
have entrepreneurship programs in the Second
education sector which also need to The technical and vocational education
be integrated and given full attention. and training (TVET) will be expanded to
All agencies and departments under produce a high-income labour force.
KKLW must become the lead agencies in Third
leading and driving the entrepreneurial Recognize skill certificate as a requirement
activity. There are 4 Transformations to enter universities. This will enable
under Entrepreneurship, namely: graduates who have a skill certificate to
}} Make shops of Bumiputeras as further their studies at University of Kuala
(UniKL).
a business centre for collection Fourth
and marketing of rural products The ministry will also establish the
and increase Bumiputera business University of MARA, UniMARA to produce
network. future leaders for the business, corporate,
}} Through the new initiatives of 1Village public, political and technological
1Entrepreneur, the ministry will sectors. The university will also offer
identify the strength and potential in Twinning Program with top universities
a village and develop entrepreneurs from overseas to provide opportunities
in order to bring progress to the for excellent students.
appropriate resources that can help Fifth
to to generate income. The role of the Village Development and
}} Create Rural Premium Outlet (RPO) Security Committee and Federal Village
to allow business outlets and space Development will be strengthened by
to sell rural products at high demand making them the agent of change at the
area. grassroots level.
}} Expand Online Business in rural Sixth Key Area: Delivery System
areas by creating an online business It is the intention of the Ministry to improve
portal and expand its network to the delivery system by prioritizing the
encourage the involvement of needs of the people and ensure that the
more online merchants. This way, project planning is based on the wishes
rural entrepreneurs will be able to and needs of the people.
expand and market their business The Ministry will establish a joint committee
online, particularly through social which will be resposibile to plan,
media like Instagram, Facebook implement and monitor rural projects in
and Whatsapp. This method is not Sabah and Sarawak.
only cost savings, but also reduce
dependance on middleman.

Fifth Key Area: Human Capital The Ministry through the Orang Asli
Human Capital is not forgotten. It is the Development Department will also
fifth focus of the ministry to achieve the bring the Orang Asli community to the
aim of making Malaysia a developed mainstream of development through
and high income nation by 2020. To mind development, providing basic
ensure the success of developing rural amenities and allowing the community to
human capital, the ministry will:- access to various facilities and amenities.
The Ministry will also upgrade the Rural
Development Council into a body that
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