BANGI: The views or ‘aspirations’ gathered from two million youths in Barisan Nasional’s (BN) National Transformation 2050 (TN50) programme looks set to be given a new lease of life by the Pakatan Harapan government.
The government is in the process of ‘taking over’ the list of aspirations gathered from TN50 for a review, which could see them becoming policy.
Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman said the TN50 aspirations would be reviewed for further action.
“We already have the TN50 canvas, which relates closely to the views expressed by youth.
“We are now in the process of ‘taking over’ these views and translate them in terms of policy.
“These I think are the most important items,” he told reporters in response to a question on the fate of the ambitious roadmap.
Syed Saddiq added that he would answer more questions related to TN50 in the Dewan Rakyat.
The minister was speaking to reporters after handing over certificates and diplomas to 504 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) graduates at the fifth Malaysian Youth Council (MBM) convocation ceremony.
The previous BN government, under former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, had launched TN50 as a roadmap which sought to chart the nation’s path towards 2050 by seeking input from the youth community.
The TN50 programme, spearheaded by then-Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, saw a series of roadshows and more than 130 dialogues held at state and districts levels to gather the views, which covered a broad range of topics such as politics, education, housing, jobs, social welfare and others.
The dialogues were attended by more than 100,000 youths and compiled more than 60,000 unique aspirations.
The aspirations were meant to be compiled as a foundation-document" that would be used to chart Malaysia's policies and priorities.
Following Pakatan Harapan’s victory in the 14th General Election, Dr Mahathir, on May 15, had said that a review will be conducted of all existing policies, including TN50 and the National Blue Ocean Strategy.