Sabahans First Policy is 1st of its kind in Sabah. Like the saying goes, there are policies AND there are pivotal policies. Some policies produce negative impacts, some fail to produce any benefits for the intended recipients for many reasons, only a tiny number benefit a small number of people.
SINCE the signing of an MoU with the Sabah Forestry Department (SFD) in November 2010, the German-based Rhino and Forest Fund (RFF) has been active in Sabah identifying crucial areas for habitat connectivity, purchasing land and restoring forest.
CM Datuk Seri Hajiji gave specific instructions to Chief Conservator of Forest, Datuk Fred Kugan, TAS [Timber Association of Sabah] and SEAC [Sabah Economic Advisory Council] to produce a comprehensive policy recommendation for ITP [Industrial Tree Plantations] and downstream industry in early 2021.
Hajiji’s priorities were that, inter alia, the ITP should benefit Sabah’s economy and Sabahans, especially in the creation of jobs, value adds and investment conducive. Challenging objectives as it has never been done before!
Hajiji announced his ITP policy initiative in his keynote address at the SIBES [Sabah International Business and Economic Submit] on 17th January 2022
Very rightly,CM Datuk Seri Hajiji has been paying a lot of attention to overhaul the GLCs. He has issued several statements on GLCs, the latest of which are on 4th and 9th July 2022. His latest is showing his increasing concern. He now expects GLCs not to enter any lopsided agreements. Of the 250 GLCs, only a few can produce creditable performance. Historically, most GLCs have become drags, hindrances, not assets to our economic development. There were good under TS Harris, then went downhill. TS Musa managed to restore many of them
THIS is the best definition for “value-chain”––”A value-chain is a step-by-step business model for transforming a product or service from idea to reality. Value-chains help increase a business’s [or a country’s] efficiency so the business [or country] can deliver the most value for the least possible cost.”
Countries with outstanding value-chain policies are Singapore, South Korea, Iceland [all with little resources] and China. Malaysia and Sabah have not done well