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INGENIEUR Services Sector Blueprint The objective of the Sectoral Governance Reform is to cultivate an efficient, facilitative policy environment and machinery that will provide a thriving and competitive environment for the services sector to develop positively. This will require Malaysia to address two areas, namely, reforming existing regulations and establishing a body of best practices for future regulations. Specific recommendations include: Accelerating and increasing the efficiency of sectoral governance reform. Ensuring that the best regulatory development practices are in place for new regulations by expanding and accelerating the adoption of the National Policy for the Development and Implementation of Regulations (NPDIR). Increasing the transparency, accessibility, and user-friendliness of regulations by intr oducing the MyRegulations portal. Summary of overall recommendations Policy lever 14 Internationalisation Strategy Investment Incentives Human Capital Development Sectoral Governance Reform Enhancements 1.1 | Large Corporation-SME partnership programme 1.2 | Consortium promotion programme 1.3 | Subcontracting & Partnership Exchange 1.5 | New exporters’ training programme 1.6 | Account management system 1.9 | Replication of credit guarantee scheme in services sector 2.2 | Instill quality and performance based KPIs 2.1 | Incentive Coordinating & Collaboration Office (ICCO) 3.2 | Greater industry-HEI collaboration 3.3 | Improve impact of bridging programmes 3.4 | Raise the profile of TEVT pathway 3.5 | Enhance existing components of manpower planning system 3.7 | Further facilitate access to foreign talent immigration 3.8 | Invest in development / training across all employees 3.9 | Provide suitable living environment 3.11 A | Expand STAR programme 3.1 | Improve delivery of ‘general’ employability skills 3.6 | Integrated planning approach to national manpower planning 3.10 | Encourage SMEs to provide training to their employees 3.11 | Co-funded scholarships 3.12 | Research Incentive Scheme 4.1 | Accelerate sectoral governance reforms 4.2 | Expand and accelerate adoption of NPDIR – for new regulations 4.3 | Portal to increase regulation transparency Figure 6 6 26 New ideas / programmes 1.4 | “Embed ICT” programme 1.7 | Enhancement of the franchise development programme 1.8 | Opening up and harmonisation of markets through G2G negotiations 1.10 | Enhancement of the Services Export Fund 1.11 | Enhancement of training delivery VOL 62 APRIL – JUNE 2015 VOL 55 JUNE 2013