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Figure 20 - Objective
engineering industry and say initially there will
be “pain” and “pay now for the future”. Such
unpopular slogans do not lie well especially for
those directly affected. But the hard and difficult
choices faced by BEM on the issue of liberalisation
are the right ones. Yes, there will be price to pay
but at the end of the day it will secure a better
future for the country and the engineering service
industry, our children, grand children and greatgrand children.
BEM believes that tapping the global market
involves quality, integrity, sustainability, innovation
and capacity building. It sees liberalisation,
together with focus on niche and high-tech
engineering services, as the way forward. The
studies undertaken by the Government have
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convinced BEM that the industry needs to be
changed. The law regulating the engineering
service industry has become outdated and has
a tendency to stifle the industry’s growth. The
amendments to the REA are for the well-being of
the nation.
Acknowledgment
The author wishes to acknowledge the contribution
of the Performance Management & Delivery Unit
(PEMANDU) of the Prime Ministers Department
when the author attended the Strategic Reform
Initiatives Laboratory on International Standards
& Liberalisation in 2011 on behalf of BEM.