KUCHING: Malaysia must embrace the new economy to revitalise its economy, said Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg.
He said looking at the world now, it is shifting towards hydrogen and therefore the country must move into the new economy.
“Our country is not that big as compared to other nations. Indonesia is going to Nusantara, Vietnam is developing very well, with international standing, and now their emphasis is on climate change.
“Apart from that, financial institutions are also focusing on the environment,” he said in an interview with The Edge Malaysia which was published in their magazine titled ‘Sarawak: A New Economic Powerhouse’.
The Edge Malaysia was asking the Premier for the latter’s opinion on what the federal government should do to revive the country’s economy.
Abang Johari also mentioned that education must also be a certain level so people can keep abreast with technology.
“How many students know artificial intelligence (AI)? How did AI originate? Our students must be on a par.
“Then how the economy performs will be based on the new way you run the economy, that is, digitalisation, building smart cities,” he said.
With that, he said, the country must be strong and its people must be trained towards achieving that.
“This was why I set up the five international schools, because our education system keeps on changing.
“This time it’s like this; next time it is different. When we were in school before, we had labs.
“Nowadays, there are no science labs in government schools. You study the books, but practicality is not there.
“I come from a mission school. The last time we studied biology, we went to the lab for practicals,” said Abang Johari.
