Malaysia's eKasih
project, a national poverty databank to provide aid to the poor, clinched the
first prize in the United Nations Public Service Awards in New York.
It won under the category of “Advancing Knowledge
Management in Government” for Asia and the Pacific, pushing Korean's initiative
of National Science and Technology Information Service to second place.
Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak tweeted about it
yesterday, saying: “eKasih project won 1st prize in the United Nations Public
Service Awards 2012, a prestigious award for public service. Malaysian Pride!”
The awards honour creative achievements and contributions
of public service institutions.
The eKasih, launched in November 2007, is used by
relevant agencies for fair distribution of assistance and to avoid overlapping
aid programmes.
In PUTRAJAYA, Najib said education plays a key role in
expanding the social mobility of underprivileged Malaysians.
He said the country had seen rapid movement of Malaysians
up the social ladder, with many having made a better life for themselves as
quickly as within one generation.
“Education is the only way Malaysia can continue to
improve on this positive trend if the country intends to sit among the ranks of
developed nations,” he said.
“The focus should be on intellectual capital because if
we only look at physical development, our (overall) development would sputter
or not go smoothly,” he said in an informal dialogue with academics at his
official residence in Petaling Jaya.
During the event, Najib also launched the 1Malaysia Tuition
for the rakyat (TR1M) programme.
He also presented a 2 million ringgit (US$625,978) grant
to cover operational costs.
TR1M launched its pilot programme in Selangor on June 18,
covering 107 schools in the state and serving over 10,000 students with the
help of 350 teachers.
The programme, whose participants include students who
received the 1Malaysia netbook, offers online interactive tuition classes for
students preparing for the UPSR examination, while students sitting for the PMR
(Lower Secondary Assessment) and SPM (Malaysian Certificate of Education)
examinations will attend conventional tuition classes in their schools.
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