Public consultation portal between World Bank, MPC in pipeline

PUTRAJAYA: A public consultation portal through a collaboration between the World Bank and the Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) is in the pipeline to provide a tracking tool for better monitoring and evaluation of evidence-based and quality rule-making, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.

“Enhancement of public consultationandcitizenengagement across the regulatory cycle for a wider outreach to stakeholders and affected parties will boost transparency, inclusiveness and trust in government rule-making processes,” she said at the opening of the National Convention on Good Regulatory Practices (GRP) 2018 yesterday.

She stressed that a regulatory governance system that is robust, accountable and transparent is an important building block in sustaining a dynamic and resilient economy in the face of a rapidly changing marketplace.

Dr Wan Azizah said that as promised in Buku Harapan, which contains the Pakatan Harapan election manifesto, the MPC and the Special Task Force to Facilitate Business (Pemudah) will be given more authority and provisions to conduct a comprehensive study on regulatory burdens faced by the industries.

Stressing that Malaysia is still business-friendly even after a 60year-old government has changed, Dr Wan Azizah said she conveyed this message to Indonesia during her one-day visit to the republic last Tuesday.

The Deputy Prime Minister said the government will continue to focus on reforming the country’s economic structure so that Malaysia’s productivity improves. – Bernama