‘From them we ought to learn O, people ... America is different!’
“THE secretary-general of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development Dr. Khaled Mahdi (specialist in Chemical Engineering) in one of his interviews was quoted as saying ‘Kuwait is different’. This statement was met with a lot of comments mostly reflecting the citizens’ dissatisfaction. But one may hereby wonder, ‘Is Kuwait actually different’ or ‘Is America different’,” columnist Turki Al-Azmi mused for Al-Rai daily.
“Of course Kuwait is different … our democracy, our projects are different, our transparency is different, our education is different, our health care is different, our streets are different, our infrastructure is different, our culture is different, our freedom of expression is different and our system governing the efficient candidates is different …, then one may wonder what about the situation in America which is different from all aspects?
“In 2011, the movie Contagious Disease was shown. The movie talked about a contagious disease of unknown symptoms, but later it looked like corona virus that initially spread from China … and this means that the Americans, had predicted the outbreak of the corona disease about 10 years ago, because the real events of the movie in question look like the rampant spread of the corona virus and those who closely followed up the events will definitely observe there is relationship between the international pharmaceutical firms and the World Health Organization (WHO) and the pandemic which has spread all over the world.
“In 2019, the Irish film ‘The Irishman’ was shown and it is based on the story of the book ‘I heard You Paint My Home’ -- painting of homes means ‘premeditated murder’ and the events in the film revolve around the role played by the syndicates, particularly since we know there was a rivalry between the famous chairman of the syndicates in America and his opponents post the election of US president John F. Kennedy in 1960.
“However, the Irish movie, clarifies the relationship between the deep state and the incumbent government and how the economic interests were behind the movement and the media role in this connection, hence, we found how the triangle ‘media-economy-politics’ emerged. In other words, if you are wealthy, control the economy and the media you will be in a position to gear the political decision in your favor.
“In America, the role of the syndicate is different, the plans and the industry strategies are different, and the concept of responsible freedom there is different. It is America, which detected the source of the contagious virus, and it planned and attracted bright minds to make the necessary decision and eventually draw up the plans for the future to protect its interests everywhere on our planet.
“It is needless to say America currently occupies the first position in the field of education and healthcare. America currently possesses the best financial infrastructure in the world and no single dollar can exit the country without the knowledge of the concerned authorities, so just think about the hundreds of thousands, or millions and billions of dollars that exit and enter the country.
“In light of the above, we wonder which country can be described as ‘different’… Is it Kuwait or America?
“In America, the education is of utmost importance, while the planning represents the foundation stone for achieving development and the economic boom. In America, they pay attention to experienced people and those who are holding distinction in the area of science from distinguished universities, let alone the training and acquiring skills stand at the top of anything else.
“This is in addition to them being concerned about studies, the researches and the morals in addition to the governance and both the internal and the external auditing as well as the human resources in general.
“Given the above, when will a day come to say ‘Kuwait is Different’? God help us!”
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“The expatriate manpower is necessary for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states, particularly in the area of occupational and professional work and government sector and the private sector in general need this manpower,” columnist Abdullah Al-Abduljader wrote for Al-Anba daily.
“But in view of the absence of planning, systems and decisions required to guarantee the sound contractual obligations and efficient and experienced manpower to be employed by the GCC, we found the manpower has exceeded the national workforce but many of them unfortunately are menial workers while others work in positions which can be occupied by citizens.
“In view of this, the GCC states have decided to review the population structure and put in place the procedures to bring in only efficient and experienced foreign manpower that will be of benefit to the states.
“However, some GCC member states have taken some decisions following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and have started implementing these decisions. Take for example, the Saudi Ministry of the Human Resources and the Social Development, on Sunday, Rajab 23, 1442 AH, corresponding to March 7, 2021 issued “The Professional Test Program” in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Public Institution for Professional Technical Training which aims to enable the employee to acquire the basic skills.
“This program strives to upgrade the quality of work by the professional manpower in the Saudi labor market and boost productivity and stop the inflow of unqualified foreign manpower into the Kingdom’s labor market.
“In this connection, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development on Thursday July 1, 2021 started looking into the activities of foreign employees who are employed in various specialized professions if they have the necessary skills.
“In Kuwait, the country has seen an excellent initiative similar to that of the Saudi Arabia in the founding the Professional Qualification Organization that represents one of the important feeders that shall work to guarantee foreign technical trained manpower required by public or the private sector to organize the Kuwaiti labor market and upgrade the level of manpower.
“This shall guarantee the arrival of trained and qualified manpower into the country and this will positively reflect on the Kuwaiti economic activity, given the fact the relevant organization was established by a decision issued by the Cabinet on Aug 22, 2004.
“The decision stipulates this organization has representatives from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, the Civil Service Commission (CSC), Ministry of Planning, Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), the Kuwait University (KU) and Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET).
“But after 18 years nothing has happened on the ground, because Kuwait unfortunately needs a strong government that can manage the country and recommend suggestions and apply them in reality in the interest of both the homeland and the citizen.”
“According to statistics announced by the Kuwait Society of Engineers, the number of unemployed graduates in the country is more than 2,800”, columnist Dr. Waleed Al-Taneeb wrote for Al-Rai daily.
“Most recent studies advise graduate students not to study engineering, due to the presence of excess numbers in most engineering disciplines.
“Yes, there are engineering disciplines that the country needs, but most engineering majors suffer from a surplus in the country. The Kuwait Society of Engineers reminds us beyond any doubt that holders of nine engineering majors struggle to find a job.
“On the occasion of the admission results for the recently announced scholarships, has the country’s need for specializations been studied? Do the specializations and the numbers of students admitted to engineering colleges reflect the country’s need and the labor market’s need? Or is the country in dire need of engineers, but is faced with the negligence of the Civil Service Commission?!
“If we add the number of engineers expected to graduate from Kuwait University, and the internal scholarships in private universities for the next year, it makes the results of acceptance for external scholarships - which were announced recently - rise to tampering with the future of the people of Kuwait, a flagrant waste of public funds, and destruction of the future of the country due to the increase in the number of unemployed.
“The results of acceptance of foreign scholarships are an easy matter for anticorruption authorities to launch investigations in order to find out whether there is a waste of public funds, and most importantly, tampering with the future of Kuwaiti families. Or is the Civil Service Commission the reason, and the country indeed needs such a huge number of engineers?!”