PM launches TN50 Youth Circles of Future

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak yesterday launched the National Transformation 2050 (TN50) Youth Circles of the Future, marking the entry of the TN50 Dialogue initiative into the second phase since it began in January.

According to a Youth and Sports Ministry statement, the Youth Circles of the Future is made up of 84 youths with 60 mentors from various backgrounds who are tasked with analysing and fine tuning the aspirations of youths, which were obtained via a series of dialogues in the first phase.

Apart from these, the group will also assist in translating their aspirations for direction-building that is more comprehensive from the perspective of youths to ensure acceptance as part of the process in formulation of programmes and policies.

Since it was launched, the TN50 Dialogue has received feedback from more than 1.2 million youths across the country via various channels and activities resulting in the collection of some 33,000 aspirations from the target group.

Eighty per cent of the 33,000 aspirations have been grouped in five key categories namely Economy and Employment; Life and Wellbeing, Management; Lifestyle and Societal Issues. The Youth Circles will be tasked with poring through the five categories and then table their findings and recommendations to the Prime Minister and Youth and Sports Minister.

The TN50 is a follow up on the 2020 vision which seeks to attain developed nation status for Malaysia.

The TN50 aims to bring about the next quantum leap of growth for the country from 2021 to 2050.Bernama