Government needs to be transparent & professional in how technology agency CEOs chosen Respect the process, respect the individuals picked to lead to raise the bar on performance Being CEO/Chairman of leading government agencies in the technology sector have always been hot button seats that demand confident and experienced leaders at the helm.
By Karamjit Singh August 25, 2024Respect the process, respect the individuals picked to lead to raise the bar on performance
It has also caused the jobs of at least two leaders, who were identified by media as incoming CEOs to Digital Nasional Bhd and Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd , before their official announcements were made. Both offers were quietly withdrawn by an irate government. The respective ministries – Ministry of Finance for Digital Nasional and Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation for Cradle - did not have to make any announcements as nothing was official in the first place.
And then there is the lack of professional courtesy shown to some agency leaders when their contracts are up. In this case, the telco industry will tell you that the Communication Ministry since end 2002 has been particularly guilty of. Nuraizah Abdul Halim had served as chairman since 1998 and was keen to have her contract extended but only found out after 5pm of her last day in early 2004, via fax that she would not be renewed.
Hopefully, Fahmi Fadzil the Minister of Communications will raise the bar and make the process transparent and professional. Many of these staff have been on tenterhooks for the past few months with speculation swirling internally on whether Madeq will get a contract extension or who will replace him; of the MDEC Board pleased with his performance, of the Board not pleased and then of the Board telling Digital Minister, Gobind Singh Deo, under whose ministry MDEC reports to, and MOF Inc, that it supports a contract extension for Madeq.
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