Wawasan 2020

Wawasan 2020 (Vision 2020) was a long-term national development plan introduced by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in 1991. It aimed to transform Malaysia into a fully developed, high-income nation by the year 2020, not only in economic terms but also socially, politically, and culturally. The vision outlined nine strategic challenges, including national unity, social justice, political stability, and scientific progress. Although significant development was achieved, the goal of becoming a fully developed nation by 2020 was not fully realized. Quotes (1) Establishing a united Malaysian nation, (2) Creating a psychologically liberated, secure, and developed Malaysian society, (3) Developing a mature democratic society, (4) Forming a community that has high morale, ethics, and religious strength, (5) Establishing a mature, liberal and tolerant society, (6) Establishing a scientific and progressive society, (7) Establishing a fully caring society, (8) Ensuring an economically just society, and (9) Establishing a prosperous society. Nine strategic challenges of Wawasan 2020 We owe much of our progress to the wisdom of our past leaders. We now see before us the considerable challenges of the future, in particular the accomplishment of Vision 2020, as laid out by Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad about 15 years ago. We have a mere 15 years to go, as we embark upon the second phase of the journey to 2020. We must now lay the foundations to make the shift to become a developed nation, a process that involves a comprehensive and almost system-wide change to the way we do things in the country. Most importantly, it involves nurturing a positive set of values, mentality, and cultures in Malaysia, as well as discarding old habits and “addictions” that may stand in the way of progress. Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (29 July 2005), Abdullah (Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi) is suffering from a grave denial syndrome if he is not aware that Malaysians are increasingly concerned that under his leadership, Vision 2020 is not only out of reach, he has also reneged on his 2004 general election promises to lead a clean, efficient, incorruptible, transparent, progressive, just and people-oriented administration prepared to hear the truth from the people. Lim Kit Siang (15 June 2007), Abdullah could not choose a worse time to broach his Vision 2057 for the nation to achieve the unimaginable when Malaysians are increasingly concerned that Vision 2020 is not only out of reach, he has also reneged on his 2004 general election promises External links Category:History of Malaysia