PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Innovative Multisectoral Partnerships for Social Impact
Providing creative and systematic ways to generate high value impact
Putrajaya 2 July 2015 – Agensi Inovasi Malaysia (AIM) and Public-Private Partnership
Unit (UKAS) have teamed up to collaborate on the Social Public-Private Partnership (Social
PPP), an initiative under the National Blue Ocean Strategy (NBOS), to address social
disparities by delivering high value impact at a lower cost.
Launched by Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Najib Tun Razak today at Perdana Putra, the Social
PPP is an initiative in collaboration with other government ministries and agencies such as
National Strategic Unit (NSU), Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC) and
Registry of Societies.
The Social PPP is a new social service model for the government and private sector to
collectively move forward towards developing projects in the social sphere. A total of 7
companies are partnering with the government for the Social PPP projects. These include a
collective impact partnership funded by Credit Suisse, Hap Seng Group, Hong Leong
Foundation, Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Yayasan Siti Sapura Husin and YTL Foundation
focusing on supporting learning skills initially in Klang through various initiatives, and Digi
Telecommunications Sdn Bhd which through their ‘Digi Challenge for Change’ tackles
community impact projects that use Internet-enabled technology services.
The initiatives under the NBOS provide a creative and systematic way to create high value
impact at low cost, with various ministries and agencies working together to develop and
implement numerous programmes to help stimulate rapid and sustained growth, develop
communities, and create harmony. The Social PPP will relook at traditional ways of
delivering social services that tap into the strengths of the government, non-governmental
organisations (NGOs) and the private sector to address social disparities.
These social disparities will be addressed – regardless of race, privilege and position, all as
part of one nation exposed to the same social issues – through social-purpose organisations
(SPOs) such as NGOs and social enterprises. The SPOs will be provided with capacity
development so that they are able to deploy their services more efficiently and rapidly.
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The SPOs fight the struggle daily and much has been done to uplift impoverished and
disadvantaged Malaysians, but social problems persist. In the Social PPP social service
model, the government and the private sector align their resources in terms of funds and
other in-kind contributions towards these organisations that are working on identified
projects under education and capability development, to help them find better and more
innovative ways to improve the lives of the rakyat.
The Social PPP also relates to the vision of the Eleventh Malaysia Plan (11MP) that was
presented in parliament on the 21st of May 2015. Two strategies outlined in ‘Translating
Innovation to Wealth’ relate to increasing societal innovation, by strengthening
collaborations through a whole-society approach and developing a social finance model that
will ensure a robust social sector in line with the goal of establishing a nation that is socially
equal.
AIM’s Chief Executive Officer Mark Rozario said he is confident that Social PPP will take off
well, being a project under the NBOS that encompassed three criterias for successful
implementation of programmes, namely creativity and innovation, speed and minimum
costs.
“The Social PPP programme would not only help in delivering these social services and
various projects at a lower cost, it will also help the NGOs in achieving their missions
effectively and systematically,” said Rozario.
“The support and expertise contributed by the private sectors across a range of the Social
PPP efforts and projects will prove its worth, as we help raise awareness throughout the
community of the unique contributions that the private sector can make, spurring even
more companies to get involved in the future,” he added.
The Social PPP provides a platform where the Government and the private sector can come
together to work on solving social issues that are faced in our society, such as youth
unemployment, homelessness, juvenile crime and so much more.
About Agensi Inovasi Malaysia
Agensi Inovasi Malaysia (AIM), a statutory body established by the Government through an
Act of Parliament, was created to jump start wealth creation through knowledge, technology
and innovation and stimulate and develop the innovation eco-system in Malaysia towards
achieving Vision 2020.
AIM’s main objectives are to:
· Generate additional revenue to contribute to Malaysia’s GDP;
· Provide additional jobs for the Malaysian workforce;
· Inspire and produce a new generation of innovative entrepreneurs;
· Facilitate the evolution of Malaysian companies into major global players
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For more information, visit www.innovation.my
For inquiries, please call the Corporate Communications Team:
Haliza Ahmad @ 019 6757147 haliza@innovation.my, Suzy Idris @ 03 8319 3116
suzy@innovation.my, Jasbir Kaur @ 019 675 7009 jasbir@innovation.my, Nadia @ 03 8319
3116 nadia@innovation.my, Aizat @ 019 675 7010 aizat@innovation.my
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