{"id":5808,"date":"2020-09-06T15:02:45","date_gmt":"2020-09-06T07:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=5808"},"modified":"2020-09-06T15:02:48","modified_gmt":"2020-09-06T07:02:48","slug":"mohd-zuki-sets-kpis-to-mobilize-post-covid-19-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=5808","title":{"rendered":"Mohd Zuki sets KPIs to mobilize post-COVID-19 economy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>PUTRAJAYA, Sept 6&nbsp;&#8212; Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali has set key performance indicators (KPIs) for all ministry secretaries-general&nbsp;and department directors-general&nbsp;to ensure programmes&nbsp;to mobilise the post-COVID-19 economy are implemented as planned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said if they failed, they should give reasonable reasons&nbsp;and explanations&nbsp;to&nbsp;be considered by the committee, comprising&nbsp;himself,&nbsp;Public Service Department&nbsp;(PSD) director-general&nbsp;Tan Sri Mohd Khairul Adib Abd Rahman and several appointed members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the matter was decided after discussions with the PSD following many planned development programs or projects that could not be implemented as scheduled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;So, if we are still moving according to the old way of working, as Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin\u00a0Yassin\u00a0has said, we are worried that the existing programmes\u00a0will not be implemented as\u00a0scheduled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/161845d8d5240d72492799d81daf7dfc5f54685398ede-1024x555.jpg\" alt=\"zuki\" class=\"wp-image-5811\" width=\"473\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/161845d8d5240d72492799d81daf7dfc5f54685398ede-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/161845d8d5240d72492799d81daf7dfc5f54685398ede-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/161845d8d5240d72492799d81daf7dfc5f54685398ede-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/161845d8d5240d72492799d81daf7dfc5f54685398ede-185x100.jpg 185w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/161845d8d5240d72492799d81daf7dfc5f54685398ede-350x190.jpg 350w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/161845d8d5240d72492799d81daf7dfc5f54685398ede-800x433.jpg 800w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/161845d8d5240d72492799d81daf7dfc5f54685398ede.jpg 1089w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;For this, we must move quickly and change from the old way of working,&#8221; he told reporters at the launch of the &#8220;Malaysiaku Indah&#8221; Sustainability Programme, organised by the National Association of Wives of Civil Servants and Women Civil Servants (Puspanita),&nbsp;here, today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier in his speech, Mohd Zuki said even though civil servants may not be affected by&nbsp;the Movement Control Order (MCO)&nbsp;or the COVID-19 pandemic, but regardless of rank, they jointly mobilise the economy to help those&nbsp;affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;If we are still struggling and bound, and continue to use our old&nbsp;work procedures, then we&nbsp;worry that the time&nbsp;required to move the economy will take longer because we have been delayed for long,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked about the increase in the unemployment rate, Mohd Zuki said many initiatives would be implemented to ensure that those affected by COVID-19, such as those who lost jobs, can be assisted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The government does give attention (to the unemployment rate), but I cannot inform you what our actions&nbsp;are. 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