Beneficial TN50 dialogues ideas to be implemented promptly - Khairy

Ideas produced at the 2050 National Transformation Dialogues (TN50) could be implemented immediately after been studied by the TN50 Future Group, says Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

Khairy said the matter was announced by Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak after the prime minister launched the five selected official TN50 logos as well as the announcement of the TN50 Future Group here Friday.

"Just now the prime minister told me, part of the ideas that had gone through the TN50 process especially the Future Group could be implemented with immediate effect and will be announced in Budget 2018.

" Apart from that, I would to say the prime minister also considered the process as an effort for us to build our future to face all possibilities," he told reporters here Friday.

Najib yesterday launched the TN50 Future Group, symbolising TN50 had entered the second phase since January this year.

According to a Youth and Sports ministry statement, the group which comprised 84 youths and 60 mentors from various backgrounds would be responsible to analyse and study the aspirations of youths received in the TN50 Dialogue series earlier.

Besides that the group would also assist to translate the aspirations received into future direction proposals from the youth perspective to ensure they are accepted as part of the programme formation and government policy.

Meanwhile Khairy said all findings obtained from all groups would be compiled as the Youth Report, which he would hand over to the TN50 unit under the Economic Planning Unit of the Prime Minister''s Department as the foundation of the TN50 Policy Document next year.

Asked on the criteria of selection for the members, Khairy said there were two methods of selection through TN50 Secretariat as well as open nominations via social media sites.

He said the group had been told to hold at least four detailed sessions to ensure all aspirations gathered would be studied and fine-tuned for them to be brought to the third phase in September.