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2. Logistics And Trade Facilitation Master Plan of Malaysia 2015-2020
This master plan provides the strategic framework to improve the efficiency of transport
and trade facilitation and elevate Malaysia to become “The Preferred Logistics Gateway to
Asia”27. The Master Plan came up with five strategic shifts (among others, enhancing trade
facilitation mechanisms and developing infrastructure and freight demand) and 21 action
plans to improve overall productivity and to better connect industries with their markets,
both locally and internationally. Similar to the 11MP, this master plan is also developed
based on an outcome-based approach.
At the time of writing this report, a public engagement on the Draft National Transport Policy
(NTP) 2018-2030 is being undertaken by the Ministry of Transport. The NTP will provide the
strategic direction for a sustainable transport sector by:
 providing strategic direction to ministries/agencies to plan and develop the transport
sector
 streamlining initiatives and programs towards common objective and goals
 ensuring efficient and effective use of resources
 ensuring that sectoral plans complement each other.
3.2.2. Institutional and Organizational Factors
The development of the 11MP was coordinated by the Malaysian Economic Planning Unit (EPU)
under the Prime Minister’s Department. EPU is the principal government agency responsible for
the preparation of development plans for the nation. The National Development Planning
Committee is responsible for the formulation, implementation, progress evaluation and revision
of development plans. Other federal ministries and agencies which are involved in the Malaysia
national development planning, among others, are Malaysian AdministrativeModernisation and
Management Planning Unit (MAMPU), Ministry of Finance, Public Works Department, and
Ministry of Transport.
According to the EPU (2018), during the preparation of 11MP, a guideline was published and
this document is communicated and shared with the respective ministries and agencies. The
guideline contains three main components:
1. Macro economic prospects
2. Details the preparation and implementation of 11MP
3. Details the steps to be undertaken by ministries and agencies for developing programs and
projects to achieve the outcomes of 11MP
The following figure shows the development planning machinery of Malaysia including the
relationship between various stakeholders.
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