Global Institute for Tomorrow (GIFT)

25/10/2022

We are very pleased to announce the release of “Now Everyone Prospers (NEP): The Best of Both Worlds”

Full Report:https://global-inst.com/projects/GIFT_Now_Everyone_Prospers_White_Paper.pdf
Reform Agenda:http://global-inst.com/projects/GIFT_Now_Everyone_Prospers_Reform_Agenda.pdf

This white paper, released ahead of the 15th Malaysian General Election, describes and addresses the fundamental challenges facing the country in an attempt to create a new narrative with regards to national development.

The vision of our report is to help Malaysia build the capabilities of providing prosperity to all citizens – regardless of race, religion, and socioeconomic class – and in a way that does not sacrifice societal and environmental integrity.

This vision is enabled by five key Pillars of transformation, around which the report is structured:

1. Reshaping Malaysia’s Economic Fundamentals: Valuing People & Environment
2. Prioritising Self-Sufficiency: Building True Resilience
3. Creating Shared Prosperity for All: Calling Time on Rent-seeking & Race-based Policies
4. GLC and GLIC Reform: From the Ashes of Business-as-Usual
5. A Unified Education System for All Malaysians

If you are interested in Malaysia’s development, then this white paper is for you. We hope that readers will find the report’s ideas of interest and share this far and wide, so diverse conversations may arise on the transformations needed in Malaysia.

We would like to express our sincere thanks to everyone who contributed to the production of this report.

22/04/2022

GIFT is proud to be a Content Partner of ReThink HK to be hosted on 5-6 October 2022 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre!

Stepping into its 3rd edition, ReThink HK is the city’s most ambitious business event for sustainable development, a large-scale, cross-sector platform that champions ESG transformation and showcases game-changing innovation.

This year, ReThink HK will gather 300+ expert speakers over 7 themed Theatres/Stages. Join us and hear insights on 6 key themes: , & , , & the , & as well as .

GIFT will be part of the exciting conference line-up at “Hong Kong and Beyond: Resetting Our Planet's Trajectory Together” on Day 2, 06 October 2022, where we discuss the factors contributing to building a sustainable future, and Hong Kong's role in advancing this dialogue between China, ASEAN and beyond.

You can view the full programme here: https://rethink-event.com/conference/

Register for your Super Early-bird delegate pass at https://bit.ly/RT22-Book

Stay tuned with the event updates at www.rethink-event.com

We look forward to meeting you at ReThink HK 2022 on 05 & 06 October!

14/02/2022

Calling all GIFT Alumni!

You are invited to attend our upcoming GIFTXchange event on March 10 2022, a quarterly event we host to provide a platform for GIFT alumni to share key insights and trends across developed and emerging markets across the globe. Discussion topics and guest speaker contributions will be thought provoking and addresses complex global challenges. Sessions are designed to be dynamic, engaging, and inclusive.

For this quarter’s GIFTXchange, we are delighted to have Nicholas Yong (GIFT Alumnus 2017), Executive Industry Solution Manager for Asia Pacific Region at Huawei Enterprise Business Group, share with us about various ‘Smart City’ technological solutions Huawei is developing to bridge the gap between efficiency and digital inclusion to deliver better opportunities and more equitable lives for all.

To learn more and register for our GIFTXchange: https://bit.ly/3oNMu4N

**This event is only open to GIFT Alumni**

As cities' populations grow and diversify, many are turning to technology and smart city solutions to provide more habitable environments and improved public service delivery. These initiatives have the potential to expand public participation, improve access to local services, and stimulate economi...

16/11/2021

The perfect gift for this holiday season!

Don't miss the chance to order your set of four!

The Other Hundred is a worldwide initiative that provides a better understanding of the people who make up our world and the lives they lead. Through a series of 100 photo stories drawn from photographers across the world, each edition of The Other Hundred moves beyond stereotypes to challenge conventional wisdom and introduce readers to the vast majority of people, ideas, places and cultures that are overlooked by most major media.

Order now by email via: ([email protected])
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16/11/2021

**LAST CALL**

GIFTXChange on 18/11/21

For this GIFTXChange, GIFT alumnus Dr Akintayo Adisa, BASF Manager – Senior Projects Sustainability based in Nigeria, discuss the issues surrounding plastic waste from an African perspective, and the opportunities to address this challenge. He will also share more about BASF Africa’s flagship project, Waste-2-Chemicals Nigeria and the opportunity to create a waste management system to cost-effectively aggregate the collection and sorting of plastic waste at the micro-level while having a significant social and environmental impact.

To learn more and register: https://bit.ly/31vToCU
Waste-2-Chemicals Nigeria: https://bit.ly/3oarqnN

**This event is only open to GIFT Alumni**

Lagos, a city of over 21 million people, produces up to 800 metric tons of plastic waste per annum, and waste management is one of Nigeria’s greatest challenges. Dr Akintayo Adisa (GIFT alumnus 2013), BASF Manager – Senior Projects Sustainability based in Nigeria, will discuss the issues surroun...

08/11/2021

Calling all GIFT Alumni!

You are invited to the GIFTXchange, our signature virtual alumni event that aims to provide a platform to exchange knowledge and ideas for our personal and professional endeavours. Discussion topics and guest speaker contributions will be thought-provoking and address complex global challenges. Sessions are designed to be dynamic, engaging, and inclusive.

For this GIFTXChange, we are delighted to have GIFT alumnus Dr Akintayo Adisa, BASF Manager – Senior Projects Sustainability based in Nigeria, discuss the issues surrounding plastic waste from an African perspective, and the opportunities to address this challenge. He will also share more about BASF Africa’s flagship project, Waste-2-Chemicals Nigeria and the opportunity to create a waste management system to cost-effectively aggregate the collection and sorting of plastic waste at the micro-level while having a significant social and environmental impact.

To learn more and register: https://bit.ly/31vToCU
Waste-2-Chemicals Nigeria: https://bit.ly/3oarqnN
**This event is only open to GIFT Alumni**

Lagos, a city of over 21 million people, produces up to 800 metric tons of plastic waste per annum, and waste management is one of Nigeria’s greatest challenges. Dr Akintayo Adisa (GIFT alumnus 2013), BASF Manager – Senior Projects Sustainability based in Nigeria, will discuss the issues surroun...

10/09/2021

Much of the commentary on China has recently been focusing on its new, stricter stance with its big tech companies. Many have expressed concern that these steps may hinder the development of China’s tech scene.

Yet the application of this firmer policy approach on ‘ed tech’ (the combination of IT tools and educational practices to enhance education) might illuminate the steps being taken by the CPC to address tech-enabled inequalities.

“Online education startups raised over $10 billion in 2020, ” writes Shen Lu for Protocol, describing how ed tech providers, keen for their share of this investment have “exacerbated education inequality, a huge pain point for hundreds of millions of Chinese families.”

Subscribe to our Tomorrow Matters newsletter: https://global-inst.com/tomorrow-matters/

https://www.protocol.com/china/china-edtech-crackdown-education-inequality

It's part of an attempt to fix education inequality and address a looming demographic crisis.

08/09/2021

Leaving Hong Kong isn’t the answer. Hear what young professionals have to say about their hopes and dreams for their beloved city

For those who are unwilling to accept the negativity and threat of an exodus, now is the time to STAY & BUILD!

Learn more : https://info.global-inst.com/stayandbuild

https://hubs.ly/H0WQgnK0

Recent reports of Hong Kong youth wishing to leave the city are saddening. According to a polls, 60% of youth wish to leave, and a quarter of university-educ...

06/09/2021

"If the lessons of Afghanistan teach us one thing, it is that Western geopolitical privilege must be exposed and challenged if it is to be dismantled for the greater good of world peace."

GIFT Founder Chandran Nair discusses the prevalence of global white and Western privilege in the realm of geopolitics, describing how Afghanistan is yet another example

This privilege manifests in three powerful ways, from influence over the "international rules-based system" to leadership in multilateral organisations and the use of sanctions.

Interested in global white privilege and how to address it? Be sure to check out Chandran Nair's upcoming book, Dismantling Global White Privilege: Equity for a Post-Western World: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1523000007?tag=randohouseinc7986-20

https://hubs.ly/H0WFPhP0

In ASEAN’s current developmental context, real opportunities lie in leveraging essential technologies like toilets, water pipes, electricity lines, and roads to uplift communities across the region. There is so much technological potential in meeting and improving the provision of ASEAN’s basic ...