National Trade Blueprint

52 National Trade Blueprint Clear roles, responsibility and expectations from the various participants within the governance structure to ensure effective coordination. Leverage on the EAC chaired by Prime Minister • The proposed role for EAC is to provide strategic decisions for the implementation of recommendations that requires national level direction, where necessary. An expanded role on JK-X structure chaired by KSN to govern the implementation of the initiatives introduced under the National Trade Blueprint • At JK-X level, the role encompasses: o Supervise as well as endorse the implementation and outcomes of the National Trade Blueprint to ensure an efficient export ecosystem. o Evaluate and approve policies on issues endorsed by JWC. o Seek EAC’s approval for recommendation or policy requiring national level direction, when necessary. o Provide expert advise to elevate export competitiveness. • The existing reporting structure of JWC is retained to continue with the existing mandate: o Evaluate and endorse proposed policies for the creation of an efficient export ecosystem to be tabled to JK-X. o Evaluate and approve new recommendations for the creation of an efficient export ecosystem submitted by WGs on NTBp. o Review and monitor progress of WGs related to findings, proposals, initiatives taken and achievement of recommendations in NTBp. • STF would carry on with its existing roles and additional responsibilities to review latest developments in relevant sectoral blueprints: o Discuss alignment and collaboration of export promotion programmes, budget, policies related to respective sectors o Ensure implementation of programmes based on the approval by JK-X and budget allocated o Discuss latest trends, issues related to exports (as well as latest developments in relevant sectoral blueprints) and propose potential solutions Terms of References Delivering The National Trade Blueprint Activation of 7 working groups (WG) to address key areas of concerns • Each working group investigates public-private partnership models with representatives from the government and private sector. • WG could be supported by leveraging existing governance structure of relevant policies or programmes related to Malaysia’s trade. This includes existing roles implemented by respective government entities and those currently being planned. • The various actors in the WG could wear various hats including driving and leading the implementation, provision of funding and technical inputs: o Address any gaps in implementation of the National Trade Blueprint, evaluate and adjust existing recommendations, if necessary o For the creation of an efficient export ecosystem: - Propose new policies for JWC’s endorsement and JK-X’s approval - Propose new recommendations for JWC’s approval o Align and consolidate initiatives within export ecosystem in other national blueprints to avoid duplication and to provide micro perspectives of initiatives as well as its progress o Finalise the implementation plan (incl. target, KPI, budget, timeline) o Present to JWC on outcomes of meeting related to findings, proposals, initiatives taken and achievement of recommendations in NTBp using standard presentation guidelines every four months. o Submit progress updates every four months after the meeting to PMO using standard templates or established monitoring system (for overall reporting). Project management office to integrate all the functions of the governance structure • The role encompasses: o Tracking, monitoring and reporting of export promotion programmes and NTBp recommendations. o Ensure proper organisation of JWC and JK-X meetings.