BOLKIAH GARRISON, Monday, 11 August 2025 – The Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS) today conducted the presentation session of the Top 5 Policy Analysis Exercise (PAE) Papers for the 19th Executive Development Programme 2024 (EDP 19/2024) for Senior Government Officials on Public Policy and Management by the Ministry of Defence. The session was held at the Institute’s Lecture Hall.
Present was Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II. The event was also graced by Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Dr. Haji Mohammad Isham bin Haji Jaafar, Minister of Health, Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Haji Awang Nazmi bin Haji Mohamad, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Yang Mulia Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), and Yang Mulia Dato Seri Pahlawan Sulaiman bin Alidin, Commissioner of Police, Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF). Also in attendance were Permanent Secretaries from the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications (MTIC); Deputy Commander and Service Commanders of the RBAF; and Deputy Permanent Secretaries and Senior Officials from the Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Development, MTIC and RBPF.
The session began with welcoming remarks from Yang Mulia Dayangku Dr. Noor Hasharina binti Pengiran Haji Hassan, Director of SHHBIDSS. This was followed by seven presentations delivered by programme participants who achieved top marks for their respective policy papers.
The first panel featured three presentations on “Economic Policy and Social Welfare”. Firstly, Yang Mulia Pengiran Khairil Bahriah binti Pengiran Haji Mohd Ali, from the Prime Minister’s Office proposed policy solutions through her paper titled “Addressing Long Waiting Times in Brunei Darussalam's National Housing Scheme”. Next, Yang Mulia Haji Awang Mohammad Abdoh bin Haji Awang Damit from the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports presented “Assessing The Economic Impact of Cultural & Creative Industries: A Pathway to Diversification for Brunei Darussalam,” followed by Yang Mulia Noor Dina Zharina binti Haji Yahya from the Prime Minister’s Office discussing “Low-Carbon Downstream Industry Driving GDP Towards Wawasan 2035 & Beyond.”
The second panel featured four presentations focused on the theme “Education, Technology and Wellbeing”. Firstly, Yang Mulia Lieutenant Colonel (U) Pengiran Mohammad Zulhusmi bin Pengiran Mohammad Roslan of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) delivered a presentation entitled “Fragmentation to Integration: A National Policy for Unified Lifelong Learning in Brunei Darussalam.” This was followed by Yang Mulia Senior Superintendent Haji Mohamad Noor bin Haji Abd Rahman from the Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF), who discussed “Policy Options to Mitigate Cybercrime in Brunei Darussalam.” Subsequently, Yang Mulia Lieutenant Colonel Abdul Mujib bin Japar from the RBAF presented on “Policy Options on Healthy Digital Habits Among Children in Brunei Darussalam: A Growing Need for Balance.” Finally, Yang Mulia Lieutenant Colonel (U) Mohamad Fazley bin Hasabullah of the RBAF, the top participant for the Civil Service Institute’s 31st Executive Development Programme for Senior Government Officers (EDPSGO-31), addressed the topic “Strengthening the Royal Brunei Air Force Mental Health for Sustained Operational Safety and Readiness.”
The event concluded with closing remarks from the Director of SHHBIDSS and the presentation of tokens of appreciation from Yang Berhormat Pehin, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II to the presenters.
During the event, the Institute also distributed its most recent book publication consisting of a compilation of the seven best essays from the 19th EDP Cohort. The presentation session illustrated and emphasised how policy papers can significantly support and enhance policy planning in Brunei Darussalam. The presentation session aims to effectively unite policy-relevant stakeholders, policymakers, and decision makers to discuss innovative policy ideas that contribute to achieving Brunei’s Wawasan 2035.
This is the seventh time the presentation session for the Top 5 PAE Papers has been conducted since it was introduced in 2019.
SESI PEMBENTANGAN LIMA KERTAS TERATAS
POLICY ANALYSIS EXERCISE (PAE) BAGI PROGRAM PERKEMBANGAN EKSEKUTIF (EDP) SIRI KE-19 2024 BAGI PEGAWAI-PEGAWAI KANAN KERAJAAN ANJURAN KEMENTERIAN PERTAHANAN
ISNIN, 11 Ogos 2025 – Institut Pengajian Pertahanan dan Strategik Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (IPPSSHHB) hari ini telah mengadakan sesi pembentangan Lima Kertas Teratas
Policy Analysis Exercise (PAE) bagi Program Perkembangan Eksekutif (EDP) Siri 19/2024 bagi Pegawai-Pegawai Kanan Kerajaan dalam Bidang Dasar Awam dan Pengurusan Anjuran Kementerian pertahanan bertempat di Dewan Kuliah Institut berkenaan.
Hadir di sesi tersebut ialah Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan II. Majlis ini turut dihadiri oleh Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Dr. Haji Mohammad Isham bin Haji Jaafar, Menteri Kesihatan, Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Haji Awang Nazmi bin Haji Mohamad, Menteri Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan, Yang Mulia Mejar Jeneral Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB), dan Yang Mulia Dato Seri Pahlawan Sulaiman bin Alidin, Pesuruhjaya Polis, Pasukan Polis Diraja Brunei (PPDB). Turut hadir ialah Setiausaha-Setiausaha Tetap dari Kementerian Pertahanan, Kementerian Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan, Kementerian Kesihatan, dan Kementerian Pengangkutan dan Infokomunikasi (MTIC); Timbalan Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei dan Pemerintah-Pemerintah Angkatan Tentera; dan Timbalan Setiausaha-Setiausaha Tetap dan pegawai-pegawai kanan dari Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Kementerian Pertahanan, Kementeriaan Pendidikan, Kementerian Pembangunan, MTIC dan PPDB.
Sesi tersebut dimulakan dengan ucapan kata alu-aluan oleh Yang Mulia Dayangku Dr. Noor Hasharina binti Pengiran Haji Hassan, Pengarah IPPSSHHB. Ianya kemudian diikuti dengan tujuh kertas pembentangan daripada para peserta program yang mendapat markah tertinggi bagi komponen PAE.
Panel pertama mempersembahkan tiga pembentangan yang bertemakan “Economic Policy and Social Welfare”. Pembentang Pertama, Yang Mulia Pengiran Khairil Bahriah binti Pengiran Haji Mohd Ali dari Jabatan Perdana Menteri telah mengemukakan cadangan dasar melalui pembentangan beliau yang bertajuk “Addressing Long Waiting Times in Brunei Darussalam's National Housing Scheme”. Seterusnya, Yang Mulia Haji Awang Mohammad Abdoh bin Haji Awang Damit dari Kementerian Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan membentangkan mengenai “Assessing The Economic Impact of Cultural & Creative Industries: A Pathway to Diversification for Brunei Darussalam”, dan diikuti oleh Yang Mulia Noor Dina Zharina binti Haji Yahya, Jabatan Perdana Menteri membentangkan mengenai “Low-Carbon Downstream Industry Driving GDP Towards Wawasan 2035 & Beyond”.
Panel kedua sesi pembentangan merangkumi empat pembentangan yang memfokuskan kepada tema “Education, Technology and Wellbeing”. Yang Mulia Leftenan Kolonel (U) Pengiran Mohammad Zulhusmi bin Pengiran Mohammad Roslan dari Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) telah membentangkan mengenai “Fragmentation to Integration: A National Policy for Unified Lifelong Learning in Brunei Darussalam”. Diikuti oleh Yang Mulia Penguasa Kanan Polis Haji Mohamad Noor bin Haji Abd Rahman dari Pasukan Polis Diraja Brunei yang membentangkan mengenai “Policy Options to Mitigate Cybercrime in Brunei Darussalam”. Seterusnya pembentangan disampaikan oleh Yang Mulia Leftenan Kolonel Abdul Mujib bin Japar dari ABDB bertajuk “Policy Options on Healthy Digital Habits Among Children in Brunei Darussalam: A Growing Need for Balance.” Pembentangan yang akhir sekali disampaikan oleh Yang Mulia Leftenan Kolonel (U) Mohamad Fazley bin Hasabullah dari ABDB, peserta terbaik Program Pembangunan Eksekutif bagi Pegawai-Pegawai Kanan Kerajaan Kali ke-31 (EDPSGO-31), yang membentangkan mengenai “Strengthening the Royal Brunei Air Force Mental Health for Sustained Operational Safety and Readiness”.
Sesi pembentangan diakhiri dengan ucapan penutup daripada Pengarah SHHBIDSS dan penyampaian tanda penghargaan daripada Yang Berhormat Pehin, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan II kepada para pembentang.
Semasa sesi berkenaan, Institut juga mengedarkan penerbitan buku terbaharunya yang terdiri daripada kompilasi tujuh kertas PAE terbaik daripada kohort ke-19 EDP. Sesi pembentangan ini menggambarkan dan menekankan bagaimana kertas-kertas dasar dapat mendokong dan mengukuhkan perancangan dasar di Negara Brunei Darussalam. Sesi ini juga bertujuan untuk menghimpunkan pihak-pihak berkepentingan yang berkaitan dengan dasar, para penggubal dasar serta pembuat keputusan bagi membincangkan idea-idea dasar yang inovatif demi menyumbang kepada pencapaian Wawasan Brunei 2035.
Ini merupakan kali ketujuh sesi pembentangan bagi
Top 5 PAE Papers diadakan sejak ia mula diperkenalkan pada tahun 2019.
