BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 – A session with Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Second Minister of Defence with participants of the Executive Development Programme (EDP) Series 14/2018 organized by the Ministry of Defence was held at the Lecture Hall, Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies this morning.
During the session, a special interview was held with Yang Berhormat Pehin during which the minister shared his experiences during his service to The Government of His Majesty The Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam. The minister shared his insights leadership and stressed the importance of adopting a Whole-of-Nation approach in promoting initiatives and in addressing challenges.
Present during the session were Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, Permanent Secretaries, Services Commanders and Deputy Permanent Secretaries of the Ministry of Defence.
The 14th MINDEF Executive Development Programme is conducted in collaboration with the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore.
This year’s EDP participants comprises 26 senior military officers (of rank Lieutenant Colonel) from the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), one MINDEF senior officer, two senior officers from the Prime Minister’s Office and one officer from the Royal Brunei Police Force.
This year’s programme has been further enriched with local content through visits to several government ministries, talks by senior officials, and a Special Lecture Series with local and international speakers, namely Dr. Haji Abdul Manaf bin Haji Metussin, Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Finance and Economy, Haji Mohd Rozan bin Dato Paduka Haji Mohd Yunos, Adjunct Professor at the University of Brunei Darussalam, and Professor Kishore Mahbubani, Senior Adviser and Professor in the Practice of Public Policy, at the National University of Singapore.
SESI PROGRAM PERKEMBANGAN EKSEKUTIF BERSAMA MENTERI PERTAHANAN KEDUA
BOLKIAH GARISON, Rabu, 21 November 2018 – Sesi Program Perkembangan Eksekutif bersama Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Menteri Pertahanan Kedua bersama peserta-peserta Program Perkembangan Eksekutif (EDP) Siri ke-14 telah berlangsung di Dewan Kuliah, Institut Pengajian Pertahanan dan Strategik Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah pada pagi ini.
Di dalam sesi tersebut, satu wawancara khas telah diadakan di mana Yang Berhormat Pehin telah mengongsikan pengalaman beliau sepanjang perkhidmatannya ke Kerajaan Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam.
Yang Berhormat Menteri Pertahanan II memberikan padangan mengenai kepimpinan dan pentingnya pendekatan Whole-of-Nation Approach dalam mempromosikan sesebuah inisiatif dan dalam berhadapan dengan apa jua cabaran.
Hadir adalah Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei, Setiausaha-setiausaha Tetap, Pemerintah-pemerintah Angkatan Tentera dan Timbalan-timbalan Setiausaha Tetap Kementerian Pertahanan.
Program Perkembangan Eksekutif anjuran Kementerian Pertahanan kali ke-14 telah diadakan dengan kerjasama Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. Peserta EDP tahun ini terdiri daripada 26 pegawai-pegawai kanan tentera (berpangkat Leftenan Kolonel) dari Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei, seorang pegawai kanan Kementerian Pertahanan, dua orang pegawai kanan dari Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan seorang pegawai Pasukan Polis Diraja Brunei.
Program tahun ini telah diperkayakan lagi dengan perisian tempatan, melalui lawatan-lawatan ke Kementerian-kementerian Kerajaan serta ceramah-ceramah yang disampaikan oleh pegawai-pegawai kanan dan melalui satu Special Lecture Series yang memuatkan penyampai-penyampai dari dalam dan luar negeri, iaitu Dr. Awang Haji Abdul Manaf bin Haji Metussin, Timbalan Menteri di Kementerian Kewangan dan Ekonomi, Haji Mohd Rozan bin Dato Paduka Haji Mohd Yunos, Adjunct Professor di Universiti Brunei Darussalam, dan Professor Kishore Mahbubani, Penasihat Kanan dan Profesor dalam the Practice of Public Policy, National University of Singapore.