PUTRAJAYA: Failure in achieving any target should not be seen as the end of the road but has to be accepted as part of the learning process instead, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said yesterday.
GOING GREEN: Najib being presented a tree by Landscape Malaysia chairman Tun Jeanne Abdullah after officiating at the Malaysia Green Forum 2010. — Bernama photo
He said that in a culture of the innovative economy, one should accept any kind of failure as it would prepare one to go through a new process to create a long-term victory.
Speaking at a news conference after officiating at the Malaysia Green Forum 2010 here, he said Malaysians had to change their mindsets to accept failure with an open heart as a part of the system.
“We have to do an assessment and take calculated risks. Some will fail, naturally, but, as you know, in a culture of the innovative economy, failure is something that should be accepted.
“Failure does not mean the end of everything. Failure is actually a lesson learnt so that the next time around you will succeed,” he said.
Najib was commenting on the perceived reluctance of commercial banks in disbursing loans for green technology-related projects in Malaysia.
“I think the problem with the commercial banks is that they are not so confident about funding a project that relates to green development or green technology.
“In a way, I understand because quite a bit of the requests are quite developmental in nature in the sense the technology is not proven yet, so the risk factor is much higher,” he said.
Earlier, in his speech, the prime minister said environmental sustaina-bility could only fully materialise if there was a complete and holistic ecosystem that allowed for it.
The government, he said, was fully aware of this fact and had taken that approach in gearing the nation towards the aim.
“I have identified six major components of this ecosystem and together they form the acronym Affirm. They are awareness; faculty; finance; infrastructure; research, development and commercialisation; and marketing,” he said.
The two-day forum, with the theme “Greener and Sustainable Malaysia”, hopes to provide a platform for different stakeholders with an interest in various green issues to meet, discuss and exchange ideas leading to the formulation of joint resolutions on how best to handle the degradation of the natural and living environment in a more efficient, effective and rapid manner.
The forum, which has attracted 450 participants, is jointly organised by Landskap Malaysia, Universiti Putra Malaysia and the Putrajaya Foundation. — Bernama