Open AccessFORMULATION OF A MALAYSIA MODERN RURAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK: SYNERGISING RURAL FOR CHANGE
Author(s) -
Mohd Fadzil Abdul Rashid,
Ana Kashfi Muhamad,
Kushairi Rashid,
Aizazi Lutfi Ahmad,
Muhammad Azrul Azwan Azman
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
planning malaysia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.232
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 1675-6215
pISSN - 0128-0945
DOI - 10.21837/pm.v19i16.948
Subject(s) - livelihood , government (linguistics) , rural area , business , rural management , process (computing) , directive , quality (philosophy) , economic growth , rural development , environmental planning , environmental resource management , computer science , agriculture , economics , political science , geography , philosophy , linguistics , programming language , archaeology , epistemology , law , operating system
Malaysian government aims to transform rural areas into economic focal points, improves rural livelihoods, living environment and narrows the life quality gaps between those living in urban and rural areas. Inspired by the government directive-aspirations and the emergence of new technologies in national and global rural practices, this paper attempts to discuss the formulation of a framework for rural development in Malaysia based on a modern approach. The process undertakes two main stages, namely focused literature study and review of the national existing policies and strategies to identify the key assessment elements and criteria for modern rural development. The next stage was to conduct an expert view survey to validate the developed elements and criteria, and then formulate a Malaysia modern rural development framework (FMRD). The FMRD was finally formulated by incorporating the elements and criteria promoted in the national policies and strategies and integrating them with smart technologies and ICT practices to reflect a holistic approach for rural issues. This paper concludes that the FMRD is a timely approach for the rural assessment measure to maximise its performance towards the future niches in Malaysia - rural liveability-resilient-and-smart.