Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Ong Kian Ming 王建民

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Dr. Ong Kian Ming (Chinese王建民pinyinWáng Jiànmín; born 12 September 1975), is a Malaysian politicianfrom the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He is the incumbent Member of Parliament for Bangi since 2018 and also when the constituency was still named as Serdang earlier since 2013. Ong was picked as the Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry by the new PH government in 2018.[1]
Ong was formerly an academic and a prominent political analyst in the Malaysian political scene before he turned Election Strategist for the DAP.[2][3][4] His articles were widely published in popular news portals such as MalaysiakiniMalaysian Insider and The Edge.[5] Prior to that he was a lecturer in Faculty of Economics and Policy Science, UCSI University, also a regional consultant for the Blue Ocean Strategy regional center. His experience includes being a policy analyst for Socio Economics Development and Research Institute (SEDAR) and Institute of Strategic Analysis and Policy Research (INSAP). In addition, he was also associate consultant for the Boston Consulting Group Kuala Lumpur.

Ong, a Fulbright scholar, is a PhD holder in political science from Duke University, USA. He also has a Master's in Economics from Cambridge University and a degree in Economics from London School of Economics. Prior to that he was an ASEAN scholar who completed his "O" and "A" levels in Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College in Singapore respectively.

During his tenure as Deputy Minister of MITI, he is known for his ability to articulate without having any speech text. He is also known for his informal approach during the events which he attends. His approachability as well as intellect, backed by his credentials drew support from a number of groups in which he interacted with, particularly among academicians and intellectuals.
In an interview session by The Malaysian Insight, Ong admitted that he never intended to get involved in politics. He also believes he is very fortunate to be in MITI, as it is one of the key ministries which is widely acknowledge for being very proactive, business friendly and outward looking. He further acknowledged the contribution and influence of former Minister of MITI, Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz in cultivating a culture of responsiveness and accountability in the ministry.[9].
In April 2019, he criticized a senior UBS official who made misleading comments about Malaysia's economy[10]. He argued that he would normally accept any criticisms thrown to the government, provided that they are factually correct . He pointed out how the UBS official, Kelvin Tay, from UBS Wealth Management misinterpreted certain economic figures, particularly on the difference between current account deficit and fiscal deficit, as well as Tay's statement on Malaysia's over-reliance on the oil & gas industry[11]. UBS later that month conceded and acknowledged that Tay did make some erroneous statements and painted a wrong picture on the state of the Malaysian economy[12][13].
Ong has been a supporter for the development of Electrical & Electronics (E&E) industry in Malaysia[14] and has written extensively on his blog regarding the development of the industry[15]. He is also actively involved in the startup scene in Malaysia, evident through his comments[16] as well as him attending several events related to technology and start ups[17][18].
In addition to this, Ong has also been a very strong advocate on the adoption of Industry 4.0-related processes into Malaysian industries[19]. He has been aggressively promoting the use and integration of technologies related to Industry 4.0 (IR 4.0)[20]. Edwin Yapp, an author from Digital News Asia featured Ong's advocacy on Industry 4.0 as one of his five favorite things for 2019[21].


https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ong_Kian_Ming
Dr. Ong Kian Ming (Cina ringkas王建民pinyinWáng Jiàn MínJawi: در. ءوڠ كيان مينڠ ; lahir 1975) adalah Timbalan Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri, seorang ahli akademik, penganalisis politik dan kini menjadi ahli strategi pilihan raya bagi Parti Tindakan Demokratik (DAP). Ong merupakan bekas penganalisis politik terkemuka dalam senario politik Malaysia . Rencana-rencana beliau tersiar dalam Malaysiakini , Malaysian Insider , The Edgedan lain-lain. Kerjaya beliau bermula sebagai pensyarah di Fakulti Ekonomi dan Dasar Sains, Universiti UCSI dan menjadi pakar rujuk bagi 'Blue Ocean Strategies. Beliau pernah menjadi penganalisis dasar untuk Sosio Ekonomi Pembangunan dan Penyelidikan (SEDAR) dan Institut Analisis Strategik dan Penyelidikan Dasar (INSAP). Selain itu, beliau juga merupakan perunding bersekutu untuk Kumpulan Perudingan Boston, Kuala Lumpur. [2][3][4]





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