...Part III Input vs Output Based Performance

...performances among OIC member countries are said to be measured mostly based on inputs rather than outputs...huge investments on infrastructure like buildings, motorways, telecommunications etc...and other quick wins like Dubai Internet City/Industrial City/Knowledge Village etc...not to forget partnerships with several renowned academic institutions...are all brilliant efforts...and reflect modernity...but the main problem is those initiatives are mostly dependent on foreign professionals/experts...in Malaysia we have Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC)...a brilliant project initiated by Tun Mahathir in 1996 have attracted many top foreign companies...tho probably better than DIC in nurturing local experts but anecdotal evidence shows that many MSC companies are still struggling to get local experts into the high-tech job markets and have to rely on experts from India and China...without a systematic and comprehensive local intellectual development plus a proper transfer of knowledge...the growth is not going to sustain in the longer term...just a quick thot for us all...cheers