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COMPETITIVENESS INDICATORS 17HUMAN DEVELOPMENT UNDP REPORT2005 and MALAYSIA QUALITY OF LIFEREPORT 2005 REINFORCE SELANGORDEVELOPED-STATE CLAIMThis claim was reinforced by the United Nations HumanDevelopment Report 2005 produced by the UNDP 4 , whichmarked the level of Malaysia’s achievement in the year2000 as within the range of moderate, with an HDI Index of0.796, and a ranking of 61 among 177 countries. Selangorhowever achieved an HDI Index of 0.817 and was rankedthird in the country, after Kuala Lumpur (0.861) and PulauPinang (0.828). The UNDP has set an HDI Index of 0.85for high developed, 0.80-0.84 as developed, 0.75-0.79 asmoderately developed, and less than 0.75 asunderdeveloped. The measurement of HDI by UNDPMalaysia integrated three aspects, age and a healthy andprosperous lifestyle, education status, and standard ofTable 2: Data from Malaysia Quality of Life Report 2004living/quality of life (see a map in page 18 of November2005 Berita Perancang).As is it with the Malaysia Quality of Life Report 2004produced by the Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister’sOffice 5 , which exhibited Selangor’s improved position ascompared to other states in Malaysia. From the aspects ofTotal Household Monthly Income and Gini Coefficient in2002, Selangor was ranked second after Kuala Lumpur(See Table 2). In addition to this Selangor boasts of its lowrate of poverty, 1.1% and extreme poverty 0.2% in 2002.Selangor also has the second highest number of internetusers in Malaysia, which allows the state to progressaccordingly with, “negeri cemerlang, gemilang danterbilang” concept especially in the ICT and knowledgesectors (i.e., knowledge communities). The percentage ofachievement in tertiary education, 33.78% and illiteracy of3.67% place Selangor second by national standards.NO ARTICLE 1990 1995 (96) 2002 Rank by State, most current year1 Min Total Household Monthly Income (RM) RM1,658 RM3,162 RM4,406 22 Gini Coefficient 0.4440 0.4238 0.4234 23 Poverty (% household) 7.6 2.2 1.1 24 Extreme poverty (% household) 1.1 0.5 0.2 25 Total of registered vehicles per 1000 population 178 156 149.5 76 Total of Telephone lines per 1000 population 235 227.6 244.1 17 Number of Internet users - - 225,262 (38.2%) year 2000 2 (year 2000)8 Patient: Physician ratio 2,287 2,021 1,543 89 Student: Teacher ratio (secondary) 20.4 19.8 17.5 1010 Student: Teacher ratio (primary) 24 23.6 20.6 811 Tertiary education achievement(%) 24.28 28.37 33.78 212 None formal education(%) 6.17 5.23 3.67 213 Water supply in rural areas(%) 85 94 98 214 Power supply in rural areas (%) 96.6 (1992) - 97.92 (2000) 84Refer to United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) at www.undp.org.my/Human_development_Malaysia.asp5Refer to www.epu.jpm.my/Source:1.Penyiasatan Pendapatan Isi Rumah, 1990, 1995 & 2002, Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia2. Bank Data Negeri/Daerah 91990, 1996, 2002), Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia3. Kementerian Tenaga, komunikasi dan Multimedia (MCMC)4. Penyiasatan Tenaga Buruh, Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia!Village Appraisals (Contd. from Page 15)Briefly, a District Plan covers the whole District and a LocalPlan covers certain areas within that District. VillageAppraisals are intended for those rural areas within aDistrict which are not specifically covered by Local Plans.The responsibility for preparing and implementing thecontents of a Village Appraisal rests with the villageconcerned although the overall planning framework will bethrough the adopted District Plan.The communityís main aim is therefore to get the VillageAppraisal adopted as Supplementary Planning Guidance.Once adopted, it will have a major role in influencing futureplanning policy at the local level. It will not only aid decisionmakingon planning applications submitted to the Municipaland District Councils but more importantly it will give thelocal community the tools to determine the futuredevelopment of their respective villages.Preparing a Village Appraisal requires the commitment ofthe whole community to ensure success. Thus, everyone inthe Community, from the Ketua Kampung, Kapitan Cina,and Community Leaders (e.g. Community DevelopmentOfficers and Pemimpin Kemajuan Rakyat) toJawatankuasa Kemajuan dan Keselamatan Kampung(JKKK), the business community; public sector; NGOs; andschools, should be involved in Village Appraisalíspreparation. Crucially, local residents from young people tosenior citizens; people with disabilities and others andthose who have associations with the village must beinvolved. The districtís Members of Parliament, Ahli DewanUndangan Negeri, Parliamentary Senators and othersshould also be involved too. They should be able to offeradvice but the final decision on the types of issues andopportunities to consider and include in the VillageAppraisal is up to the whole community.[end]BERITA PERANCANG