Propelling Selangor’s Transformation Into A Regional Smart State

Propelling Selangor’s Transformation Into A Regional SmartState

Author: Faiz Abdullah

Publisher: Islamic Book Trust

ISBN: 9789670957142

Pages: 152 pages

In this short monograph, the author proposes to shed lighton the transformation of Selangor into a regional smart state. He defines theterm “Smart State” and examines the theoretical foundations of paradigm changetouching on the Kuhn-Popper debate concerning falsifiability. The authorcontends that this discourse has been dominated by Western scholarship viewedfrom secular-oriented lenses. He presents his alternative perspective from theprism of Islam and revealed knowledge as articulated in his first two books,The Province of Shari?ah Determined – Fundamental Rethink of the Shari?ah andWars of Jurisprudence – Clash between Contractual Justice and Freedom ofContract. The author discusses questions on managing strategic change,leadership and strategic management doctrines and principles. Having set thetheoretical discourse, he presents some key case studies to support thecontention that propelling change for the state of Selangor is neither rhetoricnor polemics but supported by facts, figures and tangible results. The authormakes the case for continued support for transformational change made even morepressing by the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Good governance,accountability and transparency and social justice are posited as criticalsuccess factors for the transformation. He proposes some strategic formulationsin respect of the key steps to further drive the change process and propel thetransformation trajectory.