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INSTITUTE OF DIPLOMACY AND FOREIGN RELATIONS                                   INSTITUTE OF DIPLOMACY AND FOREIGN RELATIONS
 MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, MALAYSIA                                                  MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, MALAYSIA



                                                                Public Service Department (JPA) for the year 2021.
            Staff Achievement                                   The courses coordinated by the Human Resources Unit
                                                                under this fund are detailed below:-
            In 2021, seven staff were awarded the Excellence
            Service Award 2020 by the Ministry. The certificate   No.         Programmes               Date
            presentation ceremony was held at the Ministry’s      1   Kursus Reka ePoster &        14 Jun 21
            Excellent Service Award Ceremony on 5 November            Infografik: Ms Powerpoint
            2021. The recipients were:-
                                                                  2   Ceramah ICT Siri 1/2021:     18 Jun 21
                                                                      Current Cyber Threats in
             No.              Names                Centre             Malaysia and the Best Practises
              1.   En Haris Syarwani Razali         CLCD          3   Critical Thinking in Problem   13 -
              2.   En Harvinder Singh Ramday        PSED              Solving & Decision-Making    14 Sep 21
              3.   Pn Iliza Ismail                  MSD               Virtual Workshop
              4.   En Mohd Shahhizam Che Ahmad      MSD           4   Kursus Pengurusan Masa dan   5 - 6 Oct 21
              5.   Cik Nik Khalilah Nik Abdul Kadir  CLCD             Pengurusan Stres
              6.   En Mohd Saiful Anuar Yusof       MSD           5   Kursus Pengacara Majlis      21 Oct 21
              7.   En Zaimi Ahmad                   MSD               (Master of Ceremonies)
                                                                  6   Kursus Windows 365: Ms Word   25 - 26 Oct 21
            Financial Allocation and Expenses                         dan Ms Excel
                                                                  7   Kursus Kemahiran dan Tatacara  2 Nov 21
            IDFR received an operating budget of RM 9,899,600.00      Menggunapakai Aplikasi ZOOM
            in 2021. Its total operating expenditure for the year was
            RM 10,457,773.58 (105.64 %). The actual expenditure   LIBRARY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
            exceeded the initial allocation by RM 558,173.58    SECTION
            (5.64%).
                                                                The Library serves to provide information and reference
                      Operating      Actual     Expenses in     services especially for the Institute’s staff and course
                       Budget                                   participants. The services have also been extended to
              Year                  Expenses     percentage
                      Allocation      (RM)          (%)         the staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysian
                        (RM)                                    ambassadors at missions, researchers as well as
             2021   9,899,600.00 10,457,773.58     105.64       foreign missions in Malaysia.

            Courses                                             The Library has a vast collection of reading materials
                                                                related to IDFR’s core business, including in the fields of
            In 2021, two courses were conducted under the       international relations, diplomacy, and strategic studies.
            Administration Unit namely the Bengkel Pengurusan   Efforts continue to be taken to enhance the Library’s
            Perolehan Kerajaan 2021 and Kursus Keselamatan      collection of materials and to provide efficient and
            Perlindungan (CGSO).                                effective reference service. In 2021, efforts were also
                                                                taken to inculcate reading habits among the staff and
            Listed as a National Training Institute (ILA), IDFR   course participants.
            received a training allocation of RM40,679 from the



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