Malaysia’s learning curve is bending down


IT will be a tall order for Malaysia to become a creator of technology rather than merely a user.

The latest dismal performance of the country’s 15-year-olds in the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) results, released by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) earlier this week, reinforces this concern.

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