Lembaga Kemajuan Terengganu Tengah (KETENGAH) has been entrusted by the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development (KKDW) to act as the Secretariat and Subcommittee for the KKDW Quality and Innovation Award 2026. As part of the award implementation, the KKDW Public Service (Management) Innovation Award Competition 2026 was held at Primula Beach Hotel, Kuala Terengganu.

This competition involved 11 entries of management innovation projects from Departments and Agencies under KKDW, including Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA), the Accounts Division and Coordination and Monitoring Division of KKDW, Lembaga Kemajuan Johor Tenggara (KEJORA), Lembaga Kemajuan Wilayah Kedah (KEDA), Lembaga Kemajuan Terengganu Tengah (KETENGAH), Lembaga Kemajuan Wilayah Pulau Pinang (PERDA), RISDA Sandakan Sabah, and RISDA Perak.

Also present to provide support and observe the competition were Tuan Haji Mahdi Amin bin Ahmad, Deputy General Manager (Operations) of KETENGAH, and the Director of MARA Terengganu, Encik Mohd Farris bin Radzuan.

The evaluation of innovation projects was carried out by an experienced panel of judges, namely Ts. Saifulbahari bin Mohd Rasid, Assistant Director-General, Governance and Excellence Division, Department of Polytechnic and Community College Education, Ministry of Higher Education, Putrajaya, Puan Wan Suraya binti Sahabaludin, Head of Quality and Strategic Section, Corporate and Public Relations Department, Wisma MBSA, Shah Alam, and Tuan Haji Mohd Syafiq bin Yusof, Deputy Director, Pharmacy Services, Terengganu State Health Department.

Our highest appreciation and thanks go to the panel of judges, all participating Departments and Agencies, and the secretariat involved in making this competition a success. Congratulations and best wishes to all participants.

May participation in this competition be a catalyst for generating more ideas, innovations, and best practices that add value to public service delivery.