In January 2007, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi launched the national Master Plan for Educational Development 2006-2010 (PIPP, or Pelan Induk
Pembangunan Pendidikan 2006-2010), which was meant to serve as a mainstay towards the realization of both Mahathir’s Vision 2020 and Abdullah’s National Mission. PIPP is based on six core strategies, viz. building the nation-state, developing human resource, empowering national schools, closing the gap between rural and urban educational infrastructure, ennobling the teaching profession and spurring the excellence of Malaysian Educational institutions to the international level.