Iris aims to win back MyKad job

KUALA LUMPUR: Iris Corp Bhd, the creator of the MyKad, aims to win back the MyKad contract at any cost, says its chief executive officer for trusted identification division, Datuk Hamdan Mohd Hassan.

Hamdan said the company lost the contract in 2010 as its rival offered competitive pricing.

“Yes, we want the contract which was taken away from us. The company held it from April 2001 until 2010,” he told Bernama.

He said it was also not because Iris could not adhere to the standards required but that they were lowered.

“When MyKad was introduced, we installed eight utility applications in the card, among them, automated teller machine, Malaysian Electronic Payment System and Touch ‘N’ Go. The current contract holder has fewer now,” he said.

Hamdan said Iris wanted the Government to open the tender rather than to extend it for the existing holder.

“Iris wants to compete and bid for the contract at a much lower cost,” he said.

On what Iris could add to MyKad if it won the contract, Hamdan said the company would include health records.

“We want to offer new versions of the cards,” he said. — Bernama