KUALA LUMPUR: MyDigital ID Sdn Bhd (MyDigital ID) and HONOR Malaysia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), making the brand the first smartphone manufacturer to support the government's initiative to boost digital identity adoption.
This partnership aims to pre-install the MyDigital ID application on new HONOR smartphones, providing users nationwide with immediate and easy access to digital verification services.
This initiative is a key step in the government’s wider digital transformation agenda, which targets 15 million Malaysians registered with the MyDigital ID system by the end of this year.
The signing ceremony was witnessed by HONOR South Pacific president Justin Li and MyDigital ID chief executive officer Nik Hisham Nik Ibrahim.
“By including the MyDigital ID app directly on HONOR’s new smartphone, we are simplifying the registration process and making it easier for more Malaysians to access important government applications systems and private services without the need for downloading additional apps or complex registration,” said Li.
“HONOR is proud to be the first smartphone brand to support the Malaysian government initiative, reinforcing our commitment to co-creating a value-sharing ecosystem through open collaboration and redefining human-to-device interactions,” he said.
“Our collaboration with HONOR demonstrates the value of working hand-in-hand with global technology leaders. The users, Malaysians, will now have immediate access to a secure digital identity the moment they unbox this device,” said Nik Hisham.
“In the future, we hope to expand such collaborations to other connected devices and platforms, making the user experience to access and use MyDigital ID easy and simple.
“Partnerships such as this are proof that when government and industry work together, Malaysia thrives. It is through collaborations like today’s that we lay the foundations of a stronger digital future: one that is secure, inclusive and globally competitive.”
The collaboration begins with the new HONOR X9d 5G, which was officially launched on Wednesday and will come with the MyDigital ID app pre-installed.
On HONOR’s smartphones, users can enroll their biometric, directly within the app during registration process to access services seamlessly. This helps reduce the risk of fraud and ensures safe access to services.
