KUALA LUMPUR: New digital applications developed by government agencies may be required to integrate directly with the MyGOV Malaysia platform, says Gobind Singh Deo.
The Digital Minister said these are among the measures being taken to consolidate all government applications under one roof, as opposed to the current situation where each agency has its own individual applications.
However, Gobind noted that doing this will not be straightforward.
“The main goal is to pool all existing applications together and we also intend for a situation where applications targeted for development will have to be integrated directly into MyGOV.
“The challenge however is that existing applications are already being used. We do not want to stop them from the integration process.
“The integration process takes time and will require a stable platform,” he said during Minister Question Time in the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday (Feb 12).
He was responding to a question by Tan Hong Pin (PH-Bakri) who asked if the government intends to establish a super app to consolidate all government services under one platform.
Tan also asked if there was a timeline towards achieving this, and the estimated overall cost.
Gobind said the MyGOV application is part of the Government Technology (GovTech) initiative and is part of efforts to modernise and consolidate digital government services under one sole platform.
Explaining further, Gobind said MyGov currently covers 44 services across 16 government agencies.
“An additional 30 services will possibly be integrated this year. A phased approach will be taken to integrate existing applications such as MySejahtera, MyJPJ and MyBorderPass into the MyGov application,” he said.
As of Feb 11, the MyGOV application has recorded 1,567,491 downloads compared to 437,393 last December.
Gobind attributed the 200% increase towards greater awareness of the application and how the rakyat can check their Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah eligibility as well as unclaimed monies here.
He also said the MyGOV application uses the MyDigital ID and a Single Sign-On process to log in, ensuring users can access the various services with a single identity, assuring users that their personal data is also protected.
