KUALA LUMPUR: The government is developing the national reference platform for road information under the MyJalan initiative to bring together road data from the federal and state governments, local authorities, concessionaires and other road owners.
Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said the platform would establish a common framework for road data nationwide, creating a single national picture of Malaysia’s roads based on a common data set and standard.
“MyJalan must evolve into Malaysia’s national reference platform for road information, bringing together federal, state, local authority, concessionaire and other road-owner data under one common framework.
“We need to move towards road data that is not only comprehensive, but interconnected, standardised and trusted.
“Ultimately, our ambition should be simple, which is one data, one standard and one national road data ecosystem.
“That is our ultimate goal in the roundtable discussion earlier on,” he said during a press conference after the opening ceremony of the MyAsean Road and Traffic Tech Expo (MYARTTE) 2026 on Wednesday (Sept 30).
Nanta also called on industry players and government agencies to work together instead of operating in silos, saying road networks were interconnected and road jurisdiction could be confusing.
“With this event, apart from other aspects of road construction and road planning, it is also about ensuring that we have the relevant data as a basis for us to be more efficient in delivering.
“This is not only about planning and maintaining our roads, but also about reacting quickly and promptly to complaints about road conditions, especially when we want to avoid fatal accidents or traffic congestion from time to time.
“We want to have data-based decision-making for policymaking and the way we do things,” he said.
In his speech earlier, Nanta said Malaysia must move beyond being merely a consumer of infrastructure technology and position itself as a regional hub for creating and delivering solutions.
He said the country had the talent and expertise to develop its capabilities and take them beyond its shores, particularly as infrastructure challenges increasingly required greater collaboration, innovation and data-driven decision-making.
“Our aspiration is clear. We must position Malaysia not merely as an Asean market, but as a regional hub where infrastructure solutions are created, tested and delivered, where ideas become partnerships and innovation becomes impact,” he said.
He added that initiatives such as MYJalan and the No Wrong Door Policy reflected the principle that government services should be organised around the needs of the public rather than institutional boundaries.
“Roads and bridges are national assets that must be managed, maintained and improved throughout their life cycle, and to manage them well, we must first know exactly what we have.
“This is why data must be part of Malaysia’s infrastructure reform agenda,” he said.
