KUALA LUMPUR: After a host of poor reviews of local navigation apps TuJu and Pintaz, the government will work with the platforms to strengthen their services.
This will be part of its GovTech push to improve public digital services, says Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo.
“We will look at how we can work with the relevant parties, particularly TuJu, Pintaz and others. We want to build better apps and strengthen the services,” he told the Dewan Rakyat yesterday.
He was responding to Bentong MP Young Syefura Othman, who said she had downloaded TuJu but found the app disappointing, adding that public feedback showed it was not ready for use as an alternative to Waze.
Gobind said TuJu was developed through cooperation between the Malaysian Highway Authority and the Works Ministry primarily to provide information on traffic flow along highways, toll plazas, rest and service areas, as well as CCTV footage of congestion.
However, he said the app was being expanded to provide wider coverage beyond highways, including traffic information on routes leading to major expressways.
“I agree with Bentong that many have said the service needs to be strengthened further,” he said.
Gobind stressed that the government had not required the public to use TuJu. The restriction applied only to civil servants.
