Government announces approval of the National Digital ID initiative


Gobind announced that the MCMC will be carrying out a comprehensive study for the implementation of the National Digital ID initiative. — Bernama

The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia today revealed that it will spearhead the Government's National Digital Identity initiative (National ID), which has been approved by the Cabinet.

Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo announced this at the launch of the Perkhidmatan eDagang Setempat (PeDAS) in Selangor, and added that the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will conduct a detailed nine-month study on the implementation model starting in September.

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