Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has instructed all ministries, and government agencies to start implementing the digital ID starting next week.
The PM has appointed MIMOS as the implementation agency for the Digital ID program and will be expediting the funds of RM80 million by next week.
The Digital ID program is under the MyGovernment initiative aimed to create a Verifiable Platform of Trust that will be utilised by the public and private sectors to verify the identity of their respective users when conducting digital transactions.
The PM had previously said that the program would be fast-tracked to elevate the national digital level.
- For the Government, the initiative is to stimulate and drive the nation towards digital transformation to elevate trust and user safety for online interactions. Improve online services quality more efficiently and cost savings service delivery.