To set things in motion, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin
(pic) launched Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) s Cloud and Cybersecurity Services for the government – a key step towards Malaysia s digital transformation. The government has targeted the migration of 80% of public data to hybrid cloud systems by the end of 2022 as a measure to empower public sector cloud computing services, TM group CEO Imri Mokhtar said at the launch event on Monday (April 12). Thanks to its ability to handle large volumes of information, cloud services will enable big data, artificial intelligence, Internet of things and other applications used to strengthen the delivery of government services to all Malaysians.
PETALING JAYA: The rotation system for officers holding sensitive posts in the civil service could confound those eyeing to manipulate the system for their own gain and minimise any chances of misconduct, says the Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Service (Cuepacs).
Its president Adnan Mat (
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He said there would be no compromise for civil servants who are found guilty of misconduct or corrupt acts.
He expressed disappointment over a government tender cartel involving people within the civil service which was exposed by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) recently. I fully support all efforts to eradicate any form of misconduct in the government s delivery system, especially issues related to corruption. The MACC s exposure of a government tender cartel syndicate is truly worrying. Continuous intelligence by the MACC successfully led to the arrest of several suspects. I regret that there are a handful of civil servants who allowed themselves to be used to score lucrative rewards.
PUTRAJAYA: The Public Service Department (JPA) has been directed to implement work rotation for officers holding sensitive posts which expose them to .
Empowering public sector an important agenda of PN Muhyiddin 01 Apr 2021 / 15:57 H. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin delivering his speech during the special meeting with civil servants today. Bernama
KUCHING: Empowering the public sector is an important agenda that is often stressed in the Perikatan Nasional government, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
He said this enabled messages and assistance to be channeled effectively to the affected target groups.
As such, he said the focus should be on efforts to reduce bureaucratic constraints in order to help all levels of society, especially in rural areas.
“Simplify the application process for assistance to the people. Similarly, applications from traders, entrepreneurs and investors. Each application should be considered as best as possible,” he said when addressing a special meeting with civil servants at a leading hotel here today..