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The Star
16-07-2025
- Business
- The Star
Malaysia aims to launch National Address System in 2026, experts urge tech use to bridge gaps
In 2026, Ahmad Aswadi said MCMC aims to develop and launch the NAS system with the goal to make the system fully functional in the following year. — MUHAMAD SHAHRIL ROSLI/The Star KUALA LUMPUR: How do you send a rescue team to a distressed caller who describes his location as somewhere behind a yellow house? For Ahmad Aswadi Yusof, digital innovation and geospatial division head at the Malaysia Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), the lack of standardisation in address listings has posed challenges for emergency response services, for example. He cited reports of help reaching people too late because they couldn't locate the address in their system. At the National Address Conference 2025, Ahmad Aswadi said MCMC aims to develop a National Address System as the centralised database for addresses in Malaysia. "It will serve as an open address database where it can be used to update or check information related to addresses. It will also provide information to geocode addresses into coordinates with latitude and longitude," he said during a presentation at the event today (July 16). Ahmad Aswadi also presented a three-year roadmap with plans to start a pioneer project this year by working closely with local governments. In 2026, Ahmad Aswadi said MCMC aims to develop and launch the NAS system with the goal to make the system fully functional in the following year. "NAS will not reveal any personal details such as (homeowner) names. Only number and street name, locality and other address details," he added. Internet of Things solutions provider Favoriot CEO Dr Mazlan Abbas said a number of technologies can be implemented in the NAS initiative, including geographic information system (GIS) to analyse and visualise mapping data for specific information. "AI for example, can be used to make better sense of unstructured information," he said, adding that human intervention is still crucial in the process. Datin Habsah Nordin, head of PETRONAS Artificial Intelligence Centre of Excellence, shared the possibilities of augmenting AI for the NAS initiative. "Based on training data, AI can provide suggestions to help improve or clean up the data and even merge duplicate entries," she said. She added that Malaysia can also leverage on AI-driven satellite imagery to monitor urban growth and maintain an up-to-date address database in line with rapid development.
The Sun
16-07-2025
- Business
- The Sun
MCMC to enhance National Address System implementation until 2027
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is set to expand the National Address System (NAS) implementation over the next three years, aiming for full operational readiness by 2027. This initiative follows a successful study phase conducted this year, which included forming a technical task force and launching pilot projects. Ahmad Aswadi Yusof, head of MCMC's Digital and Geospatial Innovation Division, outlined the roadmap for NAS development. 'In 2026, we will accelerate system development for pilot projects while establishing the NAS community and verifying data from key contributors. By 2027, the focus will shift to refining data quality and enhancing the application,' he said during the 2025 National Address Conference. Currently, Malaysia spends approximately RM700 million annually on location data sourced from external providers, often leading to inconsistencies. Ahmad Aswadi highlighted past inefficiencies, noting, 'Previously, no system consolidated this information, resulting in unreliable addresses.' A key challenge is the lack of standardized addresses, particularly in rural areas. Ahmad Aswadi cited an example where a parcel intended for Taman Bahagia in Kuala Lumpur was mistakenly sent to Taman Bahagia in Sandakan, Sabah, due to address duplication. NAS will serve as the sole government-recognized address database, streamlining over 11 million addresses nationwide. The 2025 National Address Conference features 15 presentations by local and international experts, with Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil officiating the event tomorrow. - Bernama
Barnama
16-07-2025
- Business
- Barnama
MCMC Plans For More Comprehensive Implementation Of NAS Until 2027
KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will intensify the implementation of the National Address System (NAS) for three years starting this year until 2027. MCMC's Digital and Geospatial Innovation Division head, Ahmad Aswadi Yusof said the move was taken following the implementation of the study phase that was carried out this year along with several other steps including the formation of a technical task force with key agencies, and the launch of pilot projects. "Therefore, in 2026, the system development for the pilot project will be initiated more aggressively followed by the formation of the NAS community and data verification from key data contributors in refining the development of the NAS application." "Meanwhile, the work in 2027 will be more focused on compiling and verifying the quality of data from contributors as well as improving the application," he said in a speech in conjunction with the 2025 National Address Conference, here, today. According to Ahmad Aswadi, at this point Malaysia has generally spent around RM700 million in obtaining location information, where the information is supplied for government use by external technology providers. He said that previously no effort had been made to combine the information into one system, resulting in inaccurate location information. "Malaysia is currently facing a major challenge in the management of unstructured and non-standard addresses, especially in rural areas. "For example, when searching for an address in Taman Bahagia, Kuala Lumpur, the item was mistakenly sent to Taman Bahagia, Sandakan, Sabah — causing it to arrive at the wrong location and different from what it should be," he said. He said NAS would function as the only legitimate and government-recognised address source system, as well as being the main reference in the management of more than 11 million addresses nationwide.
