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The Sun
5 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
Melaka digital village project boosts rural service delivery with QR codes
KUALA LUMPUR: The Melaka Digital Village (KDM) project, launched two years ago, has become a benchmark for digital addressing systems in rural Malaysia. Mohd Hairul Shah Ismail, Assistant Director of the ICT Division at the Melaka Chief Minister's Department, highlighted its success at the 2025 National Addressing Conference. The project standardises traditional village addresses with unique digital codes and QR tags, enabling precise location sharing via apps like Google Maps. 'This system improves welfare aid distribution and emergency response accuracy,' said Mohd Hairul. Over 600 villages are enrolled, with 174 already receiving digital address stickers. The initiative aligns with the National Address System (NAS) by MCMC. Future upgrades will integrate KDM with MyIDENTITY, eVePermit, and other government platforms. Full implementation for all state services is set for January 2026. - Bernama
Barnama
5 days ago
- Barnama
Melaka Digital Village Project Enhances Service Delivery In Rural Areas
Head Assistant Director of the ICT Division, Melaka Chief Ministers Department, Mohd Hairul Shah Ismail, speaks during a talk session on the Kampung Digital Melaka initiative, held under the theme Local Addressing Model Kampung Digital Melaka (KDM), in conjunction with the National Address Conference 2025 at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur today. KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 (Bernama) – The Melaka Digital Village (KDM) project, introduced two years ago, is now being used as a reference model for the development of digital addressing systems in rural areas, said Assistant Director of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division at the Melaka Chief Minister's Department, Mohd Hairul Shah Ismail. Speaking at the Melaka Digital Village Showcase held in conjunction with the 2025 National Addressing Conference today, he said the initiative aims to restructure traditional village addresses in Melaka into a standardised digital addressing system, complete with unique codes and QR codes. 'All home addresses in the villages are now digitally mapped in a dedicated database. Homeowners can share their locations more accurately using navigation apps like Google Maps and Oasis,' he said. He explained that the project, which is aligned with the implementation of the National Address System (NAS) by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), helps streamline welfare aid delivery and emergency response management in rural areas. 'This digital address system not only makes it easier for families to share their home locations, but also speeds up the dispatch of emergency assistance to precise locations,' said Mohd Hairul. He said that to date, more than 600 villages throughout Melaka have been listed to participate in the initiative, with letter and sticker distribution completed for 174 villages — making it one of the largest pilot projects in Malaysia. 'The Upgrading of ICT Infrastructure and Melaka Digital Village System Project is currently in the user needs assessment phase,' he said. He also explained that the upgrade involves integrating the Digital Village System with other systems such as MyIDENTITY (NRD), eVePermit (Veterinary Department), Melaka Aid Recipients Information System (eMPBM), eTanah, S-CHARMS, and others. As a key indicator of the project's success, Melaka aims to fully convert all old addresses to Digital Village addresses across the state within the next few years.
