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Borneo Post
05-05-2025
- Business
- Borneo Post
Sarawak exceeds digitalised govt services milestone ahead of PCDS 2030 target
Julaihi delivering his keynote address at the event. – Photo by Roystein Emmor KUCHING (May 5): Sarawak has established a baseline of 1,106 government services with 54.7 per cent already digitally enabled last year in an effort to digitalise government services, said Dato Sri Julaihi Narawi. The Minister for Utility and Telecommunications said this had already surpassed the 50 per cent target set under the Post Covid-19 Development Strategy (PCDS) 2030. 'This marks a strong step forward in delivering seamless, efficient and accessible digital services to businesses and citizens, reflecting our commitment towards an inclusive, digital government,' he said in his keynote speech at the Sarawak Public Sector Innovation Forum held at a hotel here today. Julaihi said digital government initiatives aim to support Sarawak's development goals by delivering seamless, mobile and user-friendly public services. This, he added, emphasises rethinking service delivery through data, automation and emerging technologies – while also strengthening digital infrastructure, skills and talent, cybersecurity and cross-agency collaboration. 'The public sector needs to be 'digital by design' to fully adapt to and reap the benefits of the digital age. 'We need to embrace digital technology and data to transform the interaction with the users of public services, including policy design, delivery, monitoring and evaluation,' he added. Also present at the event were Centre for Technical Excellence Sarawak (Centexs) chief executive officer Dato Syeed Mohd Hussein Wan Abdul Rahman and Amazon Web Services (AWS) Asean regional managing director Eric Conrad. digitalisation government services julaihi narawi
Borneo Post
05-05-2025
- Business
- Borneo Post
Invest part of US$6.2 bln for M'sia in Sarawak, Julaihi tells Amazon Web Services
Julaihi (centre) is seen during a photocall at the event. He is flanked by Conrad and Syeed Mohd Hussein. – Photo by Roystein Emmor KUCHING (May 5): Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been asked to allocate a sum of its investment in Malaysia to Sarawak. In making the call, Minister of Utility and Telecommunication Dato Sri Julaihi Narawi said this would further expedite the state's digital transformation, in its effort to achieve a high-income status by 2030. 'AWS is investing US$6.2 billion (RM26.1 billion) in Malaysia, but if you look at the size of Sarawak, it is equally or almost the same size as Peninsular Malaysia. 'So please, with our digital transformation now underway in our effort to expedite our digital transformation, please do allocate some of your US$6.2 billion to Sarawak so that we would be able to achieve our target, especially in our effort to expedite digital transformation in the rural areas,' he said in his keynote address at the Sarawak Public Sector Innovation Forum here today. Earlier, AWS regional managing director for Asean region Eric Conrad had said AWS (Malaysia) Asia Pacific region, launched last August, represents an investment of US$6.2 billion in the country. He said AWS constantly works with its partners such as the Centre for Technical Excellence Sarawak (Centexs) to help realise Sarawak's digital economy aspirations. 'Together we can drive digitalisation and innovation in improving services, in creating an inclusive society, in building and developing economic growth, and enhancing quality of life,' said Conrad. Among those present was Centexs chief executive officer Datuk Syeed Mohd Hussein Wan Abdul Rahman.
