Public Administration News
Share
 |
Malaysian Govt to Offer E-Mail Accounts for Notice Delivery |
| Source: |
futuregov.asia |
| Source Date: |
Monday, May 02, 2011 |
| Focus: |
ICT for MDGs
|
| Country: |
Malaysia |
| Created: |
May 02, 2011 |
|
The Malaysian government has revealed its plan to provide all adults in the country free e-mail accounts as a secure and efficient mode of sending tax returns and other official documents.
Said e-mail accounts will be a fail-proof way to send tax returns, and other personalised and potentially sensitive notices, according to government information.
The project, called 1Malaysia E-mail, will begin in July, with the aim of enabling the government to send official notices efficiently and instantly without compromising personal data of users – thus improving the delivery of public services.
According to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, the project will have an impact of RM39 million (US$13 million) to the gross national income (GNI) until 2015.
Each citizen above 18 years old will be given a unique official an ID and an e-mail address ending in @myemail.my.
For authentication measures, citizens will only be able to create an account after inserting their ID, or smartcards, in a smartcard reader or in person. Smartcards will contain identity photos and fingerprint data.
This will guarantee that government notices will reach the correct user.
Najib has said that all e-mail accounts under the 1Malaysia E-mail project will be voluntary.
The project was envisioned by the government to supply Malaysians access to safe communication channels to public e-services through internet-enable devices with a single sign-on user ID.
The accounts’ safe communication channels is ensured by the added data encryption features that @myemail.my e-mail accounts have.
The government has enlisted the private company Tricubes Berhad to operate the service and to provide the project’s funding of RM50 million (US$16.6 million).
|
|
|
|
|
|
 Tag This |
Malaysian Govt to Offer E-Mail Accounts for Notice Delivery The Malaysian government has revealed its plan to provide all adults in the country free e-mail accounts as a secure and efficient mode of sending tax returns and other official documents
 Tell A Friend |
|
 del.icio.us digg this Slashdot |
| Rate: |
0 ratings
|
Views: |
134 |
| Comments: |
0 |
Favorited: |
0 |
Bookmarked: |
0 |
Tagged: |
0 |
|
|
|
|