KUANTAN, May 31 (Bernama) — Pahang Digital 2021-2025 is aimed at instilling digital culture among the people and ensuring Pahang is ready from the digital aspect in the eyes of investors, said state Science, Technology, Innovation, Communications and Multimedia Committee chairman Datuk Mohammad Fakhruddin Mohd Ariff.
He said planning for Pahang’s digital plan started in 2020 with the involvement of various agencies from the state and federal governments, and relevant industry representatives as well as taking into account the views of the people through a website created specifically for that.
He added that the plan covers four thrusts, namely digital infrastructure, digital government, digital inclusiveness and digital industry besides involving 10 digital strategies.
“The main focus of the digital strategy and initiatives is to provide the best service to the people and optimise state revenue apart from inculcating a digital culture among the people and ensuring Pahang is digital-ready for investors,” he said.
Mohammad Fakhruddin, who is also the chairman of the Pahang Digital Plan Steering Committee, said this while speaking at the Pahang Digital 2021-2025 launching ceremony here today.
The launch was officiated by the Regent of Pahang Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al- Mustafa Billah Shah.
Also present were Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail and the state administration.
Mohammad Fakhruddin said the implementation of Pahang Digital is very important because the changing world in the era of information technology and digital transformation makes adopting digital work and lifestyle an obligation, especially when the world is facing the COVID-19 pandemic.
The implementation of Pahang Digital involves three phases, with the first phase starting in 2021-2022 followed by the second phase in 2023-2024 before ending in 2025.
“Several digital initiatives planned in the first phase have been successfully implemented such as the implementation of digital parking, development of PahangGo mobile application and the digitisation of government-owned agencies and companies, especially those involving revenue collection,” he said.
At the ceremony, Tengku Hassanal also presented certificates to 12 leaders of Pahang Digital including the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), Pahang Foundation, Pahang State Secretary Corporation, and Pahang Sports Council.
Source: BERNAMA News Agency