PUTRAJAYA (Jan 10): The Cabinet on Wednesday decided to place Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB) and CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM) under the Ministry of Digital, said unity government spokesman Fahmi Fadzil.
Also placed under the Ministry of Digital is the Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (Mampu), while the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) remains with the Ministry of Communications.
“Previously, CSM was under the Prime Minister’s Department, but Prime Minister [Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim] agreed that the corporate aspect and works related to the private sector are suitable to come under the Ministry of Digital,” Fahmi told a press conference here on Wednesday.
Fahmi, who is the communications minister, said Mimos Bhd, which was under the Prime Minister’s Department, would return to the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.
However, the function of Digital ID pioneered by Mimos through the Malaysia Digital Economy Blueprint (MyDigital) initiative will temporarily remain with the Prime Minister’s Department, but will be managed by the Ministry of Digital after the system is fully implemented in March.
The Department of Irrigation and Drainage, previously under the Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change, will now come under the Ministry of Energy Transition and Public Utilities headed by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.
The Malaysian Green Technology and Climate Change Corporation (MGTC) will remain with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability.
The changes to the governing of these agencies were made following the Cabinet reshuffle on Dec 12 last year.
Fahmi said the prime minister also agreed to revisit the position of the Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (Mitra).
He said discussions would be held after National Unity Minister Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang received feedback from the public and stakeholders.
On Dec 23, Anwar announced that Mitra would be placed under the Ministry of National Unity again, and gave an assurance that he would continue to monitor the special unit tasked with handling socio-economic development issues of the Indian community.
The Socio-economic Development of Indian Community Unit (Sedic) was set up in 2014, and rebranded as Mitra in 2018. It was placed under the Ministry of National Unity, but had come under the supervision of the Prime Minister’s Department since September 2022.
Source: The Edge