A new identi fication system for expatriates in the country will be implemented by the government from Thursday.
Called I-Pass, the new system is an improvement and will replace the current I-Kad system, The Malay Mail has learnt.
Similar in nature to the MyKad, the I-Pass will have security measures embedded, including biometric data.
The Election Commission (EC) is conducting a thorough study on the use of fingerprint biometric system which may be applied in the 13th general election, said state EC director Datu Takun Sunggah.
The use of the system is to avoid multiple voting and provide greater transparency in the electoral roll.
He said the system was one of the initiatives undertaken by the EC to ensure transparency in the country's elections.
"The implementation of the biometric system will be able to counter allegations about the existence of phantom voters," he said at a meet-the-people programme at Dewan 2020, here today.
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The guidelines are to assist the enterprise operators secure their critical information and avoid being easy targets for unwanted intruders.
"With the guidelines, it will indirectly boost SMEs participation in e-commerce in the country.
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“We do not want our students to be left behind.
“The use of ICT is crucial in our efforts to become a knowledge-based society and high-income nation,” said Deputy Education Minister Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi.
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