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Immigration
system to undergo $4.6m for revamp Courtesy
of By CT Hj Mahmud & M K Anwar
The two e-government projects - border control expansion
and system migration and expansion towards e-government - worth $4,639,241.00
are the biggest ever to be awarded by the department so far Pehin Dato Awg
Hj Adanan, Minister of
Home Affairs, witnessed yesterday's ceremony that was signed between Zainal Abidin bin Dato Paduka Hj Ahmad, Acting
Director of Immigration and National Registration Department, and Shamsul Bahri Hj Kamis, CEO of Information
Technology Protective Security Services (ITPSS). It was witnessed by Ahmaddin bin Hj Abdul Rahman, Acting Deputy Director of Immigration and
National Registration Department, and Titi Sulastri Hj Timbang,
Business Development / Marketing Manager of ITPSS. The event took place at
the Empire Country Club.
The border control expansion will be a continuity
of the existing border control system implemented in 2000. The difference
with the border control expansion is that it will use a web-based application
where the system can be accessed from anywhere. This project also employs the 'print on
immigration endorsement' method into the travel document used to enter and
exit the country. It is believed that the print-on immigration endorsement
will overcome the problem of fake immigration stamps as well as 'flying
passport' activities that are now a global problem faced by any immigration
departments. The new system will also speed up the inspection
process of travellers at the control post while also heightening the security
level. The 'system migration and expansion towards
e-government' will involve all sections under the Immigration and National Registration
Department. It will connect all systems at the department with the border
control system at control posts as well as the Smart Identification Card
system. Amongst others, the objective of this connection
is to ensure a speedy sharing of information especially on the data entry
aspect between the department and other sections. On the aspect of security
control, the system will provide accurate authentication should the
department need to investigate on a data or a person's individual details. The project will use the Smart Card as a basis to
identify managers, guarantors or applicants who are citizens and permanent
residents of The department is confident that with the
revamped system, it will enable officers to provide quality service and
delivery that will fulfill the public needs, said Zainal
Abidin. "At the same time the department will not
lag behind in playing its role as one of the responsible agencies in ensuring
national security," he added. The border control expansion will take six months
to be implemented and will be facilitated by ITPSS who is in partnership with
The implementation period for the system
migration and expansion towards e-government project will take a year, revealed
the ITPSS CEO Shamshul Bahri,
and that both projects will run concurrently. The existing border control system covers only
four entry points - airport, Kuala Lurah, Sungai Tujoh and Serasa. But once the new project is completed, the system
could be employed at Kuala Belait, Anduki, Muara, Puin, Labu and Putat, said the ITPSS CEO. The end objective, he added, "is to provide
a back-end infrastructure of Immigration and National Registration Department
for its service delivery to the public".
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