MyDigital ID Gains Major Boost As 29 Organisations Join Digital ID Partnership
PUTRAJAYA, April 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s digital identity framework took a significant step forward today as 29 organisations entered formal partnerships with MyDigital ID, strengthening the country’s push towards a secure and interoperable digital ecosystem, said MyDigital ID Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Nik Hisham Nik Ibrahim.
In his welcoming remarks at the “Powering Trusted Access Across Malaysia’s Digital Ecosystem” Forum and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Ceremony here today, Nik Hisham said the initiative reflects Malaysia’s broader transition towards a digital-first future built on trust, security and inclusivity.
“As malaysia advances steadily towards a digital-first future, we find ourselves at an important crossroad. It is not whether we should go digital, that decision has already been made.
“But, rather how we do so in a way that is not only efficient and innovative, but also trusted, inclusive and sustainable. Because today, every digital convenience we introduce also brings with it new questions of security, responsibility and trust," he said.
He added that digital trust is not built solely through access control, but through shaping user participation, learning and confidence in navigating digital environments, stressing that MyDigital ID serves as a foundational layer of trusted digital identity in Malaysia without storing personal data and without replacing MyKad.
The MoU ceremony was witnessed by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, with Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil also in attendance.
The MoU exchange ceremony involved, among others, CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM) for federal and state government agencies, Yayasan MyKasih for the welfare ecosystem, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) for education, SOCAR Mobility Malaysia Sdn Bhd (SOCAR) for digital platforms, and Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) for technology enablers, to expand the use of MyDigital ID across key sectors.
Meanwhile, Chairman of the MyDigital ID Board Datuk Raja Nushirwan Zainal Abidin said a system does not become national infrastructure at the point of its introduction but becomes infrastructure when it is trusted, when it is relied upon and when it is used without hesitation, adding that this is the direction in which MyDigital ID is steadily advancing.
"Digital identity in its truest sense, matters only when it integrates seamlessly into daily life, secure, intuitive and dependable. Over the past year, we have observed meaningful progress along this path," he said.
He said MyDigital ID has surpassed 11 million Malaysians, adding that the figure itself is not the measure of success but rather the growing reliance on the platform, as it becomes embedded across more than 100 applications spanning government services, government-linked companies (GLCs), government-linked investment companies (GLICs) and private platforms.
Raja Nushirwan noted that login usage has nearly doubled, reflecting a 98.7 per cent increase between the second half of last year and the first quarter of this year, describing it as a shift in behaviour rather than just growth in numbers supported by sustained nationwide engagement efforts to build trust and understanding.
He concluded that a calculated and deliberate effort was made to go beyond the system itself through more than a hundred on-ground engagements across the country to meet Malaysians where they are to explain, to listen and when necessary, to reiterate because even in a digital environment trust remains inherently human and when it comes to identity, a degree of caution is not only expected but entirely appropriate, since trust is not presumed but earned.
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