Government says voluntary, but 1 Malaysia email KPI 100pc by 2015


By Jahabar Sadiq, The Malaysian Insider

“1Msia Email address is NOT compulsory for all Msians. 1Msia Email is a private sector-led initiative by Tricubes (Berhad), with investment from the company & NOT the govt,” said Pemandu through its @etp_roadmap Twitter account.

Both statements contradicted Tricubes Bhd’s filing to the Bursa Malaysia early this month on April 4, in which the IT firm said it had been awarded the email project by the Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (Mampu).

KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — Several firms were invited to bid for the 1 Malaysia email project last November and demonstrate a 100 per cent take-up rate for the service, contradicting the Najib administration’s statement that the account is not compulsory.

The Malaysian Insider understands the key performance indicator (KPI) for the project was a 50 per cent take-up rate for those above 18-years old by 2012, before increasing to 100 per cent by 2015.

The winning  bidder also had to demonstrate how it would get 50 per cent of the email account holders to use its value added services such online bill payment and public record searches  by 2020, according to a document seen by The Malaysian Insider.

However, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who announced the project yesterday, clarified early this morning that the email account is entirely voluntary.

“Before I sleep, let me clarify that the 1Malaysia E Mail is a private sector project. No public money is involved n entirely voluntary,” the prime minister wrote in his @NajibRazak Twitter account at 12.31am this morning.

His statement came hours after his Performance and Management Delivery Unit (Pemandu) officials also took to the micro-blogging service to quell a furore over the email service, which some said was a waste of the announced RM50 million investment.

“1Msia Email address is NOT compulsory for all Msians. 1Msia Email is a private sector-led initiative by Tricubes (Berhad), with investment from the company & NOT the govt,” said Pemandu through its @etp_roadmap Twitter account.

Both statements contradicted Tricubes Bhd’s filing to the Bursa Malaysia early this month on April 4, in which the IT firm said it had been awarded the email project by the Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (Mampu).

“The Board of Directors of TRICUBES wishes to announce that the Company has on 4 April 2011 accepted the appointment by the Government of Malaysia represented by Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU) vide MAMPU’s letter of award dated 29 March 2011 to implement the 1 Malaysia Email Project.

“TRICUBES will enter into a definitive agreement with Government of Malaysia to finalise the detailed terms and conditions of the appointment in due course. This announcement is dated 4 April 2011,” it said to the local bourse.

The statement did not specify financing or payment details of the project.

Guidelines issued by Mampu and shown to The Malaysian Insider said the 1 Malaysia email project under the E-Government initiative is “for each citizen above the age of 18 years to be assigned a unique official email account and ID … It will provide value-added services such as online bill payment, public record search and others,” it added.

It is understood as many as five companies were invited to pitch for the project by Mampu although it was unclear why the task was given to civil service unit that manages the public service.

Mampu had asked the bidders coming for the presentation to illustrate:

 

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