MACC wrapping up probe into Immigration's RM3.5b IT system
The MACC is wrapping up its probe into a Home Ministry project to build a new IT system for the Immigration Department, sources have told Malaysiakini.
Investigators tasked to look into the alleged abuse of power in relation to the project – believed to worth RM3.5 billion – are said to have ascertained that the tender process is still ongoing.
"Initially, we launched the probe after receiving information of possible corruption in a planned project to build an integrated online immigration system...
The Gomen should seriously review its approach to secure a national data system for the nation. The current approach of allowing each agency to start its own system is money wasting and will not help the nation towards achieving Industrie 4.0 [although I doubt we will not waste a few more billions before we could even get started] Allowing individual agency to have its own little system will not help the nation to achieve any improvement in data flow and control of the security of the data will be more difficult and certainly more expensive. A well designed national data system can provide MACC plenty of space to scrutinize the quality of decisions made by every officer in the civil service. Trade procedures has been frustrated by officers who simply do not understand what they are supposed to do or simply disappear from their posts. All these could be on record! And such a system will help everyone accountable for their actions.
Dont let anyone be corrupt
It is good to see MACC at the scene to investigate and at the same time send a message that all major projects should be awarded transparently through open tenders.
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