GERAK MALAYSIA | Public Institutions

This compendium, prepared by the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), aims to capture emerging trends in digital responses of UN Member States against the COVID-19 pandemic along with other digital government initiatives and provide a preliminary analysis of their main features. These cases are shared for exchange of information so that Member States can learn from each other and possibly create new partnerships.

GERAK MALAYSIA supports the Government of Malaysia’s efforts to fight COVID-19 and to mitigate the spread of the Virus through contact tracing. GERAK MALAYSIA is an application that uses mobility data for near real-time tracking and tracing of movement as well as a permit application system for travel during the Movement Control Order (MCO). GERAK MALAYSIA will also provide additional features such as the latest information from relevant authorities as well as general COVID-19 preventive measures and advice.

Country

Malaysia

Institution

Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and Royal Malaysia Police