According to a tweet earlier today, the app is apparently being co-developed by the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (MOSTI) as well as the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (KKMM). However, Minister Khairy didn’t revealed any confirmed release timeline or any other additional detail regarding the app.
— Khairy Jamaluddin 🇲🇾🌺 (@Khairykj) March 25, 2020 In many ways, the upcoming app sounds similar to the TraceTogether app which was developed by the Government Technology Agency of Singapore. The country’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Vivian Balakrishnan has recently stated the code for the app will be made open source and shared to the world although it is remained to be seen whether Malaysian government will adopt it or built its own app from scratch.
— GovTech (Singapore) (@GovTechSG) March 21, 2020 Meanwhile, please do your part in combating the COVID-19 pandemic by practicing good hygiene at all times. Not to forget, do stay healthy, stay safe, and stay home during the on-going Movement Control Order period. (Image: Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAMS – CDC Public Health Image Library.)
