The government is aiming to soft launch a national ‘digital identity’ certificate by the end of the year, said Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Transport and Info-communications (MTIC) Ir Haji Mohammad Nazri bin Haji Mohammad Yusof in his keynote address at the Brunei Digital Economy Forum 2024.
The permanent secretary said that whenever anyone applies for services in the country, it is common to have to make photocopies of the national identity card. “It is a common thing we do in our transactions in Brunei,” he said.
“Our aspiration in introducing the digital identity card is so that there is no more need to photocopy of your IC,” he said.
The digital identity card is set to be soft-launched by the end of the year. “This will give you a verifiable, government-issued credential with a secure, single sign-on function for all government services, for the time being,” he said.
“This project will not only streamline service delivery, but also bolster efforts towards a more inclusive digital society,” he said.
The permanent secretary said the government hopes that the project will improve access to services, enhance security and fraud prevention, reduce costs for businesses and government, better personalisation and user experience, and better support for digital payments and fintech.
It also hopes to boost e-government services as well as data privacy and compliance.
“More importantly, it will provide seamless, frictionless, authentication across all platforms.”
