e-Tanah probe begins
Posted on 25 September 2013 - 11:00pm
Last updated on 25 September 2013 - 11:34pm
Last updated on 25 September 2013 - 11:34pm
State PAC chairman Wong Hon Wai said the federal funded pilot project started in 2005 but only the revenue, strata title, registration and consent modules were working.
He said problems encountered with the land development, land disposal, land acquisition, and enforcement and auction modules were highlighted in the 2011 Auditor-General's Report.
"We are duty bound to investigate anything pointed out in the audit report. The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources project did not pass the integrity, economy, effectiveness and efficiency (IEEE) tests
which were the terms outlined by the state PAC in conducting their tasks," Wong said after chairing this term's first PAC meeting yesterday.
In the meeting, State Land and Mines Office director Datuk Arifin Awang, South and North Seberang Perai district officers Rohani Hassan and Shadah Nawawi were called to give their statements.
According to the e-Tanah portal, the system was to handle the administration and management of land offices, with Penang chosen as the state for the pilot project.
Last updated in 2009, the FAQ portion of the portal stated that there were 72,160 transactions and some RM385 million in revenue collected.
Wong said the PAC will be tabling a report and the recommended solutions on the matter in a future session of the state legislative assembly.
"Some of the issues we are looking for are possible leakages in the procurement process as well as loopholes," he said.
As reported in Buletin Mutiara
GEORGE
TOWN, Sept 25 — The Penang Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has kicked
off its probe on the RM66 million e-Tanah land administration system, a
ministry-approved project that was meant to be fully operational by
2007.
PAC chairman Wong Hon Wai said the system was implemented in Penang as a pilot project and the computerised system was supposed to replace all manual documentation and paperwork in relations to the work processes of the state Lands and Mines Department.
“The Auditor-General’s Report for 2011 had pointed out the faults in the system in which out of nine modules in the system, only four were fully operational while the other five were not operational and does not cater to the needs of the department,” he told a press conference today after chairing Penang PAC’s first meeting.
The RM66 million e-Tanah system was originally designed to be a
fully-computerised land administration system for the state Land and
Mines Department by the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry.
“Despite the implementation of the computerised system, some processes are still being done manually because the relevant modules were not operational in the system,” Wong said.
The PAC will be inviting the e-Tanah taskforce to give their input into the issues that were causing the faults in the system.
“We have already invited the South Seberang Perai district officer Rohani Hasan, North Seberang Perai district officer Saodah Nawawi and the Land and Mines Department director Datuk Ariffin Awang to give their input,” he said.
The five faulty modules had been upgraded several times but Wong claimed that despite the upgrades, these were still faulty and could not be used so the Land and Mines Department is still using the manual processing methods.
The five modules cover areas such as land development, enforcement and auction, land disposal and land acquisition.
“The development of this electronic system involved the use of public money so PAC will investigate this by calling in all the related parties to get their input and statements on why the system failed and also find ways to rectify it,” he said.
The PAC will be holding monthly and bi-monthly meetings in investigating this issue and hopes to reach a conclusion with a way to resolve the issue by end of next year.
- See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/penang-pac-investigates-faulty-e-tanah-system#sthash.Lgr6q5C2.dpuf
PAC chairman Wong Hon Wai said the system was implemented in Penang as a pilot project and the computerised system was supposed to replace all manual documentation and paperwork in relations to the work processes of the state Lands and Mines Department.
“The Auditor-General’s Report for 2011 had pointed out the faults in the system in which out of nine modules in the system, only four were fully operational while the other five were not operational and does not cater to the needs of the department,” he told a press conference today after chairing Penang PAC’s first meeting.
“Despite the implementation of the computerised system, some processes are still being done manually because the relevant modules were not operational in the system,” Wong said.
The PAC will be inviting the e-Tanah taskforce to give their input into the issues that were causing the faults in the system.
“We have already invited the South Seberang Perai district officer Rohani Hasan, North Seberang Perai district officer Saodah Nawawi and the Land and Mines Department director Datuk Ariffin Awang to give their input,” he said.
The five faulty modules had been upgraded several times but Wong claimed that despite the upgrades, these were still faulty and could not be used so the Land and Mines Department is still using the manual processing methods.
The five modules cover areas such as land development, enforcement and auction, land disposal and land acquisition.
“The development of this electronic system involved the use of public money so PAC will investigate this by calling in all the related parties to get their input and statements on why the system failed and also find ways to rectify it,” he said.
The PAC will be holding monthly and bi-monthly meetings in investigating this issue and hopes to reach a conclusion with a way to resolve the issue by end of next year.
- See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/penang-pac-investigates-faulty-e-tanah-system#sthash.Lgr6q5C2.dpuf
Penang PAC investigates faulty e-Tanah system
Penang PAC investigates faulty e-Tanah system
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