PUTRAJAYA, April 20 (Bernama) -- The Central Database Hub (PADU) system will emphasise implementation and the expansion of services, particularly in offering data analytics to government agencies to support more effective decision-making, said Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir.
He said the new approach marks a shift in PADU’s function from merely a platform for data collection and verification to a service instrument that also provides in-depth analysis, beginning this May.
“Previously, when agencies came to utilise PADU, the service was more focused on data verification, as that is PADU’s strength as a platform that consolidates all profiles in the country. So the verification process became the primary choice for users of PADU’s services.
“For analytics, it involves a deeper assessment. For example, if there is a government programme involving loans or grants, we can analyse the recipients’ ability to repay the loan,” he told reporters after the ministry's monthly assembly here today.
Akmal Nasrullah said PADU’s analytics services enable interventions such as aid and grants to be implemented more fairly and accurately for target groups.
“Any party seeking verification or data-related analysis only needs to go through PADU because they can get the whole data required at one go,” he said.
He added that as of March this year, 26 government agencies and departments have been approved to use PADU, including the Public Service Department, the Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional (PTPTN), the Department of Skills Development and the National Digital Department.
Akmal Nasrullah said PADU currently contains about 30.7 million individual profiles and functions as a dynamic database that serves as the backbone for other government services.
He said the government has no plans to commercialise PADU, and it will remain a public service platform that facilitates centralised access to data.
He added that PADU’s effectiveness has been demonstrated when one agency managed to save up to 70 per cent in time and manpower in the data verification process.
-- BERNAMA
