N AT I O N A L DATA BA N K O N P OV E RT Y

F I R S T P L A C E O F N AT I O N S P U B L I C S E R V I C E A WA R D S ( U N P S A ) 2 0 1 2 :
A DVA N C I N G K N OW L E D G E M A N AG E M E N T I N G OV E R N M E N T

I M P L E M E N TAT I O N C O O R D I N AT I O N U N I T
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G O V E R N M E N T O F M A L AY S I A
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ISSUE PRIOR TO eKASIH

OWN DATA BASE

DUPLICATION & LEAKAGES

REDUNDENCY & MIS MATCH

DISCENTRALISED & NOT COST EFFECTIVE

NO IMPACT STUDIES & INEFFICIENT DELIVERY

OCTOBER 2007

IMPLEMENTATION COORDINATION UNIT

UNCOORDINATED & PIECE-MEAL REPORT PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT
GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA

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P O V E R T Y A L L E VAT I O N - C R I T I C A L S U C C E S S FAC TO R S

POLITICAL MECHANISM & PROGRAMMES &

IMPACT & OUTCOME
WILLPOWER GOVERNANCE ASSISTANCE

NATIONAL POLICIES MONITORING INCREASE IN

EMPOWERMENT &
FORMATS AND HOUSEHOLD
& RESOURCE COMMUNITY
REPORTING INCOME & IMPROVE
ALLOCATION INVOLVEMENT
MECHANISM LIVING QUALITY &
HAPPINESS

EXPLICIT NATIONAL SPECIFIC

TARGETS AND PROGRAMMES AND ACCESS TO
STRATEGIES PROJECTS CONTRIBUTION TO MICROCREDIT &
INCOME BANKING & SAVING &
INVESTMENT

CENTRALISED
COORDINATING IMPLEMENTING
AGENCIES CAPACITY BUILDING ACCESS TO
AGENCY & ACCESS TO SOCIAL AMENITIES
EDUCATION

INTEGRATED
MONITORING
INFORMATION
COMMITTEE
SYSTEM
ACCESS TO ACCESS TO
HEALTH FACILITIES BASIC
INFRASTRUCTURES

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eKASIH

• AN I N T E G R AT E D I N F O R M AT I O N SYSTEM ABOUT
THE POOR

• IT FA C I L I TAT E GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND

P R I VAT E I N I D E N T I F Y I N G , TA R G E T I N G , D E L I V E R Y
& DISTRIBUTING A S S I S TA N C E & AIDS TO THE
P O O R T O E N S U R E G O V E R N A N C E , A C C O U N TA B I L I T Y
& T R A N S PA R E N C Y

• IT PROVIDE MONITORING MECHANISM FOR

G O V E R N M E N T T O E VA L UAT E T H E EFFECTIVENESS
O F P O V E R T Y E R A D I C AT I O N P R O G R A M M E S

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e K A S I H F U N C T I O N A L I T I E S / F E AT U R E S
SYSTEM FEATURES AND FUNCTIONALITIES INTEROPERABILITY

1 eBantuan - Social Welfare Department of

1 Poverty information repository Malaysia

2 Online updating 2 eDAMAK - Department of Orang Asli Affairs

Malaysia
3 Automatic calculation of poverty status
3 Student Information System - Ministry of
Education
4 Poverty mapping
SECURITY
5 Performance dashboard
1 ID and Password

6 Analysis reporting 2 Segregation of user’s role

7 Open registration ** 3 Secure Socket Link (SSL)

4 Firewall and IPS

8 Feedback from public
5 Network Segmentation
9 Email notification
6 Digital certificate at server level

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DEVELOPMENT CYCLE OF eKASIH

MINISTRY/
AGENCY/
D E PA R T M E N T O F S TAT I S T I C ICU JPM NGO /
(DOS) PRIVATE
S TAT E S D E V E L O P M E N T O F F I C E TARGETING TRAINING
(SDO) INSTITUTES
MECHANISM
UTILISATION
PROCESS OF DATA
• SETTING THE CENSUS • PROFILE AND • HARDCORE POOR
THRESHOLD AIDS •
• PLANNING
• AUTOMATIC POOR • NEED ANALYSIS
• RESIDENCE • FIELDWORK • UPDATING
IDENTIFICATION • STATUS BASED ON PLI • VULNERABLE • FOCUS AREAS
• LAB & • SCORING AND • EXCEED • FOCUS TARGET
CENTRALISED RANKING ELEMENT THRESHOLD GROUPS
• DATA ENTRY • TYPES OF AIDS &
LISTING CATEGORY ASSISTANCE
CONSISTENCY
CHECK

ONGOING VALIDATION AND

UPDATING

IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES

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C O N S T R A I N T – I M P L E M E N TAT I O N I S S U E

• DYNAMISM OF
1
P O P U L AT I O N

2
• COMPLETENESS OF
I N F O R M AT I O N √ DYNAMIC
BROADBAND
3
• EXTENSIVE COVERAGE &
U P D AT I N G P R O C E S S √ UPGRADING

4
• INTERVENTION FROM
LOCAL LEADERS √ I N T E G R AT E D F O R M AT

• INCONSISTENCY OF
5
DEFINITION
√ ENGAGEMENT
• ELIGIBILITY FOR SPECIFIC
6
A S S I S TA N C E
√ MOBILE TEAM
• M O B I L I T Y O F TA R G E T
7
GROUP

• NON ACTIVE
√ TRAINING FOR TRAINER
8
PA R T I C I PAT I O N
√ D ATA U P D AT I N G
• I M P L E M E N TAT I O N O F E X I T
9
POLICY
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THE SHARED NETWORKING

LINE MINISTRIES AND AGENCIES
1 PLANNING , DELIVERY &
MONITORING EVALUATION

2 STATE & DISTRICT

AGENCIES

NGO’S, CORPORATE COMPANIES

3 VOLUNTEERS
(CSR & SOCIAL BUSINESS)

ACADEMICIANS/
4 HIGHER
INSTITUTIONS FOR
STUDIES / RESEARCH

5 STAKEHOLDERS
POLICIES & STATUS REPORTS
PMO
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M A L AY S I A N Q U A L I T Y L I F E I N D E X 2 0 1 1 – I N C O M E A N D D I S T R I B U T I O N

YEAR 1990 2000 2005 2010 2012

P E R C A P I TA RM6,608/ RM13,939/ RM19,235/ RM25,865/ RM30,859/

INCOME USD2,012 USD3,668 RM5,859 USD8,417 USD9,991

GINI 0.446 0.449 0.455 0.440 0.431

COEFFICIENT

INCIDENCE OF 15.8% 7.6% 4.9% 3.6% 1.7%

POVERTY

P R O S P E R T H E R A K YAT W I T H H I G H E R I N C O M E & B E T T E R D I S T R I B U T I O N O F W E A LT H …

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S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y – W AY F O R W A R D

Increasing the threshold to include low income house holds and other aids recipients
1

Measureable outcome of the assistance to avoid any mis-targeting and leakages of

the assistances.
2

Encourage the use of eKasih to other agencies, NGOs, civil society, corporate bodies
3 and private institutions

New entrance for genuine cases and exit policy

4

5 Multidimensional indicators of poverty

Contributing to National Transformation Policy comprising GTP, ETP, PTP & RTP under
6 the10th Malaysian Plan to further improved quality of life and well-being of the
rakyat in line with our aspiration to be an advanced high income nation in 2020

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LESSON LEARNED

1 REACHING OUT NOT

A P P L I C AT I O N

FA C I L I TAT I N G NOT
2
F R U S T R AT I N G

TA R G E T E D N O T
3 LEAKAGES

EMPOWERMENT NOT
4
DEPENDENCY

5 C R E AT I V I T Y N O T
PERCEPTION

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Website : icu.gov.my General Line : 03-8872 1957

 THANK YOU
Aizul Fidy Kamarudin
Deputy Director
Society Wellbeing Division
Implementation Coordination Unit
Prime Minister’s Department
Malaysia
Tel : +60388723806/ +60127180840
Email : aizul.kamarudin@icu.gov.my
 
Arif Helmi Junid
Deputy State Development Officer
Federal Development Office of Perlis State
Implementation Coordination Unit
Prime Minister’s Department
Malaysia
Tel : +6049731975/ +60135051061
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Email : arifhelmi@pls.icu.gov.my
Prime Minister ’s Department