KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry is in the process of determining how the app will be managed in the future as MySejahtera's application management contract expires tomorrow (March 31).
Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa in a parliamentary written reply said the ministry was still studying the move to make MySejahtera the country's digital public health super app.
"On the procurement of the app, the ministry, acting on behalf of the government, and the company have agreed that the intellectual property, developed modules, as well as data, brand and 'MySejahtera' logo belong to the government.
"The government has full ownership on MySejahtera platform through perpetual license with no cost even if the contract is not extended or the government decides to appoint a different party to manage the app," she said in reply to a question from Wong Chen (Pakatan Harapan-Subang).
Dr Zaliha said the government would also include additional modules in the app via the licence for any purpose related to the digitalisation of public health services without restriction.
She said the ministry had submitted an application to the Finance Ministry on Dec 27, 2021, on the management of the app through direct negotiation for the period between April 1, 2021, and March 31, this year.
"Following the approval letter from the Finance Ministry dated Feb 22, 2022, the ministry has sought the view and endorsement of the Attorney-General Chambers to conclude the procurement, including finalising the price negotiation findings through the price negotiation committee.
"In fact, the Finance Ministry has also agreed with the cost verified by the Health Ministry on the procurement of the management of MySejahtera through direct negotiation."