KUALA LUMPUR: The MySejahtera application management transfer that is taking place at the moment is between the National Security Council (NSC) and the Health Ministry, not between the private sector and the government.
Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said when MySejahtera was developed, the rights to the application was given to the NSC.
KPISoft (M) Sdn Bhd was only responsible for managing the application.
Khairy said when he was appointed as the health minister on Aug 30 last year, he was of the opinion that the ministry should completely take over the management and operation of MySejahtera since the main function as well as data obtained through the application was related to health.
"Therefore, the cabinet on Nov 26 last year decided that the ownership of the MySejahtera application be transferred from the council to the ministry.
"This is to facilitate the operation of the system, close contact tracing and monitoring as well as to strengthen announcements related to public health matters.
"Following the decision, a steering committee chaired by myself was formed and its members were representatives from several agencies such as the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry, the National Cyber Security Agency (NACSA), the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (Mampu) and Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)," he told the Dewan Negara.
Khairy said this during his winding up speech on an emergency motion surrounding the controversy enveloping MySejahtera.
"Therefore, the issue of the sale of the MySejahtera application to the private sector does not arise.
"The cabinet's decision in November last year is for the MySejahtera application management to be transferred and wholly-owned by the Health Ministry," he said.