Kota Kinabalu: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor reminded State civil service personnel to ensure good governance in the government’s document control system.
“Control of the government documents is the basic element for us to ensure transparency, accountability and efficiency in managing official government documents, records and information.
“All official government documents must be managed in line with the Official Secrets Act 1972 and Security Order.
“Hence, all civil service personnel with access to government documents, especially classified documents, need always to be aware and ensure document security to avoid leakage of government information,” he said.
Hajiji said this when chairing the Chief Minister’s Department post-Cabinet meeting at Menara Kinabalu, Wednesday.
“I am issuing this reminder because there were instances where classified government documents have been leaked,” he said.
Hajiji also warned that action would be taken immediately against those responsible for doing so.
He also called upon all civil servants to carry out their responsibilities and roles with full commitment, adhere to the principles of integrity and accountability, and strive to provide the best service to the people.
“Civil servants must always comply with all laws, regulations, policies and guidelines set by the Government.
“Apart from that, civil servants, as the ‘backbone’ of the State Government administration, must maintain work ethics, professionalism, behaviour and confidentiality to improve the Government’s image and the people’s trust,” he said.
The Chief Minister earlier informed heads of the department in the Chief Minister’s Department (CMD) that the State Cabinet had approved the implementation of the I-MDNET system, which would allow minutes of State Cabinet meetings to be accessed effectively and efficiently in real-time beginning in January of next year.
“Access would be given to all department heads to allow each department to provide feedback on Cabinet decisions to the Cabinet and Policy Division (BKD) promptly,” Hajiji said.
