PRESS RELEASE

MINISTRY OF DIGITAL HANDS OVER PARLIAMENT HANSARD

SYSTEM TO PARLIAMENT OF MALAYSIA

KUALA LUMPUR, 9 JUNE 2026 – The Ministry of Digital today officially

handed over the Parliament Hansard system to the Parliament of Malaysia in

a ceremony officiated by the YB Gobind Singh Deo, Minister of Digital.

This handover marks another significant milestone in the government's digital

transformation agenda, aimed at enhancing transparency, accountability, and

public access to parliamentary debate records.

The Parliament Hansard system was specifically developed to modernize the

management and accessibility of the nation's debate records. It transforms the

method of accessing Hansard records from PDF documents into a digital

platform that enables faster, more accurate, and efficient searches and

analysis. This initiative not only facilitates reference and research work within

Parliament, but also empowers political literacy among the public.

Transforming Parliamentary Records into Smart Data

Through the technical expertise of the Malaysia GovTech Unit, the Parliament

Hansard is now equipped with enhanced search and analysis functions,

providing added value to users:

• Fast and Cross-Session Search: Enables users to search for

keywords or topics across multiple parliamentary sessions

simultaneously, eliminating the need for manual document reviews.

• Data Visualization and Analysis: Displays term frequency and word

clouds to help users identify the focus and trends of debates.

• Specific Filtering: Allows search results to be filtered by the Member of

Parliament's (MP) name, making it easier for users to track their

participation and contributions in debates.

Strengthening Digital Democracy

The development of the Parliament Hansard system reflects the MADANI

Government's commitment to ensuring that information and records of

parliamentary proceedings are more open and accessible. Previously, the

public had to manually review lengthy PDF documents, but now this information

is available in a more user-friendly format and can be accessed more easily,

quickly, and accurately.

The handover of this Parliament Hansard system is testament to the

technological synergy in strengthening the nation's democratic institutions. It

enables the debate records of both the Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara

available in the system to be accessed and analyzed with greater clarity,

thereby enhancing accountability and bridging the information gap between the

public and leaders.

Information Status

While this system functions as a digital platform to facilitate search and analysis, it does not replace the official Hansard documents published by Parliament. All data is based on official sources to guarantee the accuracy and integrity of the information.

With this handover, the Parliament of Malaysia now moves forward with more efficient management of debate records, in line with the aspirations Towards an AI Nation 2030.

About the Malaysia GovTech Unit:

A unit under the Ministry of Digital tasked with spearheading technological innovation within the public sector to enhance the efficiency of government services to the public.

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Issued by:

Ministry of Digital.