One way to encourage more people in Malaysia to participate in the e-Census and other data-driven research is to highlight the long-term benefits of contributing to these studies. KRI, a think-tank under Khazanah Nasional Berhad, has employed the census data in most of their major reports, which provide recommendations for policy-making. Simultaneously, the government should enact a data privacy law that includes government data, ” he says, addressing the privacy concerns. “By far, the biggest data-related challenge the World Bank faces in Malaysia is insufficient access to survey data. Robust data ecosystemHigh quality and accessible data will lead to better design of policies and strategies.

Source: The Star June 06, 2021 00:16 UTC