Civil servants banned from using Waze, Anwar announces new measure
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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has announced a ban on the use of the Waze navigation application among civil servants. Waze is an application whose company is registered in Israel.
The Waze application is commonly used by drivers to find routes and obtain real-time traffic information. With this ban, civil servants are no longer permitted to use the application. The announcement affects government staff who have long relied on the application for their daily travel.
The ban is also linked to Malaysia's AI sovereignty agenda, namely the nation's effort to become more self-reliant in the fields of artificial intelligence and digital technology. The original report's headline shows that the issue is not merely about one application, but also about how the government selects and controls the technology used in the public sector.
Further details regarding the effective date of the ban and how it will be implemented have not been disclosed in the original report. The public and civil servants are advised to monitor official government statements for the latest information.
Sources: BusinessToday Malaysia
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