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Digital sovereignty: Experts tell govt to design smarter policies, not shut out IT industry

June 15, 2026

By: Qistina Nadia Dzulqarnain

Putrajaya’s in-house digital development directive has drawn concern from industry players who argue that data sovereignty can be achieved without sidelining the private sector that Malaysia has spent decades building.

The directive, as conveyed by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to his cabinet on June 5, requires all government digital services to be developed internally to safeguard data security and sovereignty.