{
  "id": 18322438,
  "title": "Melaka eyes exporting Kampung Digital model across Asean [WATCH]",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/melaka-eyes-exporting-kampung-digital-model-across-asean-watch",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T14:20:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/11/1571751/melaka-eyes-exporting-kampung-digital-model-across-asean-watch"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Melaka aims to export its Kampung Digital model, a digital village initiative, to other Southeast Asian nations once it is fully refined, claims the caretaker Chief Minister Ab Rauf Yusoh. This digital framework, designed to streamline residential address management and public service delivery, could be introduced to countries such as Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam. The model is intended to tackle issues of traditional rural addressing where multiple residents often share a single address, making postal deliveries and emergency responses challenging. By incorporating specific house numbers and QR codes, the system allows for precise identification of residential properties, aiding emergency services and local authorities. Ab Rauf emphasized that digital development must keep pace with community needs, noting the disparity between the rapid delivery of commercial goods to residents and the slow response of government services. Furthermore, the Kampung Digital initiative has been extended to cemetery management through the Kubur Digital project, enabling easy identification of ancestral gravesites for heirs and family members. Additionally, the state offers a state domain email account to every household registered under the Kampung Digital, enhancing communication between schools and parents.",
  "summary": "MELAKA: The Melaka government intends to market its ‘Kampung Digital’ (Digital Village) model across the Asean region once the rural digitalisation initiative has been fully streamlined and upgraded.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}