KUCHING, Oct 6 2026: The SarawakPass initiative, managed by the Sarawak Civil Service Digitalisation Unit (SCSDU) under the Sarawak Premier's Department, achieved the highest honour at the Digital Economy Awards 2026 (DEA2026) by winning the Premier Digital Economy Award.
Caption: SCSDU director Dr Grace Huong Siew Hung receiving the Premier Digital Economy Award Monday night
Through the initiative "SarawakPass: Powering Proactive, Citizen-Centric Government Services," SarawakPass also won the Digital Government Award, enabling SCSDU to take home two accolades at the DEA2026 edition.
The awards were presented by Premier Abang Johari Openg during the IDECS26 gala dinner last night.
As the recipient of the Premier Digital Economy Award, SCSDU received a cash prize of RM20,000, while winners of individual categories received RM10,000 each.
DEA2026 recorded 128 entries this year compared to 116 in 2025, with 75 entries qualifying for the first stage of evaluation, up from 70 in the previous edition.
In addition to the Digital Government Award, SCSDU also won the Smart Solution Award, while NEUON AI Sdn Bhd received the AI Innovation Award and One Medicare Sdn Bhd secured the Environmental Sustainability Award.
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) won two categories, the Research and Development Award and the Digital Technology Award—while OB Research Sdn Bhd received the Digital Creative Industry Award.
The achievement saw SCSDU and UNIMAS each secure two category awards, with the overall DEA2026 recipients showcasing innovations across various fields—including public service, artificial intelligence, research and development, environmental sustainability, and the digital creative industry.
Also present were State Legislative Assembly Speaker Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar; Utility and Telecommunication Minister and Minister-in-Charge of IDECS Julaihi Narawi; Sarawak Financial Secretary and Chairman of SMD Semiconductor Wan Lizozman Wan Omar; Chairman of Sarawak Information Systems (SAINS) Dr George Chan Hong Nam; and Chairman of Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation (SDEC) and Deputy Chairman of IDECS Mohamad Morshidi Abdul Ghani.
In a statement, Sarawak Civil Service Digitalisation Unit director Dr Grace Huong Siew Hung said:“Our goal for SarawakPass is simple: to make digital services easier for our people to access, bring more convenient online services together through one trusted login, and enable more personalised and proactive services based on people’s needs.
"I am pleased that SarawakPass has been successfully integrated with MyDigital ID and has also expanded to AirBorneo, SEB and Sarawak Water.
"We hope to bring more service providers on board as we build a more connected digital service ecosystem.
“The future of government is not about asking people to find the right service, but about understanding their needs and bringing the right service to them securely, transparently and with their consent," she said.
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