Ingenieur Vol 58 April-June 2014 Ingenieur Vol 58 April-June 2014 | Page 60

INGENIEUR OSC Online is a platform for e-Submission and e-Processing using electronic means. The e-Submission platform is the external, virtual platform for development proposal applications to be submitted to the local authorities. The external platform is supported by the following features: ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● 6 58 e-Enquiring which is the virtual platform for the public and stakeholders to obtain details of the requirements of development controls imposed by local authorities and the relevant external technical agencies. e-Complaint provides an online platform for the public and stakeholders to make complaints on issues pertaining to services rendered. e-Guide is an information service platform in web-enabled Geographic Information System (GIS) format that allows public and stakeholders to verify critical planning requirements prior to formal submission which will improve and expedite the approval process. e-Reference is an online reference module which refers to documents adopted by the local authorities and external technical agencies e-Report Card allows the stakeholders, primarily the private sector, to evaluate and to VOL 58 APRIL 2013 2014 VOL 55 JUNE – JUNE provide feedback on the services rendered by agencies. ●● e-Payment links to any existing payment module established at the local authorities to facilitate payment on any official cost as per stipulated by law. On the other hand the e-Processing Platform which is the internal platform embraces further standardization and electronic formatting to facilitate Government backend processes in making decisions on an application. Because it is a web-based process, compliance checks by the agencies are no longer limited to office working hours but can be accessible 24/7 which further expedites the approval process. OSC Online has been established and launched by all 98 local authorities in Peninsular Malaysia.  Online submission has not yet been made mandatory by the Government, hence only 25 local authorities have begun to receive and process development proposal applications online.  There are some teething problems in OSC Online which MHLG is rectifying through a maintenance contract with the original vendor. In line with the country’s aspiration to increase knowledge content as the country spearheads towards a developed nation, MHLG will continue to improve and upgrade OSC Online in tandem with the advances of the digital era to include Artificial Intelligence and e-Checks.