KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor wants the Sabah Native Land Surveying service programme (PANTAS) to be intensified and for native land title surveying issues affecting the people to be quickly resolved.
“The PANTAS (Pengukuran Tanah Anak Negeri Sabah) programme which has been implemented since 2011 will be continued given its importance,” he said at the Land and
Surveys Department’s Service Excellence Award (APC) ceremony at the Sabah International Convention Centre here today.
Hajiji urged the State Land and Surveys Department to be sensitive and to keep abreast
of changes to their job requirements and to carry them out efficiently.
“The Land and Surveys Department in this respect must provide the best facilities and
services through the existing Assistant Collector of Land Revenue and District Surveyor Office or District Assistant Surveyor Office so that the public will be able to conduct land-
related businesses in their respective district,” he said.
High expectations of better public service, including that of the Land and Surveys
Department mean providers of such services must adapt and adjust to changes to
remain relevant in fulfilling the people’s expectations, said Hajiji.
The Chief Minister also advised public service personnel to hold on to a high degree of
integrity.
“To further strengthen the work culture, more training programmes, skills and knowledge
enhancement must be conducted,” he said.
Congratulating the Land and Surveys Department for its achievement in developing the
Smart Geo Sabah system, Hajiji said the department has set the benchmark for a digital
transformation based on three concepts – an innovative public service, a public service
with sufficient capacity as well as culture creation and a public service that optimises
data analysis.-pr/BNN
