Malaysian & Singapore Digital Vaccination Certificate Using Blockchain Technology

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 Malaysia and Singapore digital vaccination certificates are protected by blockchain security technology as well as equipped with the feature to detect the right batch of vaccine bottles for inoculation use.


Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Khairy Jamaluddin said this through his Facebook page on the matter discussed in a meeting with Singapore Foreign Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan in Putrajaya yesterday.


"Interoperability between the digital certification systems used by the two countries is very important, especially to ensure the standards set by the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and other countries," he said as reported by Bernama.


The two ministers also discussed their respective national immunization plans and exchange of best practices as well as the recognition and certification of vaccination certificates for the purpose of border clearing.



Malaysia and Singapore are also committed to continuing close cooperation for the purpose of post-pandemic recovery.


Dr. Balakrishnan paid a two -day working visit to Malaysia starting yesterday.


Yesterday, he also held a meeting with Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and met his counterpart, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein.


Dr. Balakrishnan is also scheduled to meet Senior Minister - Minister of International Trade and Industry, Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali and Minister of Defense, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today.