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. 

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