Smart cities for the future

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia, which hopes to have at least five smart cities established in the country by 2025, could take a page from China’s experience in digitalisation and enhance collaboration in the area of digital space, particularly in the area of smart cities, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed. “Malaysia…

Malaysia, UK to collaborate in smart city development

PUTRAJAYA (June 22): Malaysia and the UK have jointly launched the “Smart City Handbook: Malaysia” to promote collaboration and partnership in smart city development between the two countries. The handbook outlines the smart city landscape across Malaysia, and provides examples of interesting UK smart city projects and expertise.  Launched virtually today by Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk…

PERUNTUKKAN RM32.5 JUTA BANTU LONJAKAN TARAF SOSIOEKONOMI RAKYAT DI ISKANDAR MALAYSIA, LEBIH 2,000 TELAH MENDAPAT MANFAAT SETAKAT INI

Sebanyak RM32.5 juta telah diperuntukkan di bawah inisiatif SECURE@IskandarMalaysia dan setakat ini, lebih daripada 2,000 Rakyat di Iskandar Malaysia telah mendapat lonjakan sosioekonomi hasil daripada inisiatif ini. Menurut YAB Dato’ Ir Hasni bin Mohammad, Menteri Besar Johor dan Pengerusi Bersama, Pihak Berkuasa Wilayah Pembangunan Iskandar (IRDA), “Dalam keadaan yang amat mencabar kini yang mungkin akan…

ISKANDAR MALAYSIA REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO BUILD A RESILIENT ENVIRONMENT THAT BOLSTERS ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND QUALITY OF LIVING IN THE REGION

In conjunction with World Environment Day today, Iskandar Malaysia continues to reaffirm its commitment towards building a resilient environment that will not only impact its environmental preservation goals but also reinforces economic prosperity and the quality of living in the region. Datuk Ismail Ibrahim, Chief Executive, Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) said, “As an economic…

How APIs Are Powering Smart Cities

Co-Founder and CEO of Stream, an enterprise-grade chat and activity feed provider serving more than a billion end-users. As cities across the United States look toward the future, the importance of collecting and analyzing data is clear. Smart cities — municipalities that use connected technology and data to improve city service efficiencies (think trash pickup and snow removal)…