KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 — The Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT) and Confexhub will be releasing the “Malaysia Smart City Outlook 2021- 2022 (MSCO) – An Overview of Malaysia’s Smart City Technology, Industry Landscape, Priorities and The Way Forward” guidebook. In a joint statement today, MIGHT and Confexhub said with the theme “Embracing…
Sunway City Kuala Lumpur is today Malaysia’s model smart sustainable city boasting 30,000 trees and palms. — Picture courtesy of Sunway PETALING JAYA, June 11 ― Think sustainability and profits don’t go hand in hand? Experts say a well-planned city with green infrastructure is more resilient and can weather strong environmental challenges faced by…
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…
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…
Sunway City Kuala Lumpur is one of three overarching UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UN-SDSN) centres alongside New York City and Paris. Photo Courtesy Of Sunway Group The coronavirus pandemic has changed the world as we know it, and the actions we take today as we work to recover will define our generation. The…
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)…
Senior citizens need help and encouragement to remain active as they age in their own communities. Given the choice, that’s what most would prefer. The smart city can provide the digital infrastructure for them to find and tailor the local neighbourhood information they need to achieve this. Australia has a growing population of older adults, the majority living…
The future of a legacy business world has always been decided by the location and geography. Along with the perfect geography for businesses, when a city starts implementing technology and preparing itself for a better tomorrow that helps the citizens and businesses work efficiently and showcase a sturdy and sustainable growth, it becomes a smart…
Cities are the bustling hub of society, centres of business, leisure and economic activity. Often, behind the thriving life of cities has hidden a spectre of danger, from violent crime to economic destitution. Now, as cities evolve to meet the demands of the 21st century, new dangers are emerging. New technology is enabling the growth…
As smart cities are becoming a more prevailing trend, 95% of cities above the sub-provincial level and more than 76% of prefecture-level cities in China have proposed to build, or are currently building smart cities. According to Deloitte’s statistics, China is singled out as the country with the most intense construction of smart cities in…
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