Selangor hopes to be recognised as a Liveable Smart State in Asean by 2025. (Sidec pic) The Selangor state government recently held its seventh edition of the Selangor Smart City and Digital Economy Convention (SDEC), themed “Sustainable Digitalisation Towards a Net-Zero Future”. Organised by the Selangor Information Technology and Digital Economy Corporation (Sidec), the four-day…
Transformational journey to be Smart Nation is a whole-nation approach ‘Accelerating Digital Transformation’ expo at MITEC from 27-29 Sept Malaysia, since the early 1990s, can be said to have undertaken several whole-of-nation transformations. These were largely driven by and were part of the global digital revolution of that era, also known as the Third…
Malaysia has long been at the forefront of digital transformation. Over the decades, efforts have continued to overcome challenges surrounding digitalisation – namely, by broadening nationwide connectivity, enhancing the flow and handling of data, and building cohesive connections between the advanced technologies. With the COVID-19 pandemic having upended the way societies operate, the government…
THE recent school holidays saw choc-a-bloc traffic on major routes in Kuala Lumpur even during non-peak hours. Prior to that, traffic has been dreadful as more people return to their workplace post-Covid, while many commuters still avoid using public transport due to health concerns. Peak hours are a nightmare for every city folk, especially those…
PERANCANGAN sebuah bandar raya pintar (smart city) yang boleh dilaksana antara kerajaan negeri dan syarikat komunikasi berteknologi tinggi dilihat mampu melonjakkan pembangunan Johor ke tahap yang lebih tinggi. Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi berkata, perancangan sebegini akan banyak memanfaatkan kerajaan negeri dan diharap perbincangan mengenai usaha berkenaan tidak terhenti. “Semoga perbincangan ini tidak terhenti di sini. Walaupun masih banyak yang perlu…
It sits tucked away, just off a traffic lights and most drivers will not notice it when driving by the street it is on, in Cyberjaya. And that suits Dr Mohd Hafiz Ibrahim, just fine. The general manager of Pendinginan Megajana Sdn Bhd and his team are tasked with ensuring corporate customers in Cyberjaya keep…
THE i-City Finance Avenue is expected to be a catalyst for the wider tourism industry and economic space in Selangor with a total gross development value of RM1.5 billion. I-Bhd chief technology and ED Ricky Lim said the 3.01ha venue functions as a financial hub and preferred destination that allows financial institutions, support services and multinational…
“We’re dealing with a crisis here, folks.” The warning from John Kerry, the US president’s top climate envoy, to global leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos in May 2022 couldn’t have been clearer. And Asia Pacific—home to 60% of the global population and responsible for more than half of the world’s greenhouse gas…
The implementation of smart city initiatives seeks to digitally transform sectors and industries to achieve economic, social and environmental goals. – File pic THE Asean Secretariat says around half the population in Asean live in urban areas, and by 2025, a further 70 million will be city dwellers. The need for these urban areas to…
Given the fragility of global conditions and increasing emphasis on using digital innovation to build a safer and more sustainable future for the betterment of people, we are seeing a greater focus on actualising smart communities around the world. Malaysia’s focus on smart cities and smart communities is also gaining momentum and reflects the broader…
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