KOTA KINABALU (Nov 11): The Sabah government will be establishing several “smart cities” at several popular locations that will be steered by the Digital Government strategic plan. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor said that the development of the smart cities was to create a digital economy eco-system and promote digital culture…
The Smart Selangor programme which aims to make Selangor as the most liveable state within this region was incepted in 2016 with its initial ideas formally presented to the public in the Smart Selangor Blueprint 2016. The first blueprint was developed based on addressing citizen pain points which were then grouped under 12 smart…
Sunway City Iskandar Puteri – where contemporary meets timelessness, where sophistication meets simplicity, where the city meets nature. In the southernmost region of Peninsular Malaysia, the city of Iskandar Puteri co-anchors Iskandar Malaysia – the nation’s first economic corridor established in 2006 to be a catalytic international metropolis by 2025. Located strategically within the robust…
The key to the success or failure of a smart city lies in understanding the needs of the service population and the coverage of smart technologies., says ANBOUND Regional Chief Representative (ASEAN) Dato Ong Chong Yi. Delivering a Keynote speech at the “2021 China-ASEAN Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum,” he says, “sufficient funds and technologies…
As industries accelerated their tech adoption due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many organizations were focused more on using emerging technology for business continuity at first. Plans for using technology to improve business efficiency and productivity were slowed down due to changes in the workplace. Initially, most organizations began sourcing more remote working technologies, including improving…
DIGITAL innovations developed across Southeast Asia in response to the COVID-19 pandemic are a testament to the region’s ongoing commitment to building a range of “smart” infrastructure and applications. After the successful development and implementation of the MySejahtera app to monitor the pandemic, Malaysia’s recent launch of The Federal Territories Smart City Blueprint (MySmart Wilayah…
Malaysia’s megadiverse ecosystems are home to thousands of species of flora and fauna that sustain the country’s environmental, social, and economic well-being. The country’s recent population growth and rapid increase of exported commodities, however, are threatening the natural capital on which they depend. As conservation of forested areas has become a top priority for federal…
Chinese entrants swept all five categories, featuring technologies to improve civic life. But the advances could also be tools for surveillance. FOUR YEARS AGO, organizers created the international AI City Challenge to spur the development of artificial intelligence for real-world scenarios like counting cars traveling through intersections or spotting accidents on freeways. In the first years, teams representing…
In this technological age, everything is connected. The increased connectivity and innovative tech developments of today have led to the evolution of smart cities – cities that create efficiencies, promote sustainability, and improve the quality of life of their residents through the integration of technology. Smart city planning is essentially the scaling up of the Internet of Things…
The concept of a smart city invokes specific imagery in peoples’ minds, be it the ’60s cartoon The Jetsons or something akin to the dystopian future portrayed in the Blade Runner franchise. Although there are no flying cars or glass tubes funneling people to work, the reality is that smart cities are already here, operating behind the scenes in surprisingly…
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