MY: Selangor: MPK launches people-centric action plan to improve lives
Klang Municipal Council’s (MPK) Smart City 2030 Action Plan is people-centric.
Its president Noraini Roslan, who launched the action plan, said MPK had taken into consideration the people’s views in drawing up strategies.
“Our plan involves engagement sessions with the people, data collection, public surveys, meetings and analyses to obtain suggestions for comprehensive smart city planning,” she said at the council’s full board meeting.
Kenya signs MoU with Korea on investment in smart cities
This will see the two countries construct at least 5,000 affordable homes in Mavoko and Tatu City.
- The mobility plans are expected to meet the urban functions of the Konza Technopolis.
- The Korean Trade Centre (KOTRA) managing director Eom IK-Hyun said that Korea shared similar interests with Kenya when it comes to Smart Cities.
The government has signed an MoU with the Korean government to foster and promote partnerships and investments in the development of smart cities in the country.
AU: The technologies equipped to assist in emissions reduction
Global data firm NCS NEXT’s James Vincent believes Australian governments should adopt an array of smart city solutions that will assist in the delivery of citizen services, in the wake of unprecedented population growth.
Australia is due to reach 30 million people by the end of the decade. Modern technologies will improve experiences and efficiency of infrastructure and public transport, with smart meters, sensor technology and AI suggested by Vincent, the company’s Australian Chief Technology Officer.
SA: HanmiGlobal to monitor building of 80,000 houses for Neom construction workers
South Korean construction management firm HanmiGlobal announced Tuesday it won an order to monitor the building of an additional 10,000 houses for Saudi Arabia's Neom construction workers by May 2024.
The latest contract was signed after the Korean project management firm won an order last November to monitor the building of 50,000 houses in the construction worker villages and an additional order in March to monitor the construction of 20,000 houses in the villages.
U.S. and Canada to Develop Electric Vehicle Charging Corridor
U.S. and Canadian officials met in Detroit, Mich., earlier this month to announce the development of the 870-mile Binational EV Corridor that will connect Kalamazoo, Mich., with Quebec, Canada.
Transportation officials from the United States and Canada have announced plans to develop the first-ever U.S.-Canada EV Corridor, which would place fast DC chargers at 50-mile intervals along routes from Michigan into Quebec, Canada.