Parti Bersatu Sabah Api-Api Information Chief Yee Tsai Yiew called on the local authorities to digitalise their parking system, an upgrade from the current traditional scratch-and-display method.
She said the current parking coupons system is causing widespread frustration among motorists, who wanted a timely solution.
A Seven-prong blueprint to steer Johor forward has been birthed by the Town and Country Planning Department (PLAN Malaysia) and the state government.
Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said Johor Smart City Blueprint 2030 was in line with the target to reach developed status by 2030.
“However, we want to be developed not just in terms of the economy, gross domestic product and income per capita, but also in terms of thinking.
Read more: MY: Johor: Blueprint for smart and developed state by 2030
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.
Read more: MY: Selangor: MPK launches people-centric action plan to improve lives
The Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology and Innovation (MRANTI) has launched the first government 5G Technology centre, the MRANTI 5G Experience Centre.
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang said the MRANTI 5G Experience Centre offers a prototyping, test, demo and lab area with speeds of up to 1 Gigabyte per second (GBps), for industry applications and use cases by vertical sectors to be showcased.
Read more: MY: Kuala Lumpur: Boost for innovation with launch of first government 5G tech Centre
Johor’s Iskandar Puteri still has some way to go before it can further reduce its carbon footprint and be as green it wants to be, but it is heading steadfastly in that direction.
On Nov 22, 2017, Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar officially proclaimed Iskandar Puteri as Johor’s second city after Johor Baru. This also made it the 14th city in Malaysia. The Johor Baru Central Municipal Council, which was established on March 1, 1978, was upgraded to the Iskandar Puteri City Council (MBIP) on Jan 1, 2001.
Read more: This Malaysian city is green – and getting even greener