The project, which covers three cities and an administrative centre – Kuala Lumpur, Shah Alam, Petaling Jaya and Putrajaya – will stretch from Hulu Langat area in the north down to Nilai in Negri Sembilan.
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Lee Boon Kok, Pikom chairman, said the association is pleased that the Government has decided to aim for a more realistic target, as announced by the Deputy Prime Minister last week.
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Given that a "knowledge city" uses information and communication technology (ICT) to facilitate everyday life, he said I-City could help the Selangor government achieve its aspiration to make the state capital a "knowledge city."
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Chairman Datuk Lim Kim Hong said the gross development value of the 72-acre development had also been revised upwards from RM1.5bil to RM2bil.
Dr Alvin Yeo, the deputy dean of the computer science and information technology faculty, said the projects would be similar to eBario, a pilot project started by Unimas in 2001 to provide ICT to an isolated rural community.
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