This operation was used to showcase telesurgery technology and to demonstrate the potential of a high-speed network used for cross border co-operation in telemedicine.
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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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.
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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