Smart City-Smart Village Programme is second high-impact project
THE Smart City-Smart Village Programme is the second high-impact project to be implemented through the the Global Science and Innovation Advisory Council (formed by the Malaysian government and the New York Academy of Sciences).
The aim of this programme is to balance development in the urban and rural areas, focusing on the use of green technology and ICT (information and communications technology).
Components
Six characteristics have been identified as necessary to develop a transparent and easy hierarchic structure.
The following are the six characteristics and their assigned factors:
1. Smart Economy includes innovation, entrepreneurship, trademarks, productivity and flexibility of the labour market as well as integration in the national and international markets.
2. Smart People is not just about the people's qualification or level of education but also social interaction, integration and openness to the “outer” world.
3. Smart Governance comprises aspects of political participation, services for citizens as well as the functioning of the administration.
4. Smart Mobility, where local and international accessibility are important aspects as well as the availability of information and communication technologies, and, modern and sustainable transport systems.
5. Smart Environment means attractive natural conditions (climate, green space, etc), pollution and resource management, and environmental protection.
6. Smart Living comprises quality of life, culture, health, safety, housing, tourism, etc.
Aligned programmes
The Smart City programme will also be aligned to current Malaysian programmes:
New Economic Model
> Inclusiveness and sustainability.
> Encourage competition between localities to drive growth.
10th Malaysia Plan Growth based on “concentrated decentralisation”
> More focused initiatives.
> Propel innovations and job creation.
> Developing high density economic clusters (e.g. smart cities).
Challenges
A high quality of life in cities is essential to attract and retain talents. However, in implementing the Smart City concept, Malaysia will face the following challenges:
> Coordinated policies.
> Robustness of implementation models.
> Capacity building on required skillsets.
> Communication infrastructure readiness.
Therefore the key success factor to this programme is collaboration between private and public agencies at state and federal levels.
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