Malaysia refreshes smart city aspirations with new MIGHT report

Malaysia saw a refresh of its smart city aspirations with the Smart City Outlook 2021/22 (MSCO) report, soft-launched after the technological partnership think tank Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT)’s 26th AGM virtually held on 29 June 2021. Impending 5G technology promises much potential to push forward Malaysia’s smart city stakes. The use of AI smart cameras, alert buttons, geolocation apps, My Smart City mobile app, smart helmets and other solutions – powered by real-time data analytics – demonstrated multiple use cases spanning smart city, smart tourism, smart traffic, smart agriculture, as well as crime prevention and citizen safety. Welcoming the Smart City Framework and Outlook report as highly insightful, TM ONE, the business solutions arm of TM, in line with many other industry leaders, sees the smart city concept pivot from the ‘nice to have’ to the ‘must implement today’ for Malaysia. Interestingly, Malaysia’s announcement of its national 4IR policy also in the first week of July provides a complementary framework for smart city aspirations.