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The development of smart cities through innovation is a mutually reinforcing cycle. Innovation leads to the creation of intelligent built environments, while these smart cities encourage further innovation. Numerous documented examples and compelling evidence of both technological initiatives and social innovation strategies exist globally. However, there is a lack of understanding of how technology and social innovation might work together to address urban difficulties. In July 2021, Malaysia amended its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to ensure carbon reduction can be mitigate using technology adoption and application in cities. This paper will discuss the growing significance of adaptive capacity in Malaysian cities, emphasizing the need for prompt innovation. At the federal level, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) has led one initiative called MySTI, which aims to accelerate adoption as well as to promote local home-grown technology in Malaysia. As a national technology think tank, Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT) capitalise on this enormous opportunity to advance the smart and sustainable city agenda. The technology and social innovation were manifested through the adoption of MySTI program and MIGHT linked government and industry through an integrated approach prioritises policy coherence, investment generation, and smart city indicators to bring transition in cities leveraging on Public-Private Partnership (PPP). At the same time, there are efforts at cities level to mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for carbon sequestration, resilience and health benefits, urban biodiversity conservation, and decarbonisation of the built environment, including promoting a circular economy in key sectors. Based on MIGHT’s intervention at the federal, state and local level, this paper showcases how Malaysian cities can develop sustainably by promoting a comprehensive approach to urban development that considers the needs of both technology and social innovation.

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Realising the Smart Cities Through Local Technological Innovation and Adaption: Malaysia Case Studies

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    2026年

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  • Nurul Hidayah Shabdin,
  • Anusha Magendram,
  • Kamarul Ariff Omar

摘要

The development of smart cities through innovation is a mutually reinforcing cycle. Innovation leads to the creation of intelligent built environments, while these smart cities encourage further innovation. Numerous documented examples and compelling evidence of both technological initiatives and social innovation strategies exist globally. However, there is a lack of understanding of how technology and social innovation might work together to address urban difficulties. In July 2021, Malaysia amended its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to ensure carbon reduction can be mitigate using technology adoption and application in cities. This paper will discuss the growing significance of adaptive capacity in Malaysian cities, emphasizing the need for prompt innovation. At the federal level, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) has led one initiative called MySTI, which aims to accelerate adoption as well as to promote local home-grown technology in Malaysia. As a national technology think tank, Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT) capitalise on this enormous opportunity to advance the smart and sustainable city agenda. The technology and social innovation were manifested through the adoption of MySTI program and MIGHT linked government and industry through an integrated approach prioritises policy coherence, investment generation, and smart city indicators to bring transition in cities leveraging on Public-Private Partnership (PPP). At the same time, there are efforts at cities level to mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for carbon sequestration, resilience and health benefits, urban biodiversity conservation, and decarbonisation of the built environment, including promoting a circular economy in key sectors. Based on MIGHT’s intervention at the federal, state and local level, this paper showcases how Malaysian cities can develop sustainably by promoting a comprehensive approach to urban development that considers the needs of both technology and social innovation.