Shaping the urban age
Shaping the urban age
At the inaugural Smart City Expo Kuala Lumpur 2025, innovation meets sustainability. As global and intermediary cities redefine urban intelligence, this event—driven by MDEC and Urbanice Malaysia under Fira Barcelona’s vision—embodies the synergy between digital transformation and sustainable development. A milestone moment for ASEAN and beyond.
At SCEKL2025’s main panel, I shared why technical optimisation alone cannot deliver deep urban change. True progress demands governance reform, systemic thinking, and data frameworks enabling federated, people-centric smart cities. This moment reflects a shift—from efficiency to transformation—in how we design the future of urban ecosystems.
Selected as a speaker at Smart City Expo Kuala Lumpur 2025, this intervention reflects growing recognition in Southeast Asia 🌏. It explores how public–private partnerships (#PPP) can drive integrated city platforms, resilient infrastructure, and digital solutions, linking people-centric federated urban platforms with a systemic vision of urban sustainability.