Shaping the urban age
Shaping the urban age
Returning from Expo 2025 Osaka, I joined a full week of sustainability and innovation events in Kuala Lumpur—IGEM, KL Sustainable Summit, and Malaysia–Japan Environment Week—where regional leaders and ERIA partners advanced actionable strategies on energy, circular economy, and urban governance. These engagements underscored ASEAN’s growing capacity to turn sustainability dialogue into measurable impact.
After my talk at SCEKL2025, The Edge Malaysia featured key insights on AI-driven urban innovation and data governance. I clarified the role of the EU Data Act in shaping secure, interoperable, and citizen-centric smart city ecosystems—ensuring digital progress aligns with trust and accountability.
This week in Kuala Lumpur, a high-level ASEAN workshop led by ERIA, in collaboration with CITYNET AP and the ASEAN Secretariat, explored sustainable urban development — highlighting how digital tools, resilience, inclusivity, and responsible data governance can shape future-ready cities.