Objective

• Ensuring the direction of MBIP's smart city meets the global, national agenda and the wishes of stakeholders.
• Facilitating the development of digital infrastructure;
• Expanding the digitization of Council operations and services;
• Improving life experience in Iskandar Puteri through data collected;
• Implement and coordinate implementation between internal and external departments from the management aspect, implementation policy includes policies, actions and smart city rating indicators;
• Develop an MBIP database that helps with council strategy and policy statistics and data-driven decision-making.

Function

1. The Smart City Unit is responsible for setting the direction and formulating MBIP actions towards achieving smart city status through the standard rating of the smart city indicator MS ISO 37122:2019 as well as realizing Johor as a Smart State by 2035.
2. Implement Federal and State Government policies related to smart city initiatives.
3. This unit will ensure that the direction of smart cities is always centered on cities that use information and communication technology (ICT) as well as advanced technology to address municipal issues and challenges to improve the quality of life, economy, environmental sustainability and ensure effective and efficient city management [Malaysian Smart City Framework (RKBPM) 2019- 2025].
4. This unit is responsible for accelerating MBIP as a smart city in line with the development and adoption of 4IR technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, Geographic Information System, Machine Learning, automation, robotics and fifth generation technology (5G).
5. The Smart City Unit will ensure that MBIP's development direction complements the agenda at the National, State, and Local levels that require a new approach to smart solutions in urban management to reduce municipal issues and challenges in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

• Promote a sustainable and smart urban approach;
• Smart city indicator standards; and
• Malaysia Urban Observatory (MUO) big data analytics.

• Malaysian Smart City Framework

• Smart cities address energy, public transport, solid waste management and disaster issues through new and alternative technologies.

• Ensure the development of infrastructure that leads towards Smart Nation.

• Provision of comprehensive and high-capacity digital infrastructure.

• The smart city agenda is based on People Centric.

• Smart city planning (state, regional and local)

• RKBPM has been prepared as a reference for all agencies and stakeholders to guide the implementation and development of Smart Cities in Malaysia in addressing the challenges of urbanization, improving the quality of life and putting cities in Malaysia on par with global smart cities. This document outlines 16 policies, 36 strategies, 112 initiatives and 92 indicators with the vision of MySmartCity : Quality and Smart Life to be translated into the State Wide Blueprint and Smart City Action Plan at the PBT level.

• Preparing cities in the State of Johor for smart city rating through MS ISO 37122:2019 and Malaysian National Annex to MS ISO 37122:2019. This can indirectly put the cities in the State of Johor on par with cities at the national and international level in developing smart cities.

• The country's aspiration for the quality of digital connectivity as well as a catalyst for smart cities.
• The need for digital infrastructure is important in the development of smart cities because it is closely related to communication and integration and end-to-end data sharing involving the Internet of Things (IoT).

• IP 8.4 Mobilize efforts to achieve the target of low-carbon cities and smart cities.
• IP 23.13 Provide digital infrastructure to support smart cities.
• IP 29.2 Promotes the growth of smart cities.
• IP 33.4 Big Data System.

• PE 1.1 Step 3 Implementation of the smart city concept in major cities.
• AS 4.3 Step 1 Urban Observatory as a city management model.

• The Johor State Smart City Blueprint 2030 is the main guide for agencies at the State and Local Authority levels, especially in holistic and systematic municipal management.

• In line with the internationalization agenda through the S8.1 strategy and the IP 8.4 implementation initiative in the Johor State Structure Plan 2030 which outlines efforts to achieve the target of Low Carbon Cities and Smart Cities, especially for cities in the State Regional Center and the Southern Conurbation State Semi-Regional Center.

• Smart cities were first implemented by the Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) in 2011 through IMSC. It focuses on the 6 dimensions of smart cities and identifies 35 programs for project implementation and strategic investment cooperation in smart city development. IMSC involves five (5) PBTs namely Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru, Pasir Gudang, Kulai and Pontian.

• The 11th Malaysia Plan has identified Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu as four (4) competitive cities (Competitive Cities) and catalysts for growth and stimulating national development. Johor Bahru is one of the 26 pilot cities within ASCN, aiming to establish cooperation in the development of smart cities and obtain expert support and funding from ASEAN's External Partners.