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New smart city programme in Sabah to help develop a high-skilled workforce

New smart city programme in Sabah to help develop a high-skilled workforce

Local community engagement will be carried out, including e-commerce initiatives and ICT training at the National Information Dissemination Centre in Kota Kinabalu.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and Kota Kinabalu City Hall (Dewan Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu, also known as DBKK) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) securing a cooperation to implement a smart city programme in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

Digital education programmes will be implemented to develop a high-skilled workforce with the following aims:

  • Improve digital infrastructure
  • Expand the access of communication technology
  • Improve Internet coverage

This cooperation will also focus on local community engagement, including e-commerce initiatives and ICT training at the National Information Dissemination Centre in Kota Kinabalu. Additionally, MCMC will also be providing DBKK technical advisory services to support digital infrastructure, networks, cyber security, and online fraud prevention.

The MoU ceremony was finalised by MCMC Chaiman Tan Sri Mohamad Salim bin Fateh Din and Kota Kinabalu City Mayor YBhg. Dato’ Sri Dr. Haji Sabin Samitah, witnessed by Chief Minister of Sabah, YAB Datuk Seri Panglima Hajiji Noor, and Minister of Communications YB Fahmi Fadzil.


READ MORE: Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers & Hong Kong's ASTRI sign MoU to promote smart manufacturing technology


Lead image/ Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia Facebook

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