GEF Headquarters, USA
MSCA Chairman & MIGHT Senior Vice President, Ts Dr Raslan Ahmad paid a courtesy call on the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson Carlos Manuel Rodríguez. GEF is the largest multilateral source of environmental funding for developing countries and host of the new Global Biodiversity Framework Fund. The purpose of the visit was to update the progress of GEF’s Sustainable Cities Program and Malaysia participation for the GEF-8 Sustainable Cities Integrated Program (SCIP) aims to support cities and local governments in undertaking integrated urban planning, implementing policies, investing in nature-positive, climate-resilient, and carbon-neutral urban development.
MSCA@ Smart City Summit & Expo 2024 (SCSE 2024) 19 March 2024 Taipei, Taiwan
SCSE 2024 provided opportunities for digital & green transformation in wide variety of smart city industries. MSCA delegation led by Dr Chen Jit Ern, Vice Chairman of MSCA and represented by Sunway, Miri City Council and MIGHT attended this SCSE in Taipei, Taiwan. Dr Chen Jit Ern spoke at one of ASEAN panel session titled Digital and Green Transformation in ASEAN discussing on how Taiwan and Malaysia can collaborate on smart cities solutions. In addition, Miri Councillor, Cr. Abdullah bin Jaini was invited as VIP in the Matchmade Asia session. Miri City Council engaged with few Taiwanese companies on Taiwan smart city solutions. Taiwanese companies were interested in investment opportunities towards Miri city's smart cities initiatives. In addition, MSCA delegation were invited to attend the Smart City & Net Zero City Dinner at National Taiwan Science Education Center.
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