SMART MELAKA BLUEPRINT 2035
JOURNEY OF SMART MELAKA INITIATIVES
The journey of visionary Smart Melaka can be traced back to 2010 when Melaka was declared a ‘Developed State’ by the Prime Minister. The declaration was made following the fulfilment of 32 qualifying criteria as a developed economy set by the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). It marked an ideal ending to the 10-year quest of achieving a developed status known as “Melaka Maju 2010”. Since then, the Melaka State Government has geared up its efforts to promote the use of information and communication technology (ICT) at all municipalities to support the state’s goal to improve the effectiveness and efficiency in delivering public service. The areas of priority (2011-2019) have evolved from (1) a more targeted sectoral implementation of green technology, to (2) a wider coverage of green initiatives at city- state-scale, then (3) the alignment towards a global agenda centred on sustainable development and resiliency which deliberated cross-cutting themes and sectoral coordination, and (4) the most recent focus (2020 and onwards) on localising the state- wide initiatives of high technology and smart city concept. This series of decade-long initiatives has been momentous, leading to the preparation of this blueprint. The chronology of prioritised areas of Melaka from 2011 shows the focus on green technology made to address the emerging issues concerning alternative sources of renewable energy and mitigation of environmental pollution. In 2011, the Melaka Green Technology City State Blueprint 2011-2020 was launched by the state government. The blueprint aimed to guide Melaka towards a cleaner, sustainable, and developed ‘City- State’ in promoting the use of alternative energy sources, environment-friendly public transport, low environmental impact development, better efficiency of resource utilisation, and the implementation of environment-friendly policies. The initiatives followed through until the recent strategic document known as Pelan Strategik Melakaku Maju Jaya 2035 (PSMJ2035) was published in 2021, providing a visionary roadmap to take Melaka ‘Towards A Sustainable State’. An explicit mention was made of adopting smart solutions as the precondition to achieve a Sustainable State in 2035 which refers to this Smart Melaka Blueprint 2035. In moving towards smart cities development, transforming Melaka into a smart state is important not only for the short-term impact but it is a continuous initiative from all Melaka stakeholders.
2011
Melaka Green Technology City State Blueprint 2011-2020
2013
Melaka Green Technology Corporation (MGTC)
2014
Melaka Green City Action Plan
2015
GEF6 Sustainable City Project
2017
Melaka Structure Plan 2035 (RSNMelaka 2035)
2019
Resilient Melaka Document
2020
Smart Grid Awareness & Demo Project
2021
Melaka Sustainability Outlook Diagnostic Report - Pathway to Urban Sustainability
Pelan Strategik Melakaku Maju Jaya (PSMJ) 2035
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