NPC 2025: Malaysia moving towards data-driven cities, but data collection still weak
Malaysia’s momentum towards smarter, data-driven cities is growing, but data collection and management remain inefficient.
Malaysia’s momentum towards smarter, data-driven cities is growing, but data collection and management remain inefficient.
Noteworthy:
When: July 2025
The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), in partnership with the Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM), has announced the introduction of the Construction Digital Maturity Index (CDMI), a new framework aimed at assessing a company’s level of digital integration in construction projects.
Malaysia may be on the fast track towards artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, but real transformation is not just about technology. Instead, city planning should still focus on people.
Noteworthy:
When: June 2025
The government is targeting 50 high-impact projects in the JS-SEZ within the next five years and 100 projects over the next 10 years, while creating at least 20,000 high-skilled job opportunities over the next decade.
The association praised the Ministry of Finance and the Royal Malaysian Customs Department for recent clarifications, citing Service Tax Policy No 3/2025 (Amendment No 1) and Service Tax Policy No 7/2025 as evidence of policy responsiveness.
The tender process for the package is currently in the final stage of technical and financial evaluation.
The Ministry of Housing and Local Government is reviewing the Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966 to impose stricter actions on blacklisted developers for abandoned housing projects, including possible travel bans for their directors.
Noteworthy:
When: July 2025