FOR A MINISTRY

Client

A Ministry That Specialized in Urban Planning & Development

Products & Services

• Policy Planning
• Master Planning
• Data Analytics

Description of Project

Client

The client is a ministry that spearheaded the implementation of national programs and initiatives to improve the quality of life for urban citizens in an ASEAN Country. 

Background

Rapid urbanization has taken place over the last few decades in the country, resulted in various urban issues that adversely impacted the living quality of citizen, such as congestion, pollution, deterioration of natural resources and lack of affordable housing units. In the global context, smart city is seen as a new approach in urban management and development to transform a city to be more sustainable and livable.

Challenges & Expectations

Although there is great emphasis on transforming the existing cities into smart cities and strengthening digital infrastructure embedded in the nation’s development plans, the implementation of such plans often faced stumbling blocks such as lack of clarity in term of ownership of initiatives and challenges in coordinating large and diverse group of stakeholders which include both public agencies and private sector players.

Our Role on the Project

Scope of Services

Working with a diverse group of consultants comprises of town planner, policy advisor and business strategists, we were tasked to establish a framework for sustainable Smart Cities developments that will serve as a guideline for future developments in the nation. 

This framework outlined the development policy, implementation & monitoring mechanism to ensure successful smart city developments that will uplift the cities’ competitiveness & quality of life for the citizens.

Solutions / Outcomes Delivered

The team had orchestrated a series of focus group discussion with relevant government bodies & selected private sector players to build-up a database of urban challenges and industry insights on policy recommendations.

Build upon the insights from the database, the team had developed a detailed list of policies recommendations, each equipped with a dedicated set of indicators to measure the performance level of a city in addressing the key urban challenges and to attain smart city level.