Malaysia Smart City Framework: A Trusted Framework for Shaping Smart Malaysian Citizenship?

• Published in: Handbook of Smart Cities pp. 515 - 538
• Main Authors: Lim, Seng Boon, Abdul Malek, Jalaluddin, Hussain, Mohd Yusof, Tahir, Zurinah
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2021
• ISBN: 9783030696979; 3030696979
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-69698-6_34

This chapter explores the relationship between a smart city and citizenship in Malaysia through text and thematic analysis of the recently launched Malaysia Smart City Framework (MSCF). This first MSCF top-down document functions as a guideline and assists in coordinating silo developments by local authorities. As this is the first attempt by authors to relate the smart city concept with citizenship in Malaysia, this chapter contributes as the first academic publication in Malaysia that zooms into the notion of how a smart city development could cultivate or compromise a good future in shaping the mold of the Smart Malaysian Citizenship. Suggestions for and challenges in building the smart citizenship, “nations-of-intent,” and in meeting local society needs are elaborated. As argued by the authors, this chapter has impacted the invariable normative content of the technology driven smart concept, as this smart city concept should and always needs to include dimensions in forming smart citizenship.