KUALA LUMPUR: Sunway Bhd and NEC Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (NEC) are exploring a collaboration to augment safety and security for the 1,800-acre Sunway Iskandar township in Johor and to develop smart city solutions together with an Innovation Centre of Excellence (CoE).
The companies, yesterday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the appointment of NEC Asia Pacific as one of Sunway Iskandar’s preferred ICT system integrator and equipment providers.
In a joint statement, the companies said NEC planned to invest an estimated RM100 million into the township, which will create skilled tech jobs and develop local “technopreneurs” and tech-savvy talents within the economic growth corridor of Iskandar Malaysia.
Sunway managing director of property division, Malaysia and Singapore, Sarena Cheah signed the MoU with NEC Asia Pacific managing director and deputy chief exceutive officer (Asean sub-region) Lim Kok Quee, here, today.
As part of the MoU, NEC Asia Pacific will explore the implementation of the latest NEC technologies, including biometrics and video analytics, towards making Sunway Iskandar a smart, secure and sustainable township, and establishment of a one-stop service desk support centre for NEC’s managed service business in Sunway Iskandar.
The company will also explore the creation of a CoE there in partnership with Sunway iLabs, which may eventually create hundreds of job opportunities over the years.
“Our collaboration with Sunway expands our footprint in Malaysia. The Sunway Group is an ideal partner for us, as they demonstrate a strong will to digitalise and innovate for solutions that will deliver sustainable socio-economic value,” Lim said.
Sunway Group president Datuk Chew Chee Kin said it can learn a lot from NEC as it was a “deep tech” company.
“We look forward to NEC setting up a research and development centre in Sunway Iskandar,” Chew added.