A short version of the presentation slides during the recent INTAN Kampus Wilayah Sarawak Talk (Oct. 7, 2016). The rest of the contents can be downloaded from previous slides. Check out my Slideshare.

1. IOTINMALAYSIA
CURRENT&FUTURETECHNOLOGYTRENDS
Dr. Mazlan Abbas
CEO - REDtone IOT Sdn Bhd
Email: mazlan.abbas@redtone.com
INTAN SARAWAK
Oct. 7, 2016

2. AGENDA
• Introduction to Internet of Things
– Definition
– Benefits
• IOT in Malaysia
– National IOT Strategic Roadmap
• IOT Applications
• Introduction to Smart Cities
– Building Your Smart City Solutions
– Challenges

3. IOTINMALAYSIA
WHERE ARE WE?

4. NATIONALIOTSTRATEGICROADMAP

5. IOTMARKET

6. GLOBALIOTIMPLEMENTATIONS

7. IOTSPENDING

8. IOTMARKET

9. WHOARETHEIOTPLAYERS?
IOT ECOSYSTEM

11. RECOMMENDATIONS
STEP UP OR RISK BEING LEFT BEHIND

12. (1)APPOINTSMARTCITYCHAMPIONS
• Appoint Chief Smart City Officer (CSCO). We need
a champion that can take the blueprint or smart
city framework into reality.
• The CSCOs must have a clear vision of Smart City
and must be able to close the gaps, break any
barriers and have the drive to make it happen.
• Data must not be kept in silos. IOT will be a failure if
it's not able to be aggregated into a single
platform.
• The industry can contribute on the other part of
the equation, but the desire and passion must
come from the City Champions themselves.

13. (2)THINKLIKEASTARTUPWHENBUILDINGSMARTCITIES
• The investment for a Smart City deployment can
be very huge but also can easily become a white
elephant if done hastily or without proper
management.
• Many initiatives will not be able to sustain if the
idea is just to get the limelight of the official
launches but energy will quickly disappear after a
month.
• Use the Minimum Viable City approach - Build,
Measure, and Learn. Scale when the city is ready.
• The government must allocate fund for Pilot Trials
since IoT is something new and need to
experiment fully within the Malaysian context. The
acceptance of Smart City solutions in many
countries differs due the diversity of people and
culture.
• Smart City and IoT projects will be an excellent
enabler to spur the local indigenous goods and
companies.

14. (3)NEWPOLICIES&ENFORCEMENTAREKEY
• Imagine when cars are mandatory to be
equipped with sensors, connectivity, and GPS.
Security, maintenance, car hiring, usage-based
insurance and many new and innovative
applications can be created.
• What if all factories or buildings that have a risk of
creating pollution being fitted with environmental
sensors attached and continuously monitored for
any violations?
• Imagine if companies who want to reduce the
medical costs of their staffs will provide a
wearable device that measures the number of
steps, heart rate and much more.
• Suddenly we see an exponential growth of IoT
devices and applications in Malaysia!

15. CHECK OUT PRESENTATION SLIDES AT:
http://www.slideshare.net/mazlan1

16. THANK YOU
@REDtoneIOTREDtoneIOT
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