Sunway inks MoU with NEC

KUALA LUMPUR: Sunway Bhd and NEC Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (NEC) are exploring a collaboration to augment safety and security for the 723.6ha Sunway Iskandar township in Johor and develop smart city solutions together with an Innovation Centre of Excellence (CoE).

The firms yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding for the appointment of NEC Asia Pacific as one of Sunway Iskandar’s preferred ICT (information and communication tecnology) system integrator and equipment provider.

The firms said NEC planned to invest an estimated RM100 million in the township, which would create skilled tech jobs and develop local “technopreneurs” and tech-savvy talent within the Iskandar Malaysia economic growth corridor.

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.

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 the establishment of a one-stop service desk support centre for NEC’s managed service business in Sunway Iskandar.

The firm will also explore the creation of a CoE 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, as it demonstrate a strong will to digitalise and innovate for solutions that will deliver sustainable socio-economic value,” said Lim.