Cyberjaya 106535 225203609 2008-07-12T13:06:49Z 58.146.161.93 /* Office space */ '''Cyberjaya''' is a new planned township with a science park as the core that forms a key part of the [[Multimedia Super Corridor]] in [[Malaysia]]. It is located in the district of [[Sepang]], [[Selangor]] and is situated about 50 km south of [[Kuala Lumpur]], the capital of [[Malaysia]]. This town aspires to be known as the '''[[Silicon Valley]] of Malaysia'''. The official opening ceremony for '''Cyberjaya''' was held in May 1997 by then [[Prime Minister]], [[Mahathir bin Mohamad]]. ==History of Cyberjaya== The idea of an IT-themed city, Cyberjaya, arose out of a study by management consultancy McKinsey for the Multimedia Super Corridor commissioned by the Federal Government of Malaysia in 1995. The implementation agency was the Town & Country Planning Department of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government. The catalyst is the agreement by NTT in 1996 to site an R&D center at a site to the west of the new Malaysian administration center, Putrajaya. Multimedia Development Corporation (then known as MDC), the agency overseeing the implementation of the MSC was located in Cyberjaya to oversee the creation. The real estate implementation was privatized to Cyberview Sdn Bhd (Cyberview) in early 1997. At the time, Cyberview was set up a joint-venture comprising of entities such as Setia Haruman Sdn Bhd (SHSB), Nippon Telephone and Telegraph (NTT), Golden Hope, MDeC, Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) and Kumpulan Darul Ehsan Berhad (KDEB), representative of the Selangor Government. SHSB, a consortium comprising of Renong, Landmarks, MKLand and Country Heights, was asked to take the lead regarding the development. Federal government linked companies Telekom Malaysia and Tenaga Nasional were conscripted to provide the telecommunication and power supply infrastructure. The ambitious plan was to develop the first phase, comprising of 1,430 hactares by year 2006, with the remaining 1,460 hectares to be developed after year 2011. The engineering management consultant, Pengurusan Lebuhraya Bhd (now acquired by Opus International Malaysia) was appointed to manage the construction of utilities and infrastructure, overseeing major construction firms of Peremba and United Engineers Malaysia. The central theme for the development is providing a quantum jump in standards, summarized as follows: *a leading edge multimedia centre that will attract world-class multimedia/IT companies; *sophisticated and state-of-the-art integrated infrastructure and IT system; and *sophisticated and efficient transportation systems with an emphasis on public transport However, due to the late 1997 Asian financial crisis, the undertaking was deemed no longer viable and necessitated the Government taking over of the 55% and 15% stake in Cyberview shares held by SHSB and NTT respectively via the Ministry of Finance Inc (MOF Inc). The transaction gave MOF Inc a 70% stake and Cyberview has remained a government-owned company ever since. Cyberview then entered into an agreement with SHSB with shareholders comprising of Country Heights Holdings Berhad (CHHB), Landmarks, Menara Embun (an MKLand Controlled Company) and Renong (now UEM World) with equal shares of 25%; granting SHSB the right to develop Cyberjaya as the master developer, while Cyberview became the landowner. In 2004, CHHB and Landmarks sold their equity interest in SHSB to MKLand-controlled companies, namely Modern Eden (12.5%), Impressive Circuits (12.5%) and Virtual Path (25%), resulting in MKLand-controlled companies becoming the majority shareholder of SHSB. However, due to SHSB's high gearing and general inability to meet various requirements to sustain Cyberjaya's status as the nucleus of MSC Malaysia, Cyberview has been requested by the Government to step in on various occasions to handle community and Government initiatives. Proving itself capable of delivery, Cyberview was then asked by the Government to rescue the ailing SHSB and expand Cyberview's own role to include implementing various developmental and government initiatives, while SHSB carried on its role as the master developer. In addition to this, Cyberview was also tasked to undertake city-wide maintenance and spearhead investor interface and community-centric programmes in Cyberjaya. ==Physical development== Spanning an area of about 28.94 square kilometres (7,000 acres), the town is the nucleus of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) or now known as MSC Malaysia. The site for Cyberjaya was primarily undeveloped land consisting of oil palm plantations. It has since seen extensive building activities including a boutique hotel, numerous commercial buildings, offices for MSC Status companies; universities, a community club and the headquarters for the local authority. It was built to be the city of the future, but no actual goals towards this end have been announced. The Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) (formerly MDC), the agency tasked with spearheading the MSC's progress also has its headquarters in the heart of Cyberjaya. ===Office and commercial facilities=== A number of companies who qualify for MSC incentives have relocated their operations to Cyberjaya. Among them are Dell, DHL, Satyam, Wipro, HSBC, Ericsson, Motorola, OCBC, BMW, IBM, Shell IT, EDS, Monster.com, Vivanova Systems and others. Currently, over 400 MSC Status companies have located their operations here, making the township a rapidly growing area. ===Education facilities=== An early component of Cyberjaya was the [[Multimedia University]], known locally as MMU. The university's enrolment in Cyberjaya is currently about 9,000 students. Faculty departments include Engineering, Information Technology, Creative Multimedia and Management. Like Cyberjaya, MMU turned 10 in 2007. Most of the city’s early inhabitants were people who previously dwelled underground and the population received a boost when the [http://www.limkokwing.edu.my/ Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT)] opened. It now has about 6,000 students including foreign students from more than 40 countries around the world. Recent additions to Cyberjaya in 2006 includes the [http://www.cybermed.edu.my/ Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences(CUCMS)] which has recently opened for enrolment. Also, there is a [http://www.seriputeri.edu.my/ Sekolah Seri Puteri] which is a National Secondary Full Boarding School ''(Malay: Sekolah Berasrama Penuh)'' for girls. To cater for schoolgoing children of the general population of Cyberjaya, there are also primary ([http://www.pibg-skcyberjaya.org/ Sekolah Kebangsaan Cyberjaya]) & secondary (Sekolah Menengah Cyberjaya) public schools provided in Cyberjaya. The student population is about 350 and 750 for the primary & the secondary schools respectively. ===Public facilities=== As an emerging township, Cyberjaya now has a Police Station Complex, and a Fire Station (Bomba). Apart from that, other public amenities which are already completed includes a small recreational park just next to [http://www.mmu.edu.my/ Multimedia University], the [http://www.kkttc.com.my/ Cyberjaya Community Club], the Sports Arena (which offers outdoor sports facilities), bus shelters, pedestrian walkways and signalised pedestrian crossing at road junctions and more than 700 free parking bays. ===Recreation facilities=== ====Parks==== {{POV|date=February 2008}} The Cyberjaya Lake Gardens is a {{convert|400|acre|km2|sing=on}} 'green lung' for Cyberjaya. Presently, about 86 acres of the land has been developed with facilities including Visitor's Information Centre, Boardwalk, Look-Out Tower, children's playground, 15 acres of main lake and 29 acres of natural and wetland. The Lake Gardens is now gaining popularity amongst the local community. Many community events including fishing competitions have attracted thousands to this lake to participate. In September 2007, the Cyberjaya 50th Merdeka Carnival Celebration has attracted more than 4,000 anglers and it was registered as the biggest fishing competition by the Malaysia Book of Records. Other outdoor recreational facilities include the mini park, located adjacent to the Multimedia University; the 3.5 km promenade area next to the Putrajaya Lake and the Sports Arena which offers more than 360 free parking bays, 1 basketball court, 1 tennis court, 2 futsal courts, a football field and a small food court. For indoor recreational facilities, the Cyberjaya Community Club, developed by Cyberview, has been the point of congregation for many including some from outside Cyberjaya. With 2 futsal courts, 2 badminton courts, a gymnasium and 2 squash courts; all indoor and outdoor recreational facilities including basketball court, 2 tennis courts, swimming pool, a go-kart circuit and golf driving range; it is a hive of activities, especially after 5.30 pm. ====Nightlife==== While some companies in Cyberjaya operate 24 hours a day, nightlife in Cyberjaya can be further improved. There is Hops and Grapes (a pub located at Century Square) and Treehaus (at [http://www.cyberview-lodge.com/ Cyberview Lodge Resort and Spa]). The Coffee Shop franchise [http://www.oldtown.com.my/ "Old Town White Coffee"] has also entered the F&B scene at [http://www.prima-avenue.com.my/ Prima Avenue] and its operated 24/7. Hassan's Cafe and D'Arif are the other 2 food outlets which operate 24/7. ===Transportation=== The completion of the [http://www.kl-putrahighway.com.my/ KL-Putrajaya Highway] in December 2007 has cut short the travelling time by car from Kuala Lumpur to Cyberjaya to 20 minutes. The KL - Putrajaya Highway allows motorists from Kuala Lumpur and various other places along its alignment to get to [http://www.klia.com.my/ Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)] within 30 minutes. The Highway which ends at the Putrajaya Utama toll plaza links up to the [http://www.plus.com.my/elite/ Elite Highway] which will then give motorist only another 10 minutes to get to KLIA. However, one still needs about 30 minutes to travel to KLIA from Cyberjaya. Drivers also have a toll-free alternative route now with the completion of the B15 Road extension that passes through Dengkil and Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi. The North-South Expressway Central Link (also known as [[North-South Expressway Central Link|ELITE Highway]]) and the [[New Klang Valley Expressway|North Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE)]] will make the travelling time from Cyberjaya to Port Klang, the nation's main port to be less than one hour. Other than the above mentioned highways, Cyberjaya is also linked to other major towns by expressways including [http://www.litrak.com.my/ Damansara-Puchong Expressway (DPE)], [[South Klang Valley Expressway|South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE)]] and the [http://www.plus.com.my/plusberhad/ North South Expressway (NSE)]. [http://www.kliaekspres.com/ KLIA Ekspress] provides express rail link (ERL) transit service to Cyberjaya and Putrajaya. Due to the closeness of the these two cities, both share the same station which is located in Putrajaya. There are feeder buses that run from the Putrajaya Sentral to rest of Putrajaya and Cyberjaya. These buses are timed to match with the timing of the train services and cost RM1 for travel within the circle. To further improve the accessibility to the city, especially for the working population, Cyberview has initiated the Cyberjaya Dedicated Transportation System, with routes running to important hubs within the Klang Valley, Banting, Klang and Seremban. The service runs 24-hours, 7 days a week and the buses are equipped with state-of-the-art tracking devices and monitoring systems to help ensure timeliness of the service and passenger safety. To improve the internal transportation system within the city, Cyberview has launched a free Park & Ride system which operates a viable alternative for those wishing to park at the designated free parking areas in Cyberjaya and commuting to the various areas of the city. Cyberjaya also features a single bus terminal, known as the Cyberjaya Transport Terminal. Taxis are also available at the Cyberjaya Transport Terminal. The neighbouring transportation hub of Putrajaya Sentral provides conventional bus routes from Bandar Utama (U43) and KTM Serdang (U42); Express Route Busses to Jalan Sultan Mahmod (E1) and Bukit Jalil (E5) and the Local Busses (Tempatan) as a feeder service from Putrajaya Sentral to Cyberjaya. ===Residential areas=== As of 2005, Cyberjaya still lacks significant residential properties apart from the D'Melor condos, the Cyberia condo and townhouses. This results in de-population of the area when office workers commute home every night. However, this issue will be resolved soon with the launch of more than 900 units of affordable housing comprising of various type houses by Cyberview. This development, which will be developed in phases, is expected to have a population of more than 3,600 residents once it is fully developed. The Cyberview Lodge Spa Resorts also have a few Villas managed by them, which are situated just across the road from the Spa Hotel. The name of the Villas is '''Cyberview Garden Villas'''. They offer apartments for both short and longer stays. The hotel reception has all the required information. ==Population== Most people living in Cyberjaya are knowledge workers in the more than 400 companies located in the township as well as students from Multimedia University, Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT) and Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences (CUCMS). Apart from that, those who commute to Cyberjaya normally live in the areas nearby to Cyberjaya due to high costs. Thus, many working or studying in Cyberjaya normally live in [[Dengkil]], Kota Warisan (a suburb of [[Salak Tinggi]]), [[Serdang]], [[Sri Kembangan]], [[Putrajaya]], [[Puchong]] and [[Kajang]]. The day population in Cyberjaya is about 37,000 but the number dwindles, as there are only 10,000 residents (and of course, the knowledge workers of the companies operate 'round-the-clock). For some multi-national companies operating around-the-clock, it is work as usual even during the quiet of the night. ==Technological Features== Cyberjaya is planned as an intelligent city with ICT and multimedia industries, R&D centers, a Multimedia University and operational headquarters for multinationals wishing to direct their world-wide manufacturing and trading activities using multimedia technology. Toward this end, leading edge technologies were used, some with mixed results. In addition to the successful implementation of the above-mentioned Cyberjaya Dedicated Transportation System, the Cyberjaya blog is another example of the technology-based features that have been put in place. ===Communications=== To support the aspiration to host multimedia industries, Cyberjaya was specified with extensive and intensive [[fiber optic]] cabling. As Malaysia's premier IT hub, Cyberjaya has a communication backbone running primarily on fibre optics known as Cyberjaya Metro Fibre Network (CMFN). CMFN delivers the fiber connectivity straight to the building under the concepts of “Fibre-To-The-Building (FTTB)” and “Fibre-To-The-Home(FTTH)”. With the ring topology; it secures full redundancy throughout the network. As such, many data centres are located here. However, some commercial and residential units still use copper lines to provide "last mile" access to customers. Broadband access covering wireless and fixed line is readily available. Broadband access is serviced primarily by [http://www.citybroadband.net.my/ City Broadband (Ethernet Broadband-Over-Fibreoptic)], [[TMnet]], [http://www.mykris.net/ MyKris], [http://www.arc.net.my NTT MSC(formerly ARCnet)] and recently [[Air Broadband]] which has announced its test pilot plans in Cyberjaya for [[Wimax]]. ===Backup electrical supply=== The Cyberjaya planning guidelines strongly required two electricity connections from two separate substations. Diesel generators up to full load (except air conditioning load) were specified to be installed in all commercial building. The electricity grid connection was also organized to enable “[[power islanding]]” and supported by the [[Serdang Power Station]]. The electricity service standard is set at 99.99% availability with maximum of 10 seconds interruption for office and commercial areas and maximum 15 minutes interruption for residential areas. These measures were dreamed up to provide Cyberjaya with a comparative advantage against other areas outside the Multimedia Super Corridor. However, Tenaga Nasional has extended the same standard to all urban areas connected to the National Grid in Malaysia. On [[26 June]] [[2007]], despite the advertised preparedness, Cyberjaya experienced a city-wide power outtage for more than 30 minutes. No official reason was given for the outtage. ===District cooling === The use of district cooling system, where chilled water from a central plant is provided to run the air conditioning, was laid extensively in the central district. The promise is the economical use of off-peak electricity at night to chill water for the air conditioning use during the day. Pendinginan Megajana Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Cyberview, is the provider for this service. ===City Command Center=== The grandly named City Command Center ([[C3I]]) is planned as a control center to monitor city services and provide municipal government services to the public. Advanced systems such as [[SCADA]], [[GIS]], municipal systems and electronic payment systems were installed. The Government is now looking into improving the business model and implementation of this facility. ===Data centers=== Several [[data center]]s operate in Cyberjaya. Notable are those operated by Shell, NTT MSC, BMW and DHL. A small scale Data Center ideal for Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is located at SME Technopreneur Center Cyberjaya SME Data Center that provides Rack Location Unit (RLU) space rental and server co-location. ===Call centers=== Several [[call center]]s operate in Cyberjaya. Notables are those operated by [[EDS]], [[IBM]], [[HSBC]] and [[DHL]]. ===Office space=== Initially 8 blocks of office buildings were built by the developer. These are purpose built for multimedia companies by being provided extra height ceiling and under floor trunking (some with [[raised floor]]), [[fiber optic]] wiring, dual redundant power supply, [[uninterruptible power supply]] and back up generators for whole electricity load, which common practice in Malaysia is only to 30% load. Presently, there are more than 30 completed office buildings in Cyberjaya catering for multi tenants as well as single tenants. The presence of Government agencies will also increase once the Bank Negara Data Center and Road and Transport Department's IT Center buildings are completed. This city is also looking forward to the development of the Knowledge Workers Development Institute (KWDI) and the Creative Multimedia Cluster, both by Cyberview, which are targeted for completion in 2009. scdsds ==References== *{{Harvard reference | Surname=Town & Country Planning Department, Malaysia | Given= | Title=Urban Design Guidelines for Cyberjaya | Publisher=Selangor Town & Country Planning Department | Place=[[Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia]] | Year=2000 | }} *{{Harvard reference | Surname=Multimedia Development Corporation| Given= | Title=Guidelines on Telecommunication Infrastructure & Facilities Provisioning for Buildings in MSC| Publisher=Multimedia Development Corporation| Place=[[Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia]] | Year=2003 | }} *[http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/11/25/central/15446052&sec=central Intelligent city gets residents’ thumbs up], The Star, [[November 25]], [[2006]] *[http://www.malaysia-today.net/Blog-e/2006/07/government-moves-to-recover-rm242mil.htm Government moves to recover RM242 million from InventQjaya Sdn Bhd], The Star, [[July 8]], [[2006]] *http://www.seriputeri.edu.my/, National Secondary Full Boarding School. ==External links== * [http://www.cyberview.com.my/ Cyberview Sdn Bhd, The Landowner of Cyberjaya] * [http://www.cyberjaya-msc.com/ Setia Haruman, Master Developer of Cyberjaya Official Website] * [http://www.cyberjaya-msc.com/cyberjaya/facilities.htm Cyberjaya Facilities & Contacts] * [http://www.mykadpro.net MYKAD Developer Site] {{Selangor}} {{Multimedia Super Corridor}} {{coor title dms|2|55|21|N|101|39|18|E|region:MY_type:city(8000)}} [[Category:Towns in Selangor]] [[Category:Science parks]] [[de:Cyberjaya]] [[es:Ciberjaya]] [[fr:Cyberjaya]] [[id:Cyberjaya]] [[ms:Cyberjaya]] [[ja:サイバージャヤ]] [[pt:Cyberjaya]] [[sv:Cyberjaya]] [[th:ไซเบอร์จายา]]