What can be expected
as the outcome?

Direct measures to bePolicies to promote

introduced by 2025

the measures

Once required measures are identified byLow-carbon Cyberjaya
Cyberjaya
Low-carbon

the modeling tools, the next step is to iden-

Compact
andhighhighdensity
Compact anddensity

tify the policy options to promote thosemeasures by 2025. The Figure on the right

Building code/regulations

designs and developments

Urban/transport planning

Use of energy saving products in buildings
Local renewable resources
Local renewable resources
Rewardenvironment-friendly
building
Reward environment-friendly
buildingde-hand side shows an image of the expected
outcome of the measures and policies.
The models used in this research will be

Low-carbon society leadership

Modalshift toModal shift
to public
public transportationtransportation andandwalking/cycling
Use of energy saving products in buildings

etc.

etc.

3R Putrajaya

3R
Cyberjaya
Recycle and reuse of paper and plastic

Waste management planning

Recycle and reuse of paper and plastic
Composting of organic waste
Composting of organic waste
etc.
etc.

able to calculate such quantitative requirement. E.g. percentage diffusion of particular

Economic incentives

equipment, MWh of PV generation, modal

Livable & Vibrant City

share of public transport, recycling rate,area of roof-top gardening, etc. However

Public safety and security
Good
economicandandopportunities
Good economic
jobjobopportunities
etc.
etc.

Technology development/

the policy options will be identified throughSmart Digital
Digital Network
Network CityCity

diffusion/transfer policies

intensive discussions with

Livable & Vibrant City

Public safety and security

Working fromWorking
from home
home
Innovation in green
Innovation
green technologies
technologies andandpolicy makers,

identification of more concrete and long-business

Cyberjaya
Digital Green City 2025-Feasibility Study-Information & education servicesetc.

term actions is a subject of future work.

・・・Research Team Members
Name

Affiliation

Position

Prof. Ho Chin Siong

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Professor, Leader of the teamMs. Wee Huay Neo

Multimedia Development Corporation Sdn. Bhd.

Head of Knowledge Infrastracture

Prof. Yuzuru Matsuoka

Kyoto University

Professor

Prof. Takeshi Fujiwara
Prof. Gakuji Kurata

Okayama University
Kyoto University

Professor
Associate Professor

Dr. Junichi Fujino

National Institute for Environmental Studies, JapanSenior ResearcherTask ForceThis report presents the framework of the feasibility study for the “Cyberjaya Digital GreenNameAffiliation

PositionMr. Mohd Razifuddin Mohammad

Multimedia Development Corporation Sdn. Bhd.

Maneger of Cybercities and Cybercentres Management

City 2025 (Cyber DGC 2025)” project. This project was launched in August 2011, as a response toMr. Muhamad Shukor JabMultimedia Development Corporation Sdn. Bhd.

Senior Exective of Policy Planning and Advocacy

the Prime Minister’s announcement to develop Cyberjaya as a pioneer township in Green Tech-Mr. Rashid Mat

Cyberview Sdn. Bhd.

General Manager of Business, Corporate Communications andPlanning

nology and as a showcase for the development of other townships. The aim of this study is toMr. Saiful Bahari Wahid

Cyberview Sdn. Bhd.

Executive in the Business, Corporate Communications andPlanning

Dr. Shuichi Ashina

National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan

Researcher

Dr. Genku Kayo

National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan

Research AssociateMs. Maiko Suda

National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan

Junior Research Associate

Dr. Kei Gomi

Kyoto University

Research Fellow

Ms. Janice Jeevamalar Simson

Kyoto UniversityPh. D candidate

Mr. Yong Jia Yaik

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Research assistant

Ms. Siti Norbaizura

Okayama University

Ph. D candidate

Ms. Yuri Hayashi

Kyoto University

StudentMr. Tomohito Hamada

Okayama University

StudentContact address
Prof. Ho Chin Siong, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Email: ho@utm.myformulate and propose concrete actions towards achieving Cyber DGC 2025, and is a collaboration
beterrn Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Multimedia Development Corporation Sdn. Bhd. (MDeC),
Cyberview Sdn. Bhd., Kyoto University, Okayama University, National Institute for Environmental
Studies (NIES), Japan, and the Asia Pacific Integrated Model (AIM) team.
The preliminary results of this study will be available by the end of 2011. In developing a solid
Low Carbon Roadmap, further detailed surveys and analyses by the relevant local authorities isrequired.

How is this study conducted?

What is Cyberjaya Digital Green City 2025?
“Develop Putrajaya and Cyberjaya as pioneer township in Green Technology as a showcase for the development

In order to identify the necessary actions, an “integrated modeling” based on “back-casting” approach is used.

of other townships”. This was a statement made by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, YAB Dato' Sri Mohd Najib bin

The back-casting approach sets a vision of the future society as a goal, and then seeks a pathway towards achieving

Tun Abdul Razak, in the 2010 Budget Speech on 23rd October 2009. At the end of that same year, he announced

that goal. In the current phase of the research project, focus will be placed through four environmental targets. The

to reduce its CO2 emission's to 40 per cent by the year 2020 compared with its 2005 levels, subject to assistancemodels are used to estimate quantitative future activity levels, environmental emissions, as well as the measures tofrom developed countries, in COP15 (15th Conference of the Parties) which was held in Copenhagen.

be implemented in order to achieve the targets.

In light of the increased awareness for the environment, the Multimedia Development Corporation as well as

Information collection is the first step in any modeling work. Socio-economic information as well as environmental

other relevant organizations have formed a research team to prepare a feasibility study aiming towards achieving Cyberjaya Digital Green City 2025 (Cyber DGC 2025). This research will support the policy-making processes from the viewpoint of expert

information for the base year (2010) should be collected and analyzed in order to determine current carbon emissions. Besides this, feasible options for Cyber

Low-carbon Cyberjaya

DGC2025 were also collected.

knowledge, skills and modeling techniques.

Co-benefit

Where is Cyberjaya heading toward?

CO2Emission Intensity

For the future projection, information is based on planned develop-Co-benefit-50%

ments, as the model estimates socio-economic activity levels
including number of households, land area and building stock,transport demand and other variables. Based on the col-Four Environmental Targets

lected information, environmental loads are calculat-

The goal of Cyber DGC is divided into four main
themes:“Low-carbonCyberjaya”

fored with or without counter measures. Theseclimate

equal to Actions. These actions are neces-change mitigation, “3R Cyberjaya” for solid
waste management, “Livable & VibrantLivable & Vibrant CityCity” for a good living environment, andCyber DGC
2025

sary and effective measures identified

Smart Digital Network City

through iterative calculations anddiscussions.

“Smart Digital Network City” for an ICT-basedsociety. The figure on the center of this page illustrates

Methodology of the study

the four environmental targets of Cyberjaya.

Information Collection

Within these four themes, several concrete quantitative targets

Solid Waste
Final Disposal

are set; namely, to reduce CO2 emission per economic activity (for“Low-carbon Cyberjaya) & solid waste final disposal (for “3R Cyberjaya”)

Current Information
Population & household, labor participation,
office space, land-use, transport demand,energy consumption, waste generation, etc.

-50%

Future Socio-economicDevelopment
Building/office construction, residents'
migration, income growth, transport plan,etc.

DiscussionwithStakeholders

by 50% compared to Business as Usual (BaU) level by year 2025. The other twothemes, “Livable & Vibrant City” and “Smart Digital Network City”, will indirectly
contribute to achieving the set targets.

Possible countermeasures for Cyber DGC 2025

3R Cyberjaya

Estimation with Socio-economic & Environmental Models

ActionThemeDozen Actions

Action 1

Eco City Planning

Action 2

Green Transportation

Action 3

Environment Friendly Buildings & Houses

Low-carbon

themes for Cyberjaya, a “Dozen

Action 4

Local Production & Consumption of Renewable Energy

CyberjayaActions” table was formulated

Action 5

Urban Energy System

Action 6

Green Incentive & Education

Action 7

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle & Smart Management

Action 8

A Livable Community and City

Action 9

A Vibrant Urban Space

Action 10

Smart Community

Action 11

Intra-city Digital Network

Action 12

Innovative Green BusinessSocio-economic/energy model(C-ExSS*)

Waste generation/collection/processing model

Socio-economy
Population/household number, household
consumption, government/business activity,
building stock, transport demand

Waste generation
Final disposal

Towards realizing a DigitalGreen City through the four

3R Cyberjaya

as a concrete vision for such a

Legendsociety. The table on the left-Step

hand corner lists these actions .

Information

These actions were categorized

Model

Livable &according to the four environ-Countermeasures

Vibrant City

mental targets.
*C-ExSS: Community Extended Snapshot Tool. A
static, accounting-type model used to design

Smart Digital
Network City

quantitative future societies as goals of low-carbon
society scenarios, especially in small cities/areas

Energy & Environmental Load
Energy demand, energy supply,
energy device diffusion, carbon sink,
GHG emissions, abatement costEffective
countermeasures
for Low-carbon
Cyberjaya

Effective
countermeasures
for Livable & Vibrant
Cyberjaya

Effective
countermeasuresfor Smart Digital
Network Cyberjaya(=community) which have small industry.

Determine the Actions towards Cyber DGC 2025

Effective
countermeasuresfor 3R Cyberjaya