Cyberjaya
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Cyberjaya is a township 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 is known as the Silicon Valley of Malaysia
The official opening ceremony for Cyberjaya was held in July 1997 by then Prime Minister, Mahathir bin Mohamad.
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[edit] Demographics
Spanning an area of about 28.94 square kilometres (7,000 acres), the town is the nucleus of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC). 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.
A number of companies who qualify for MSC incentives have relocated to Cyberjaya. Among them are IBM, Shell IT, EDS,Internexia, Vivanova Systems and others. Currently, over 250 multinational companies have located their operations here, making the township a rapidly growing area.
[edit] Population
The site for Cyberjaya was primarily undeveloped land consisting of oil palm plantations. It has since seen extensive building activities including a small mall, a boutique hotel, and numerous commercial buildings. 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.
Most people living in Cyberjaya are knowledge workers in the 250 companies located in the township as well as students from Multimedia University and Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT). 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 and also Puchong.
The day population in Cyberjaya is about 29,000 but the number dwindles, as there are only 10,000 residents. For some multi-national companies operating around-the-clock, it is work as usual even during the quiet of the night.
[edit] Public Amenities
As an emerging township, Cyberjaya now has a Police Station Complex, and a Fire Station (Bomba). Apart from that, Cyberjaya sports a small recreational park just next to Multimedia University Malaysia and a larger recreational park (but currently run-down) known as Cyberpark. It also has a lovely lakeside park called Taman Tasik Cyberjaya.
[edit] Education
An early component of Cyberjaya was the Multimedia University, known locally as MMU. The university's enrolment is currently about 12,000 students. Faculty departments include Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Information Technology, Creative Multimedia, Business and Economics(Management). Like Cyberjaya, MMU recently turned 10.
Most of the city’s early inhabitants were university students and the population received a boost when the Limkokwing University College of Creative Technology (LUCT) opened.
Recent additions to Cyberjaya in 2006 includes the Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences(CUCMS) which has recently opened for enrolment. Also, there is a Sekolah Seri Puteri which is a National Secondary Full Boarding School (Malay: Sekolah Berasrama Penuh) for girls.
[edit] Communications
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 City Broadband, TMnet, MyKris, NTT MSC(formerly ARCnet) and recently Air Broadband which has announced its test pilot plans in Cyberjaya for Wimax.
There also exists a small Pos Malaysia post office in the Cyberjaya Transport Terminal.
[edit] Recreation
[edit] Parks
Cyberview Sdn Bhd has plans to perk up life in the city and is serious about community development. As landowner, it presides over 2,894ha and was handed a bigger mandate to develop the land as a result of re-structuring. With the 2005 Budget came a shift in physical development guidelines.
“We intend to inject Cyberjaya with community-centred activities like the Sports Carnival held at the Sports Arena for the anniversary. The Cyberjaya Community Recreation Club is also set to open by year-end,” said Cyberview Sdn Bhd managing director Redza Rafiq.
The club offers practically everything under one roof - badminton, squash and tennis courts; table tennis and snooker room, swimming pool, gym, function hall, jogging track and a futsal court complete with artificial grass.
The jogging track beside the Cyberjaya Lake connects to the Cyberjaya Lake Garden. Cyberview handles the park and general maintenance in Cyberjaya and works with the Sepang Municipal Council.
[edit] Nightlife
There is limited nightlife in Cyberjaya. There are Hops and Grapes (a pub located at Century Square) and Treehaus (at Cyberview Lodge Resort and Spa). Old Town White Coffee has also entered the F&B scene at Prima Avenue.
[edit] Transportation
Cyberjaya is approximately 40 minutes from the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, 30 minutes from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport and less than one hour from Port Klang, the nation's main port. It is connected to all main business districts by a network of highways. There is a railway station beside Cyberjaya in Putrajaya Sentral as part of the ERL network with the KLIA Transit passing through every 30 mins. KLIA Ekspres railway line passes almost the whole length of Cyberjaya's eastern border. There are feeder buses that run from the Putrajaya ERL station 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. Cyberjaya also features a single bus terminal, known as the Cyberjaya Transport Terminal. Taxis are also available.at the Cyberjaya Transport Terminal.
In March 2006, 1 Utama introduced a new shuttle coach service to and from Cyberjaya. The shuttle service costs RM3.00 per trip (coupons need to be purchased at 1 Utama's Customer Information Counter). Apart from that, starting on 1st July 2006. as part of Rapid KL's efforts to revamp the bus services, the old 868 bus service has been discontinued. Under the new system, the bus system in Cyberjaya has been zoned for service under Rapid KL under Area 4. As such, the new shuttle buses currently serving Cyberjaya consist of bus no. 428 & no. 429. Also, it's been said there is a Sri Indah bus, which is following the same route taken over the old 868 bus route service and at the same rate too.
[edit] References
- Intelligent city gets residents’ thumbs up, The Star, November 25, 2006
[edit] External links
- Setia Haruman, Master Developer of Cyberjaya Official Website
- Cyberjaya Facilities & Contacts
- Comprehensive Cyberjaya map by MDeC
- Multimedia University, Cyberjaya Campus
- LimKokWing University of Creative Technology
- Seri Puteri Visited
- 1 Utama
- Rapid KL website
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MSC Centre: Cyberjaya MSC Area: Klang Valley MSC Major Landmarks: Petronas Twin Towers | Kuala Lumpur Tower | Kuala Lumpur Sentral | Technology Park Malaysia | Putrajaya | Cyberjaya | Kuala Lumpur International Airport MSC Prime Applications: EGovernment | MyKad |
