CYBERJAYA - Cyberjaya, selected as one of Japan's 2011 FutureCities, has been invited by the Japanese government to its international forum on the "FutureCity Initiative" on February 21.

Other cities selected to share their initiatives are Copenhagen (Denmark), Malmo (Sweden) and Surabaya (Indonesia).

The FutureCity Initiative is one of Japan's strategic projects identified in its New Growth Strategy.

The initiative is to resolve issues such as environment and aging societies in order to create cities that are home to human-centred values.

Based on the initiative, the Japanese government will select several cities as the first models of future cities in Japan.

The government aims to create unparalleled successful cases in order to revitalise urban/regional areas and realise sustainable economics and societies.

Cyberjaya will be represented by Setia Haruman Sdn Bhd general manager (business development) Pipah Mohd Nasir. The company is the master developer of Cyberjaya. - Bernama

-- Business Times