According to Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Aziz Kaprawi, Malaysia is looking to learn and possibly implement South Korea’s metropolitan intelligent transport system (ITS).
Speaking to The Sun, Datuk Aziz Kaprawi said high-ranking officials from South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) have endorsed its transport and traffic system for Malaysian highways and urban roads.
“The South Koreans have developed one of the most impressive ITS in the world. We are interested to learn from them about this smart transport system which coincides with the government’s future blueprint for a speedy, convenient and safe transport service,” said Aziz, during a joint meeting with MLIT senior executives at the ninth Apec Transportation Ministerial Meeting in Cebu, Philippines.
South Korea’s ITS utilises technologies such as electronic control and communications integration along with real-time traffic information. Among the highlights of the ITS system include the ability to modify highway speed limits automatically to facilitate traffic flow, while GPS systems in cars continuously receive updates on expected delays and offer quicker alternative routes.
On a separate note, Datuk Aziz Kaprawi also said, “South Korea want to share their expertise and experience on the HSR construction and rail technology with us. They are willing to provide transfer of technology for the HSR project, among other things.” This is in regards to South Korea confirming that it will bid for the KL-Singapore high-speed rail project.
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Really? Spending again? Havent the government learn that malaysians tend to beat the system? It’s already a habit to beat traffic lights and stop in yellow boxes. Implementing smart traffic control isnt gonna do anything if no one obeys traffic rules in the first place. I think the government better fix the basic issues first by implementing super strict traffic enforcement
Dumno ministers were only good at “self-praise” and IF cause problem/error after implanted new system “blame other except themself” or “change system again use Rakyat tax payer money”.
Korea is so IN right now we splash too much money for them pretty boys. Excuse conveniently created to fly to Seoul. As if we can copy paste their local solutions into our context!
Too lazy to think and develop local capabilities! We have more than enough world class professionals! This is exactly what contributes to brain drain!
Tiru lagi, ciplak lagi, duit lagi……
Intelligent transport system was developed by a clever government and smart society…..they really want to help their rakyat, not making individual money thru purchase of non suitable system….
Buat sendiri wahai si bongok…..we have UTM, MITRANS, MIROS, JKJR etc…..apa bikin???
semua sleepy mkn nasi kandar HAMEED….zzZZZzzz
You never learn?
“making individual money thru purchase of non suitable system….” – Prove me.
If you’re wondering, government expenditure is one of the components of GDP. Here’s the catch, would our government do it right, with minimal corruption and maximum efficiency?
It is not just the system, got to change some officers too in the department and ministry.
How many billion tax payer money you guys (read: cronies) need for this project?
Not wanting to be passimistic here, but when STUPID and CORRUPTED people implement SMART technology, it wont work.
Dont believe? Look at fundalmental issues like road quality, walking pavement, traffic light timing, road signs…..need to say more??
Spot on brother! Super bloated bureaucracy eating into quality of life of the people.
Yet they have the audacity to report “stubbornly high OPEX” in the budget.
These seat warmers are only good at assembling meetings, site visits and are constantly at each other’s necks to secure promotions and good pension packages.
No matter how high tech the system is, it will never work in Bolehland due to:
1. STUPID IDIOTS that drive 40km/h on the fast lane.
2. Last minute lane change from the extreme Left lane to take the Right Hand exit.
3. Traffic light system that lack vehicle sensors causing cars to wait too long or cycled too short.
4. Policy makers finding ways to justify a free taxpayers funded trip to KPOP Land.
How much it’s gonna cost? Who will REALLY benefit from it? Cronies?
Watched a documentary on National Geographic the korean traffic system, went really great for them. It syncronize all the public transport into one working flow. They used gps so that the buses wont pilled up in one place, and using mathematical algorithm where more busses are needed at one time. Well these are the facts that those non educated half-wit like the people in the previous comment don’t recognize or understand and use some politicalize everything that come across their mind. Guess some people just want to see the country burn.
It won’t work in Malaysia because we have citizens like those previous commentators, with negative mindset.
They would rather see the country burnt down instead.
Really?? despite the fact that the country already burnt down since Najis took his “donation” 2.6 billions… anything manage under dumno and BN are burnt !!!
Nope. The country started burning way before that, when KEADILAN came into existence. And the country and citizens mentality went downhill ever since that moment.
Patriotism is good. But blind patriotism is not. Not all actions of the government are always right. Just to refresh your stale mind, about AES. Mind telling me what happened to it now? Lack of enforcement. Fortunately there are still a lot of citizens who are not blind. If all are as blind as you, then this country will really burn.
Wanna solve traffic issues? Go to the crux of it, nab traffic offenders! Traffic police used to stop red light beaters, illegal u-turners, illegal parkers, yellow box stoppers. See what they’re doing now? Hell, you can do an illegal u-turn in front of them and they dont give a shit, unless you crash into them while pulling the stunt.
ITS? KL already have the not so usefull ITIS..
without the I.. what’s the different?
the account the money goes to. that’s the different..
hahahaha..
more South Korean holidays for them
“more South Korean holidays for them.” Prove me.
Ministers wanna go jalan2x cari makan in Korea. So this is a good excuse to have rombongan sambil belajar.
And while you’re going there why not bring the whole family and girlfriends as well. !!
Mongolian girlfriend maybe.
memang jilake makan duit rakyat…..puiiiii……aku haramkan even a single cent…….
Hey please include some cosmetics surgery in the package as well, so they come back pretty pretty.
Hello menteri. Do you know apps named WAZE?
I think Malaysia Government need to solve the problem with drainage (to prevent flash flood) and proper re-surface of some of the roads before looking to implement any traffic system.
Yet to crawl, now want to run
Smart system is for smart people. Malaysians are not known to be smart when it comes to rules and regulations. They talk a lot but no action. Too many keyboard warriors who comments and disagree about almost everything. When you live and work overseas and you tend to see how stupid Malaysians can be.
Give examples?