Malaysia Smart City Framework 3 4 5 A city to be smart when investments in human and social capital and traditional (transport) and modern (ICT) communication infrastructure fuel sustainable economic growth and a high quality of life, with a wise management of natural resources, through participatory governance (Caragliu et al., 2009) Information technologies represent the key concept. The vision of an intelligent city is not confined to economic excellence that can be led by information technologies, but an integral part of this vision is its concern for the quality of life for the ordinary citizen (Mahizhnan, 1999) A Smart City is a city well performing in a forward-looking way in six “smart” characteristics, built on the ”smart” combination of endowments and activities of self-decisive, independent and aware citizens. (www.smart-cities.eu) 4