GEORGE TOWN, April 28 -- Malaysia is ready to move towards becoming a smart nation, said Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo.

He said this starts with each state implementing their respective smart city initiative.

"We need to have strong and sufficient digital infrastructure to support the development of technology," he said in a press conference after visiting the Penang Island City Council's Intelligent Operations Center (IOC) today.

He said to become a smart nation, the country needs to move towards full digitalisation.

He said one of the most important pillars in building a smart nation is for each state to have its own smart city initiative, just like Penang.

"With advancing technology, we will see more sophisticated innovation m...