Selangor talking to Silicon Valley players

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SHAH ALAM: The Selangor government is in discussion with Silicone Valley in California to further develop the state’s I-City project here.

Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim revealed this during the tabling of the state’s 2010 Budget at the State Assembly yesterday.

According to Khalid, the discussion with the Silicon Valley parties revolved around the implementation of the “plug and play” system for I-City.

“The RM2bil I-City project will be the nation’s first digital community,” he said.

On another matter, Khalid told the assembly that it would be best for Malaysia to establish an Independent Grants Commission like that in Canada and Australia, where financial distribution was not based on political affiliation but developmental needs.

He said although Selangor gave the Federal Government RM16bil annually, the state received only RM408.26mil for development this year.