Cyberjaya 2.0 — Malaysia's Master-Planned Tech City Reboot

Cyberjaya was founded in 1997 as the anchor development of Malaysia's Multimedia Super Corridor. In its current 'Cyberjaya 2.0' phase, master developer Cyberview — wholly owned by Malaysia's Ministry of Finance — has published a new masterplan projecting RM250 billion in GDP contribution, 87,000 jobs and 11,200 resident companies by 2045, organised across four zones: the Global Business District (1,278 acres), the Innovation District (1,273 acres), and West and Downtown Cyberjaya.

On the ground today, Cyberview reports 47 active smart-city pilot projects, 179 public Wi-Fi access points, 17 EV charging stations, 15 urban-mobility pilots, and 51% of local retailers now accepting cashless payment. The corridor already hosts more than 40,000 knowledge workers and 28,000 students across six universities, including Multimedia University and the University of Cyberjaya.

Since 2013, Cyberview's CLLA start-up accelerator programme has helped resident companies raise more than RM255 million in investment and generate over RM792 million in cumulative revenue, creating more than 1,450 jobs. Separately, 2024–2025 brought over RM30 billion in newly announced data-centre investment from operators including EdgeConneX, Equinix and Vantage Data Centres — Vantage alone committing a second, US$3 billion campus.

The RM250 billion/87,000-job figures are Cyberview's own 2045 masterplan projections rather than audited outcomes, so they should be read as targets, not achieved results — the accelerator and data-centre figures above are the closest verified proxies for real traction to date.

Read the full analysis: https://www.cyberview.com.my/business/smart-city/