ALOR SETAR (Dec 26): The Integrated Operations Control Centre (IOCC) in Langkawi, expected to be operational in February next year, will be the catalyst for the Kedah government’s efforts to make the state a smart city by 2035 through the Kedah Digital initiative.

State Information, Communications and Multimedia and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) Committee chairman, Mohd Firdaus Ahmad, said the IOCC, equipped with state-of-the-art technology, would begin operations, after 5G technology was launched on the island by January.