Genting Property signs Johor smart campus master plan with Huawei

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Highlights

Genting Property and Huawei have signed Huawei's first international smart campus master plan agreement for the 430-acre JTSC in Johor.
The collaboration includes the integration of Huawei AI into campus planning and digital transformation across the Genting Plantations ecosystem, including agricultural technology and sustainable energy.
Huawei expects the JTSC smart campus to become a benchmark for smart ecosystems, supporting the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone and attracting multinational technology companies to Malaysia.

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Scope of collaboration and development plan

According to The Edge Malaysia, as stated in a press release on Thursday, the agreement marks Huawei's first international smart campus collaboration and the first overseas deployment of the company's AI-driven master planning capabilities. The master plan agreement was signed at the Shenzhen Longgang International Art Centre in Shenzhen, China, during Huawei's event titled “Cloud-Powered Infrastructure, A New Digital Ecosystem”.

Under the collaboration, Huawei is integrating its global smart campus expertise and advanced AI capabilities into JTSC's foundational design, drawing on its smart campus implementations in Shanghai and Dongguan. Beyond JTSC, the collaboration also provides a foundation for digital transformation across the broader Genting Plantations ecosystem, including agricultural technology, sustainable energy management and corporate infrastructure.

Genting Plantations chief executive officer and executive director Datuk Lim Keong Hui said the 430-acre smart campus will be a premier destination connecting global innovation with local opportunities. Huawei Malaysia Enterprise Business Group deputy chief executive officer Du Xianjun said the blueprint had previously been used only for Huawei's own smart campuses in China, but is now being made available to global corporations.

Impact on Johor and Malaysia's digital ecosystem

The agreement signing ceremony was witnessed by Genting Bhd executive chairman Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay and Huawei executive supervisory board member and chief logistics officer Ren Shulu. According to Lim Keong Hui, the development is designed to drive progress by empowering local talent and attracting high-quality investment sought after by progressive economies.

Huawei expects the flagship smart campus at JTSC to become a benchmark for a new model of smart ecosystem development and management in the future. Du said the development is also expected to catalyse the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone, attract global multinational technology companies, accelerate local industry standards and strengthen Malaysia's digital infrastructure capacity.

In our previous coverage of the approval of 27 data centre projects in Malaysia as of July 2026, we highlighted the strong investment focus in Johor and its impact on the creation of high-skilled jobs. We also discussed the minimum 30% local content requirement and regular monitoring of project implementation, reflecting efforts to strengthen the country's digital infrastructure capacity.

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