Catalyzing Digital Infrastructure Across Special Economic Zones

Rewind

The Growth Triangle is a concept of mutual cooperation in economic development among three ASEAN countries – Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore – focusing on Singapore, the Riau province in Indonesia and southern Johor in Malaysia. The Singapore-Johor-Riau (SIJORI) Growth Triangle was first mooted in December 1989 by then First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong.

The objective of the Growth Triangle was to strengthen the regional economic links and to optimise the complementarity between the three adjacent areas. The pact combined the Singapore’s management expertise, capital, technology and infrastructure with the abundant labour, land and natural resources of the neighbouring Johor state and Riau province.
 

As more Malaysian and Indonesian states joined the grouping, SIJORI was renamed Indonesia-Malaysia-Singapore Growth Triangle (IMS-GT). The grouping was formalised with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on 17 December 1994 by representatives of the participating countries: Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Malaysia’s Minister for International Trade and Industry Rafidah Aziz and Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Trade and Industry Hartono.
 

Source: https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=a0f677b1-e7a1-47c6-89ba-28a438a0b1ea

Fast Forward 2024
 

W.Media's SIJORI Week is the first gathering of the largest data centre ecosystem in the region, covering the largest and fastest growing digital infrastructure markets in Singapore, Johor and the Riau Islands (including Batam).

Over an eventful week, attendees will learn first-hand how these three markets have come together to form the most important digital infrastructure region in SEA. With strong investment interest in SIJORI, attendees from around the world include leading developers and solution providers who design, build and operate mission-critical infrastructure.