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News & Events Forum to address the challenges of providing affordable and adequate housing Organised by marcus evans, the recent 7th Annual Affordable Housing Projects forum featured a line-up of international thought leaders and practitioners. More so now than ever, with increasing urbanisation worldwide, affordable housing has been the subject of much debate, swinging back and forth between (would-be) buyers of homes and the people who would build them, and the powers that be in the middle of it all. Inevitably, the universal phenomenon of people migrating into cities for a better way of life calls for infrastructure and socioeconomic framework to be in place for sustainable urban living, i.e., employment, utilities, waste management, mobility and, primarily, affordable living spaces or housing. The latter was the key concern at the 7th Annual Affordable Housing Projects convened in Kuala Lumpur recently which featured an international line-up of thought leaders and practitioners, with the focus on accessibility to affordable and adequate housing, resulting from rapid urbanisation and population growth, particularly, in developing countries. Conference Agenda In addressing the many ‘critical and strategic challenges’ facing the housing sector worldwide, the comprehensive programme for the event included: s Government, national and global ‘spotlights’, highlighting the latest and most innovative housing development initiatives in countries, e.g., Australia, India, Malaysia, Nigeria, Singapore, Vietnam; s Breakaway sessions on: (a) Integrated Planning and Project Development; (b) Innovative Design, Construction Materials and Technologies (c) Housing Finances and Public-Private Partnerships; s ‘Frontiers in Housing’, a mix of interactive group discussions and course on Developing Housing Blueprint for Inclusive Growth; s Exclusive site tours to Galeri Anjung Rumawip (Rumah Mampu Wilayah Perseketuan) Kuala Lumpur and IBS Centre. 24 Building & Investment | www.b-i.biz Selected Summaries a) Country Spotlight – Malaysia (1): “Transformation of Affordable Housing in Malaysia, the Untold Story” by Jabatan Perumahan Negara (JPN). s incepted in 1955, the People’s Housing Programme (PHP) aimed at monitoring and management of re-settling squatters and meeting demand for housing for low income group (

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