Iskandar Regional Development Authority

The Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) is a Malaysian Federal Government statutory body tasked with the objective of regulating and driving various stakeholders in both public and private sector towards realising the vision of developing Iskandar Malaysia into a strong and sustainable metropolis of international standing. IRDA's statutory powers and functions are designed to achieve the above objective and include the following core functions in summary; -

PLANNING

To integrate and recommend planning policies and strategies of the Federal Government, State Government of Johor and local authorities relevant to enhance Iskandar Malaysia's well being.
To identify and develop strategies to enhance infrastructure, skills, science and technology research in the development of Iskandar Malaysia.

PROMOTION

To undertake broad-based promotion of Iskandar Malaysia to the general public and potential investors; both local and overseas.
To drive, coordinate and monitor development of economic sectors, required enablers and social infrastructure.

FACILITATION

To provide consultation and information on investing in Iskandar Malaysia.
To act as the principal coordinating agent on behalf of relevant Government agencies in the relation to receiving, processing and expediting the requisite approvals for investors in Iskandar Malaysia.
To assist existing investors in the resolution of issues affecting their business environment.

VISION

To create Iskandar Malaysia as the first choice to invest, work, live and play

MISSION

We are committed to exceeding our customers' expectations
We advocate best practices through partnerships & seamless delivery
We enhance community and individual's well being
We care about our natural environment
We value our employees

CORE VALUES

International Standing
We must benchmark against other sustainable world class organizations in-terms of the Iskandar Malaysia vision, our mindset, our display of the right behaviours and the deployment of international standard best practice

Engage
We must be committed in engaging all our stakeholders with humility, assertiveness and intelligence to achieve effective and continuous communication at all times

Enable
We must strive to partner and collaborate with all our stakeholders, especially our investors to facilitate the acceleration and achievement of desired results and outcomes

Engage
We must have the foresight to drive the Iskandar Malaysia vision through exemplary leadership, innovativeness and pro-activeness whilst being relevant and sensitive towards our environment and stakeholders

Integrity
We must always do the right thing ethically and professionally, regardless of job security or popularity and without fear of scrutiny