Mardiana Binti Mohd Salleh is the Head of Knowledge Platform and Advocacy at Urbanice Malaysia, the Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cities and Community Well-being, a Company Limited by Guarantee under Malaysia’s Ministry of Housing and Local Government.Urbanice Malaysia functions as a national knowledge and implementation platform that facilitates the sustainable urban agenda, promotes knowledge sharing, partnerships, and applied research, and advocates the localisation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Malaysian cities. she highlighted the importance of integrating the cultural and social characteristics of different communities into the implementation of housing policy.