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The Malaysian government has established a National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Office. The office, which was inaugurated on Thursday, is said to act as the country's central AI agency. The office was inaugurated by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
The Malaysian government expects the National AI Office to work to address policy-making and regulatory issues. The Southeast Asian country of Malaysia has collected billions of dollars in investment from the world's largest technology companies in recent years to develop the infrastructure needed to address the growing demand for cloud and AI services.
'This is another important moment in our digital transformation journey,' Prime Minister Ibrahim said while inaugurating the AI Office. The website mentions that the office prepares AI-related strategic plans, research and development as well as regulatory bodies and other arrangements. Malaysia's Communications and Multimedia Commission Chief Technology and Innovation Officer Samsul Izhan Abdul Majid has been appointed as the head of the National AI Office.
The office will have to prepare an AI regulatory framework and code of ethics and develop a five-year AI technology action plan up to 2030 . The office has been tasked with completing a total of seven issues in its first year . During the opening of the
office, the Malaysian government has also announced a strategic partnership with six of the world's largest technology companies, including Amazon, Google and Microsoft. These companies have already said that they will set up data centers, cloud and AI projects in Malaysia.
Approving investment of 71.1 billion ringgit ($16.06 billion) in the information and communication sector in 2024, Malaysia has emphasized the expansion of the economy through digital channels. Malaysia's Digital Ministry, which was established only last year, is the future's advanced It is said that such initiatives have been taken to be ready for the digital world. Digital Minister Gobindsingh Dev has responded by pointing out infrastructure, security and skills as the three pillars of digitization and that Malaysia is moving forward.
