GEORGE TOWN, March 8 — Malaysia must look at developing homegrown artificial intelligence (AI) champions within the semiconductor industry and establish a robust local AI ecosystem.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo said ongoing support is essential to enabling women, particularly those from the B40 group, to succeed in e-commerce.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 27 — The Digital Ministry has launched the Public Sector AI Adaptation Guidelines, a key initiative to help government agencies adopt artificial intelligence (AI) responsibly.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — The Malaysia Digital Economy Blueprint (RTEDM), monitored by the National Council of Digital Economy and Fourth Industrial Revolution (MED4IR), outlines initiatives to promote the development and adoption of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain, said the Digital Ministry.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 — The Digital Ministry will introduce an intelligence system to monitor the sale of personal data on the dark web, said its minister Gobind Singh Deo.

KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Feb — Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB) has begun restructuring, updating its business and funding plans, and implementing a radical operational and cost optimisation strategy, said the Digital Ministry.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — Over 450 high-skilled artificial intelligence (AI) engineering jobs will be created in Malaysia through the collaboration between the National AI Office (NAIO) and Global AI Village (GAIV).

GEORGE TOWN, Jan 13 — The Digital Ministry is formulating various strategic initiatives to drive the use of digital technology among micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), in line with the country’s digital transformation plan.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 — The Digital Ministry has clarified that the RM16.5 billion cost for Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB) to develop and maintain the first 5G network for 10 years does not involve government funding.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 — The Digital Ministry will review the structure of the National Artificial Intelligence Office (NAIO), which is scheduled to be launched on December 12, 2024.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 — Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo has said that no single entity can address the multifaceted cyber security challenges faced today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 — The National Cloud Computing Policy is expected to be finalised by the end of this year, said the Digital Ministry.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 — The Digital Ministry is in talks with the Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development Ministry (Kuskop) to formulate a policy aimed at helping micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) adopt digitalisation.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 — The initiatives and allocations provided by the government in various aspects such as health and education have benefited the rakyat, including the Indian community, said Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — The Digital Ministry has acknowledged the importance of empowering micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technology.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 — As Malaysia continues to attract investors, Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo is confident that the digital economy will meet, or even exceed, the projected 25.5 per cent contribution to Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) by the end of 2025.

By Sofia Nasir KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — Selangor is aiming to adapt artificial intelligence (AI) into the land management system, via district and land offices statewide, next year. Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said the technology will facilitate information delivery to the people...

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 5 — The Personal Data Protection Commissioner’s Office is carrying out investigations into the cybersecurity incident involving Prasarana Malaysia Bhd's information technology infrastructure on August 25.

NEW DELHI, Aug 22 — Hiring migrant workers from India to Malaysia will now be more transparent, fair, and orderly, while avoiding bad practices like exploitation with the signing of a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Malaysian and Indian governments on Tuesday (August 20).

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 13 — The provision of incentives to empower the digital economy and the development of skilled talent is among the focus of the Digital Ministry in Budget 2025.