Initiative overview
Malaysia’s National Artificial Intelligence Roadmap (AI‑Rmap) sets out a national approach for the development and application of artificial intelligence over the period 2021 to 2025. The strategy is intended to guide and coordinate national AI efforts by providing a shared direction for government, academia, industry and society. It explicitly adopts a quadruple helix partnership of these stakeholders, which is described as essential to achieving a coherent and collaborative AI ecosystem.
The strategy is structured around six core axes: establishing AI governance, advancing AI research and development, escalating digital infrastructure, fostering AI talent, acculturating AI across society, and kick‑starting a national AI innovation ecosystem. These priorities are supported by initiatives such as the proposed AI Coordination and Implementation Unit, the AI Innovation Hub, and a range of programmes designed to align policies, projects and investments across sectors.
The roadmap identifies gaps including limited AI readiness, fragmented coordination, shortages of skilled talent, and early‑stage data and infrastructure capability. It seeks to address these through targeted R&D funding, talent development and reskilling initiatives, infrastructure‑related actions, and mechanisms to promote wider AI adoption. The strategy builds on existing national capabilities and focuses on AI use cases in sectors including agriculture and forestry, education, medical and healthcare, smart cities and transportation, and the public sector.
Governance and oversight are guided by explicitly stated Responsible AI principles, including fairness, inclusiveness, transparency, privacy and security, safety, and accountability. Implementation and refinement are supported through stakeholder surveys, virtual engagements and continuous feedback via an online platform. The AI‑Rmap is presented as a living strategy, intended to be updated through ongoing monitoring, horizon scanning and stakeholder input over the strategy period.
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