Kuala lumpur: AI Malaysia Bhd will prioritise the AI Governance Bill and the establishment of the Malaysia AI Safety Institute as Malaysia accelerates efforts to strengthen responsible artificial intelligence (AI) adoption. The agency under the Ministry of Digital said AI governance and safety must facilitate innovation and responsible technology adoption, rather than become barriers, while building confidence among businesses, the government, and other organisations.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, another key priority was coordinating the implementation of the National AI Action Plan 2026-2030, which sets out 28 national initiatives aimed at translating Malaysia's AI ambitions into tangible economic and social impact. AI Malaysia chairman Aireen Omar stated that the organisation would ensure the country's AI aspirations were translated into swift and disciplined implementation capable of delivering tangible economic and social impact.
"Our focus is clear: move fast, implement with discipline, and deliver tangible economic and social impact," she said in a statement here today. Aireen emphasized that the Board of Directors was not merely a passive observer but would empower AI Malaysia to build capabilities, accelerate AI adoption across the economy, and ensure Malaysia captured greater value from the global AI transformation.
The statement followed AI Malaysia's first Board of Directors meeting yesterday, which established the foundation for the organisation's governance and operations. At the meeting, the Board approved the Board Charter and Interim Limits of Authority to establish a framework for decision-making processes, responsibilities, and organisational controls.
AI Malaysia said its direction was anchored in the National AI Action Plan 2026-2030 and the AI Nation 2030 aspiration, which seeks to move Malaysia beyond being merely an AI user towards becoming a country that creates solutions, develops capabilities, and owns AI intellectual property. The agency said the action plan outlines 28 national initiatives to translate the aspiration into economic and social impact.
AI Malaysia will also build on the foundations established by the National AI Office (NAIO), including the voluntary AI Code of Ethics, the Boardroom Primer on AI Governance, the AI Impact Assessment for the Public Sector, and the AI Dataset Readiness Guide. It said collaboration with the government, industry, academia, and society would be strengthened to raise business productivity and competitiveness, improve public service delivery, and develop local AI talent and innovation.