Kuala Lumpur (VNA) - Malaysia needs to move faster to build a robust ecosystem to drive the development and adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in the current era, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at a launching ceremony of the 2024 Malaysia Artificial Intelligence Nexus (MY AI NEXUS) programme held in Kuala Lumpur on May 10.
He said that after leading the government for a year and a half, he noticed that the country’s challenge was the lack of determination to explore new thinking and to do it quickly.
The Prime Minister outlined the four cores of the AI ecosystem, namely AI governance to ensure a systematic AI innovation ecosystem; AI catalyst through the Malaysia Artificial Intelligence Consortium (MAIC) to ensure coordination in the field of education, development and AI application; AI industry which will see collaboration with multinational companies; and AI talent that includes professionals and skilled individuals through education and training programmes as well as industry collaboration with academia.
He urged the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), universities, and training institutions to interact with industry representatives regarding the need to enhance training quality to produce highly skilled engineers.
The Prime Minister said universities and training institutions need to emphasise the quality of engineers produced and not just the number because investment in the country will be affected if the industry feels their skills are not up to the required level./.
