Boasting a young, mobile savvy population, widespread internet penetration and relative political stability, Southeast Asia (SEA) has emerged as a prime foreign direct investment (FDI) destination in …
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AI boost for palm oil production in world’s first smart mill in Malaysia
The first palm oil mill in the world using artificial intelligence (AI) technology has been launched here. With Malaysia’s standing as the world second largest producer of palm oil, the cutting edge s…
Balancing AI Innovation with Privacy and Ethical Use: Indonesia and ASEAN Context
As artificial intelligence (AI) technology continues to evolve, achieving a balance between innovation and ethical considerations, particularly with respect to privacy, is of paramount importance. Thi…
One of the Biggest AI Boomtowns Is Rising in a Tech-Industry Backwater
ISKANDAR PUTERI, Malaysia— Gary Goh was the chief executive of a publicly listed property developer three years ago when prospective clients started asking whether his company had land for data centre…
Malaysia launches national guidlines on AI governance, ethnics
Speaking at the launch, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said that the National Guidelines on AIGE is a framework for setting parameters for AI users in industry and a code of…
From palm oil to data: Malaysia builds AI hub on Singapore’s doorstep
In what were once wild jungle and palm oil plantations in southern Malaysia, the likes of TikTok, Nvidia and Microsoft are racing to install the building blocks of the digital economy: data centres. B…
How the Philippines is adopting AI in the business process outsourcing industry
Leading business process outsourcing (BPO) companies in the Philippines have reaffirmed their support of artificial intelligence, believing that AI integration would result in better opportunities for…
Investing in Blockchain, Web3, and AI for Social Impact
Only 10 per cent of private capital investment in early-stage innovators reaches emerging markets. To address this gap, the UNICEF Venture Fund launched a new growth funding tier in 2021, with up to $…
ASEAN countries join hands for AI development
Southeast Asian countries have pledged to work together to foster the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in the region and established a working group on AI governance. In their recent meetin…
TikTok owners plan $2.1bn investments to turn Malaysia into AI hub
TikTok promoters are planning to expand their operations, and turn Malaysia into an artificial intelligence (AI) hub with new investments to the tune of $2.1 billion, an official revealed on Friday. T…