PUTRAJAYA (Aug 6): Malaysia will launch its National Cloud Computing Policy (NCCP) at the upcoming Asean AI Malaysia Summit 2025 (AAIMS25), marking a strategic milestone in the country’s digital transformation journey and regional leadership in trusted cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) adoption.
Digital Ministry secretary general Fabian Bigar said the strategic policy, which will be launched on Aug 13 by Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo, will outline Malaysia’s vision to strengthen national cloud infrastructure, promote trusted and secure data governance, and accelerate cloud adoption across both the public and private sectors.
“As a foundational enabler for AI and digital innovation, the NCCP sets the stage for a resilient, inclusive, and future-ready digital economy,” he told a media briefing here on Wednesday.
The two-day AAIMS25 will be held at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre, Kuala Lumpur, beginning Aug 12, with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim expected to launch it.
Fabian said the summit aims to attract more than 1,500 participants, including representatives from Asean member states, Timor-Leste, dialogue partners, and the broader AI ecosystem.
It provides the ideal setting to demonstrate how cloud and AI will work in tandem to deliver national impact, foster regional cooperation, and unlock new opportunities across Asean’s digital ecosystem, he opined.
Fabian also said that among programmes to be highlighted across the summit are keynotes by senior government leaders and global AI experts, ministerial and multilateral dialogues on digital trust and governance, panels, fireside chats and roundtables exploring AI policy, infrastructure, and sectoral transformation.
It would also offer targeted engagement opportunities for developers, researchers, startups, and youth leaders. There will also be an exhibition and showcase of Malaysian AI applications and use cases.
“The content framework is anchored in five strategic clusters, each designed to explore a critical dimension of Asean’s AI future. These clusters ensure that the summit balances vision with implementation, thought leadership with real-world impact, and policy with innovation.
“The five clusters are Governance, Ethics and Trust; Infrastructure, Cloud and Compute Sovereignty; Sectoral Applications; Talent Development and Workforce Transformation; and Emerging AI Frontiers, including agentic AI and system interoperability,” he said.
Fabian said AAIMS25 aims to deliver several key outcomes to build a unified and responsible AI future for the region. There will be an Asean digital ministers’ joint statement, which will align policies, identify shared priorities, and build consensus on harmonised frameworks for AI and digital governance, fostering a trusted digital ecosystem across the region.
“The summit will advance discourse on regional AI frameworks, namely the Asean Guide for AI Governance and Ethics, and the Asean Responsible AI Roadmap. These frameworks will build on and translate into tangible regional actions to ensure an innovative AI development and deployment across Asean, upholding safety, fairness, and accountability.
“The event will encourage significant public-private investment to democratise AI access. It will also drive the creation of regional ‘sandboxes’ for safe innovation, and advance Asean AI safety-network development, to promote exchange of knowledge and best practices in the region,” he said.
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