The newly established National Artificial Intelligence Office (NAIO) is poised to significantly accelerate AI-related training and keep Malaysia competitive in the rapidly evolving global economy, said Perthpal Singh, founder of human development company Learning Edge.

The Malaysian government will add 186 new Digital Economic Centres (PEDi), bringing the total to 1,097 nationwide by the end of this year, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.