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Cohort 13 Begins Its Digital Leadership Journey

Cohort 13 Begins Its Digital Leadership Journey

Cohort 13 Begins Its Digital Leadership Journey

Key figures at the AI untuk Rakyat launch (from left to right): Dato’ Nor Azmie Diron, Secretary General, Ministry of Economy; Rafizi Ramli, Minister of Economy; Prime Minister YAB Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim; Dato’ Sri Wan Ahmad Dahlan Haji Abdul Aziz, Director General of Public Service; and AK Chong, Vice President of Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Operations, Intel Corporation, and Managing Director, Intel Malaysia, holding their AI untuk Rakyat badges as the official launch ceremony of the programme on 16 January 2024

7 July 2026 – A new journey begins for Cohort 13.

Malaysia’s next generation of digital leaders gathered for their first day of the Executive Digital Leadership Programme at the Asia School of Business, Kuala Lumpur – bringing together senior leaders from across industries and the public sector to tackle the questions that matter most in the AI era.

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This initiative reflects our shared commitment as expressed through the MD2030 aspiration, which aims to bring digital and AI awareness closer to communities across Malaysia, ensuring every Malaysian could learn, participate and thrive in the digital age.

More than adopting technology, MD2030 is about producing it – positioning Malaysia as a regional leader in AI-driven digital solutions. 

“Malaysia has set the aspiration of KL20; to be the world’s top 20 innovation hub and startup ecosystem by 2030. Very ambitious but not impossible to achieve. Hence it is imperative to ensure the availability of local talents who will drive the country’s AI technology growth. Active efforts are being made to improve digital skills and re-skilling at all levels of society; from identifying challenges and opportunities in the digital talent landscape in Malaysia, to coordinating efforts to improve the school education curriculum. By fostering awareness and understanding of new technologies, we can turn doubt into hope, fear into empowerment and challenges into opportunities to attract digital talent to deepen knowledge and skills in new technologies including AI technology.” said Rafizi Ramli, Minister of Economy of Malaysia.

AI untuk Rakyat is an initiative to close the digital literacy gap among Malaysians. For students, this program can provide a basic overview of the world of AI which aims to attract their interest to enter and further build a career in this sector. For other groups of society, this program can provide a basic understanding of AI to promote better awareness and appreciation of a technology that is beneficial to individuals, society and ultimately the country.