News & Reviews:   Gobind Singh Deo

Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo has revealed that over 450 high-skilled artificial intelligence (AI) jobs will be created in Malaysia in the next 3 to 5 years through the collaboration between the National AI Office (NAIO) and Global AI Village (GAIV). He added that the initiative is not just about importing global talent but also nurturing local talent and ensuring Malaysians are at the forefront of AI innovation.

As we previously reported, both Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) and MyDigital ID are now sorting out their rollout after a not-so-good rollout last year. The second 5G network has been announced but delayed and the MyDigital ID servers crashed due to an influx of new user registrations

Today, the Malaysian government has passed a new legislation called the Data Sharing Bill 2024. As the name suggests, this new bill will enable data sharing between the Federal Government agencies.

Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo has revealed that Malaysia’s digital game industry has recorded sales and export revenue of RM45 million from government funds over the past decade. In a press release, Gobind elaborated that this number was from 2014 until 2024.

Last September, Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo announced the establishment of a National AI Office that will frame the AI ecosystem in Malaysia. Today during the opening speech of the Malaysia Digital Xceleration event, he shared a little update about, where this AI Office will start operating as early as December this year.

Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo has assured that there was no data leakage during the global IT outage on 19 July despite government agencies being affected. He further revealed that in total, 14 Malaysian entities were affected by the outage, including 5 government agencies.

Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo in Parliament yesterday clarified a common misconception about the Central Database Hub (PADU) in regard to the Personal Data Protection Act 2024 (PDPA). He asserted that PADU is not bound by PDPA as it gathers data on Malaysian citizens to assist in precise socio-economic measurements.

Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo today revealed more details about Malaysia’s upcoming second 5G network. Speaking during the launch of the TNG eWalle e-Mas, Gobind said that telcos for the 2nd network will be selected by the end of 2024.

Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo has revealed that the Government is targeting the digital economy to contribute 25.5 per cent to Malaysia’s GDP by the end of next year. Currently, the digital economy makes up 23 per cent of our GDP.

Fresh from revealing the success of the “AI untuk Rakyat” initiative, Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo today announced that 2 other programmes will be introduced to equip Malaysians with in-depth knowledge and understanding of digital technology. The 2 programmes are “Data untuk Rakyat” and “Cyber Security untuk Rakyat”.