AI

Petronas establishes AI COE to accelerate efficiency, sustainability, expects ROI within first year
First round collaborations, involving Baker Hughes, BCG & Microsoft Malaysia Up to 200 data scientists, data engineers, software engineers & subject matter experts
With 10mil consumers, 505k microSMEs, Boost looks beyond market share for growth
70% of merchants start applying for micro-financing,  micro-insurance within a year Aims to bring technology to its customers instead of trying to change their behavior
Meraque unveils Malaysia’s first plantation autonomous ground vehicle
AGVs infused with AI, hopes of building better future for agricultural sector Can be integrated with other AGVs through swarm technology, collect data
Academia-Govt-Industry launch Empower Malaysia to power supply chain automation with AI
Operationalize US-M’sia Memorandum of Cooperation on semicon supply chain Industry-Academia link to upskill 30k Malaysians on supply chain automation
Genting SkyWorlds partners Alibaba Cloud to deliver an AI powered rich user experience
User experience is how ROI will be measured from use of AI Once mature, system will improve efficiency of running park
Trust in science high, but misinformation threatens future: 3M
People in Asia Pacific continue to trust science, but this could be undermined by misinformation.
Huawei, WCT Land to develop sustainable real estate solutions
Huawei Malaysia, WCT Land Sdn Bhd signed an MoU to explore and develop digital transformation solutions for implementation in WCT’s real estate development.
Tune Protect partners TM, Huawei to host systems on public cloud
Tune Protect claims to be the first insurer in Malaysia to have received the official approval from Bank Negara Malaysia to host its insurance core system on Telekom Malaysia Bhd’s Cloud α Edge. 
Startups, SMEs to gain from AsiaForward Startup Day
The highly anticipated AsiaForward Startup Day: Exchanging Asia’s brightest ideas will be held on March 24
Intel recognises Malaysian students for their AI Innovations
Three Malaysian students and a teacher were recognised for their unique AI projects and innovations as part of  the Intel AI Global Impact Festival.
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