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AI regulation in Malaysia

Source-linked · checked 11 Sep 2026 3 instruments · 0 binding

Overview

Malaysia's five-year AI roadmap developed by MOSTI through a quadruple-helix consultation. Voluntary national guidelines that set out seven principles for responsible AI: fairness; reliability, safety and control; privacy and security; inclusiveness; transparency; accountability; and human-centricity. A proposed horizontal AI law announced for stakeholder engagement and public consultation by the Ministry of Digital through the National AI Office.

What is the current regulatory status?

Instruments on record: National Artificial Intelligence Roadmap 2021-2025 (2021, strategy, adopted); The National Guidelines on AI Governance & Ethics (2024, guidance, guidance); Artificial Intelligence (2026, bill, proposed). Each is linked to its official source; human verification pending.

Binding rules versus guidance

Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: National Artificial Intelligence Roadmap 2021-2025, The National Guidelines on AI Governance & Ethics, Artificial Intelligence.

Key policy instruments

Malaysia Bill Proposed

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance Bill (proposed)

A proposed horizontal AI law announced for stakeholder engagement and public consultation by the Ministry of Digital through the National AI Office. It takes a risk-based approach across the AI lifecycle, assigns responsibilities according to actors' roles, and is intended to complement existing laws rather than regulate AI outputs directly. It encourages incident reporting, safeguards and sandboxes, and the government aims to table it in Parliament.

Adopted 10 Jul 2026 Source-linked · checked 11 Sep 2026 Official source
Malaysia National strategy Adopted

National Artificial Intelligence Roadmap 2021-2025

National Artificial Intelligence Roadmap 2021-2025 (AI-Rmap)

Malaysia's five-year AI roadmap developed by MOSTI through a quadruple-helix consultation. It sets strategic thrusts on governance, R&D, infrastructure, talent and adoption, and identifies national use cases in five priority sectors: agriculture and forestry, healthcare, smart cities and transport, education and public services. It is guided by responsible AI principles including fairness, transparency, accountability and privacy.

Adopted 1 Dec 2021 Source-linked · checked 11 Sep 2026 Official source
Malaysia Guidance Guidance

The National Guidelines on AI Governance & Ethics

The National Guidelines on AI Governance & Ethics (AIGE)

Voluntary national guidelines that set out seven principles for responsible AI: fairness; reliability, safety and control; privacy and security; inclusiveness; transparency; accountability; and human-centricity. They give tailored guidance to end users, policymakers and AI developers and are meant to build public trust and reduce ethical risks while supporting adoption.

Adopted 1 Sep 2024 Source-linked · checked 11 Sep 2026 Official source

Upcoming deadlines

No scheduled future dates recorded. Past milestones are listed on each policy page.

Latest changes

How to use this information

  1. Open the official source on each instrument before relying on any date or obligation.
  2. Treat strategies and guidance as signals of coming regulation, not as binding requirements.

Official government and regulator sources

  1. National Artificial Intelligence Roadmap 2021-2025 (AI-Rmap)
    Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia · 2021-12-01 · Tier 1 source
  2. The National Guidelines on AI Governance & Ethics (AIGE)
    Malaysian Science, Technology Information Centre (MASTIC), MOSTI · 2024-09-01 · Tier 1 source
  3. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance Bill (proposed)
    Ministry of Digital, Malaysia · 2026-07-10 · Tier 1 source

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