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Strategy or guidance: National Artificial Intelligence Roadmap 2021-2025, The National Guidelines on AI Governance & Ethics, Artificial Intelligence.","current_priorities":null,"regulators":[],"official_sources":[{"title":"National Artificial Intelligence Roadmap 2021-2025 (AI-Rmap)","publisher":"Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia","url":"https://www.mosti.gov.my/en/berita/malaysias-national-artificial-intelligence-ai-roadmap-2021-2025/","document_date":"2021-12-01","document_type":"strategy","tier":1},{"title":"The National Guidelines on AI Governance & Ethics (AIGE)","publisher":"Malaysian Science, Technology Information Centre (MASTIC), MOSTI","url":"https://mastic.mosti.gov.my/publication/the-national-guidelines-on-ai-governance-ethics/","document_date":"2024-09-01","document_type":"guidance","tier":1},{"title":"Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance Bill (proposed)","publisher":"Ministry of Digital, Malaysia","url":"https://www.digital.gov.my/en-GB/siaran/Kementerian-Digital-Mulakan-Libat-Urus-Cadangan-Rang-Undang-Undang-Tadbir-Urus-Kecerdasan-Buatan-(AI)","document_date":"2026-07-10","document_type":"legislation","tier":1}],"related_jurisdictions":[],"url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/ai-regulation-malaysia","source":{"official_source_url":"https://www.mosti.gov.my/en/berita/malaysias-national-artificial-intelligence-ai-roadmap-2021-2025/","source_title":"National Artificial Intelligence Roadmap 2021-2025 (AI-Rmap)","source_publisher":"Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia","source_document_date":"2021-12-01","source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-09-26","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"medium","content_version":1,"change_summary":"Generated from the source-backed legacy dataset; overview composed from the listed instruments. Reviewer to add regulators and refine.","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt"},"policies":[{"slug":"malaysia-artificial-intelligence","id":"AIPT-POL-0128","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0128","title":"Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance Bill (proposed)","short_title":"Artificial Intelligence","jurisdiction":"malaysia","instrument_type":"bill","status":"proposed","is_binding":false,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"Ministry of Digital / National AI Office (NAIO)","summary_plain":"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_on":"2026-07-10","in_force_on":null,"applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://www.digital.gov.my/en-GB/siaran/Kementerian-Digital-Mulakan-Libat-Urus-Cadangan-Rang-Undang-Undang-Tadbir-Urus-Kecerdasan-Buatan-(AI)","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt","content_version":1,"review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"high","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:24+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/malaysia-artificial-intelligence"},{"slug":"malaysia-national-artificial-intelligence-roadmap-2021-2025","id":"AIPT-POL-0129","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0129","title":"National Artificial Intelligence Roadmap 2021-2025 (AI-Rmap)","short_title":"National Artificial Intelligence Roadmap 2021-2025","jurisdiction":"malaysia","instrument_type":"strategy","status":"adopted","is_binding":false,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI)","summary_plain":"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_on":"2021-12-01","in_force_on":null,"applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://www.mosti.gov.my/en/berita/malaysias-national-artificial-intelligence-ai-roadmap-2021-2025/","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt","content_version":1,"review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"medium","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:24+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/malaysia-national-artificial-intelligence-roadmap-2021-2025"},{"slug":"malaysia-the-national-guidelines-on-ai-governance-ethics","id":"AIPT-POL-0130","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0130","title":"The National Guidelines on AI Governance & Ethics (AIGE)","short_title":"The National Guidelines on AI Governance & Ethics","jurisdiction":"malaysia","instrument_type":"guidance","status":"guidance","is_binding":false,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI)","summary_plain":"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_on":"2024-09-01","in_force_on":null,"applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://mastic.mosti.gov.my/publication/the-national-guidelines-on-ai-governance-ethics/","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt","content_version":1,"review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"high","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:24+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/malaysia-the-national-guidelines-on-ai-governance-ethics"}]}