# The National Guidelines on AI Governance & Ethics (AIGE)

- **Record type**: Policy instrument
- **Jurisdiction**: Malaysia
- **Instrument type**: Guidance
- **Status**: Guidance
- **Binding**: No — guidance, strategy or standard
- **Issuing body**: Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI)
- **Adopted**: 2024-09-01

## In brief

The National Guidelines on AI Governance & Ethics is a non-binding guidance of Malaysia, issued by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI). Its current status is guidance. Scope is as set out in the official text linked below.

## Summary

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.

## Scope

Scope is as set out in the official text linked below. Issued by Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI). Oversight: MOSTI (guidelines are voluntary). Stated purpose: Promote trustworthy, human-centred AI through shared principles for users, policymakers and developers.

## Key dates

2024-09-01: AIGE published by MOSTI (September 2024)

## Notes on dates

Only the announcement or adoption date is recorded from the source; in-force and application dates are to be confirmed by a reviewer.

## Provenance

- **Permanent id**: AIPT-POL-0130 (https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0130; never changes or gets reused)
- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/malaysia-the-national-guidelines-on-ai-governance-ethics
- **Official source**: https://mastic.mosti.gov.my/publication/the-national-guidelines-on-ai-governance-ethics/
- **Source document**: The National Guidelines on AI Governance & Ethics (AIGE)
- **Published by**: Malaysian Science, Technology Information Centre (MASTIC), MOSTI
- **Review status**: verified
- **Confidence**: high
- **Facts last confirmed**: 2026-09-26
- **Confirmed by**: Bhaskar Bhatt (see https://aipolicytracker.org/reviewers)
- **Retrieved**: 2026-10-27
- **Licence**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- **Cite as**: AIPolicyTracker (2026). "The National Guidelines on AI Governance & Ethics (AIGE)" [AIPT-POL-0130, record version 1, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0130 (accessed 27 October 2026).

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