21/05/2026
Since its establishment in May 2023, Malaysia Centre4IR (MYCentre4IR) has worked to translate its mandate into tangible outcomes across digital transformation, energy transition, and technology governance.
Over the past three years, this has included representing Malaysia at the World Economic Forum in Davos 2025 and 2026, co-hosting the Energy Transition Meeting in ASEAN (May 2025) and the Powering the Intelligent Age Summit (October 2025) in Kuala Lumpur, presenting at the Ho Chi Minh City Economic Forum 2025 in Vietnam, and leading the feasibility study across ASEAN member states that resulted in the ASEAN AI Safety Network being adopted at the 47th ASEAN Leaders Summit.
MYCentre4IR is also advancing the Transitioning Industrial Clusters (TIC) initiative, a World Economic Forum-backed programme spanning 40 clusters across 20 countries, with Malaysia’s first active cluster established in Bintulu, Sarawak, and new clusters underway in Johor, Penang, and Selangor following the launch of the TIC Playbook at Davos 2026.
On the ground, MYCentre4IR has delivered programmes including the ESG Innovation Challenge in partnership with Bursa Malaysia and the Energy Literacy Programme. These efforts are complemented by a growing body of publications, including the Sustainable AI for Malaysia White Paper, the Future of Malaysia's AI Governance report, and the Industrial Transformation in ASEAN playbook.
From operationalising ASEAN AI Safe to supporting the rollout of the ASEAN Responsible AI Roadmap (2025–2030), the work ahead continues in the same direction.
Responsible technology adoption does not happen by default. It is built, deliberately, through the kind of multi-stakeholder work MYCentre4IR was established to do.
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