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Malaysia issues voluntary national guidelines on AI governance and ethics

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Source: Government of Malaysia (MyGOV portal)Also reported by Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill

Malaysia’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation launched the National Guidelines on AI Governance and Ethics (AIGE) on 20 September 2024. The voluntary guidelines set seven principles, among them fairness, privacy and data security, transparency and accountability. They address end users, policymakers and regulators, and developers and providers separately.

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AI developers and buyers in Malaysia got the government’s stated expectations, which industry sectors were encouraged to adapt into sector-specific guidelines.

When
20 Sep 2024
ID
WTA-N-2024-0182
Who
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Malaysia)

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Government of Malaysia (MyGOV portal) and the reporting credited above. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

Read the original at Government of Malaysia (MyGOV portal)

Source copy: download the page as saved on 18 Oct 2026 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.

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WTA-N-2024-0182: “Malaysia issues voluntary national guidelines on AI governance and ethics.” wheresthe.ai, 20 Sep 2024. https://wheresthe.ai/d/my-national-ai-governance-ethics-guidelines-2024-09/ (source: Government of Malaysia (MyGOV portal)).

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