SAS collaborates with the government to advance Malaysia’s data analytics and AI capabilities

  • attempts to have a 100-person workforce trained in AI and data analysis by 2025.
  • Engages with MDEC to help government’s modern transformation work

Left to Right: Amir Sohrabi, regional vice president for ASEAN-Korea and head of Digital Transformation for Emerging EMEA & Asia Pacific, SAS, guest-of-honour, minister of Digital Malaysia, Gobind Singh Deo, Febrianto Siboro, managing director (Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam), SAS.

Data and AI leader SAS announced its partnership with Premier Digital Tech Institutions ( PDTI ) by Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation ( MDEC ), furthering its commitment to Malaysia’s development as a digital leader. Through offering training and qualifications in Data Science and AI, the collaboration aims to provide support for MDEC’s Workforce Reskilling and Upskilling Initiative and provide students and teachers with data insights and AI abilities.

In a speech, SAS outlined its goal of training 100 pupils and teachers across PDTIs by the end of 2025, laying a solid foundation for Malaysia’s online business. This was made known during the opening of the new office for SAS, which was hosted by Gobind Singh Deo, the minister of digital Malaysia, at Menara IQ ( Persiaran TRX ). Through education courses and certifications, SAS’s announcements aim to bridge the gap between native talent desire and local talent provide.

” As a chief in information and AI, SAS is playing a crucial role in this national endeavor. Through our partnership with MDEC, we are committed to promoting retraining and upgrading in data analytics and AI, and equipping the workplace for today’s electric economy, according to Amir Sohrabi, local vice president for ASEAN-Korea and mind of modern transformation for Emerging Europe &amp, Asia Pacific, SAS.

” Our engagement with MDEC aims to ensure that Malaysia’s online business has a strong, future-ready skills network. We look forward to strengthening our engagement between the government, economy, and educational organizations to crystallize Malaysia’s leadership in modern technology. Also, we plan to make our training and certifications more visible and affordable”, he added.

However, Gobind said,” SAS has been at the vanguard of business analysis, having been established in Malaysia for over 40 times. The organization is recognised as the number one industry leader in AI and advanced analysis, with 91 of the best 100 Fortune 500 corporations as SAS clients. This partnership between SAS and MDEC is very welcome, and I encourage more businesses to work with the Ministry of Digital to expand the talent pool.

” The beginning of our Regional Hub KL business is a significant step in the SAS’s journey through Malaysia and the area. This company serves as a regional hub for Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam, fostering synergies across regions and leveraging our regional partner system to deliver and implement SAS systems for local businesses and institutions”, said Febrianto Siboro, managing director ( Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam ), SAS.

” Along with our colleagues, we will deliver relevant activities and solutions to help local businesses in banking, insurance, and other businesses harness AI properly for fraud prevention, risk reduction, and strategic decision-making”, he added.

Operating in Malaysia for more than 35 times, SAS is trusted by banks, state, and local organisations to alleviate chance and meet regulatory conformity through its solutions.