Malaysia
29%
8/28
AI Gap Index
4/10
Schools
1/8
Workforce
1/6
Governance
2/4
Access
Schools 4/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 1 AI-RMAP (2021-2025) sets measures to embed AI into school curricula; curriculum integration underway but not confirmed as a binding mandate for all schools.
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 0 No enacted law mandating AI curriculum in all schools.
D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 1 AI-RMAP includes responsible AI and ethics as part of the curriculum framework.
D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 1 Educator upskilling is part of the AI-RMAP; not confirmed as mandatory pre-rollout certification.
D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 1 Budget 2025 allocates RM50 million specifically for AI education.
Workforce 1/8
D6 Employers legally required to train all employees 1 No legal obligation on private employers to train all employees; government supports training through tax incentives and the AIForMYFuture programme.
D7 Training must cover ethics and critical evaluation 0 No employer ethics training mandate.
D8 Pre-redundancy training obligation exists 0 No pre-redundancy training obligation.
D9 Workers have rights when AI used in employment decisions 0 No enacted legal rights for workers in AI employment decisions.
Civil Service & Governance 1/6
D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 1 National Artificial Intelligence Office established with RM10 million budget allocation; designated AI governance body, but full enforcement mandate not yet confirmed.
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 0 No defined civil servant AI training standard.
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0 No training-specific enforcement mechanism.
Public Access 2/4
D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 1 Microsoft AIForMYFuture targets 800,000 Malaysians for AI skills; programme is corporate-led, not publicly funded. TVET and university integration may involve public funding but no binding mandate or public programme is confirmed.
D15 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 1 Budget 2025 includes infrastructure support components; digital connectivity programmes underway.
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Index history
March 21, 2026 8/28 National AI Action Plan 2026-2030 (tabled December 2025) and National Education Blueprint 2026-2035 confirm curriculum integration trajectory and NAIO governance role; no score changes — existing scores already reflect these developments.
March 20, 2026 8/28 Agent 8 auto-correction: dim 13 downgraded from 2 to 1 — primary evidence is a Microsoft corporate programme (AIForMYFuture), not a publicly funded government resource. Note updated to reflect partial/voluntary status.
March 20, 2026 10/28 Initial scoring: AI-RMAP drives curriculum integration with dedicated RM50M funding; National AI Office established; large-scale public skills programme; no binding legislation.