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Malaysia looking to work with data centre players to build regulatory frameworks

Malaysia minister says it is time for data centre players to form a trade association

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Yong Jun Yuan

Yong Jun Yuan

Published Mon, Oct 28, 2024 · 02:56 PM
    • Malaysia Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Liew Chin Tong says that while the industry is not new, the amount of power and data needed to take advantage of generative AI technologies is new.
    • Malaysia Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Liew Chin Tong says that while the industry is not new, the amount of power and data needed to take advantage of generative AI technologies is new. PHOTO: GDS INTERNATIONAL

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    MALAYSIA’S government is looking to work with data centre players to build regulatory frameworks as it looks to develop the industry, which is fast-growing in Johor.

    At data centre operator GDS International’s Data Centre Supply Chain Ecosystem Summit held in Johor on Sunday (Oct 27), Malaysia Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Liew Chin Tong said it was time for data centre players to form a trade association.

    He said that while the industry was not new, the amount of power and data needed to take advantage of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies was new.

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