PUTRAJAYA, Nov 12 — The Home Ministry (KDN) will immediately implement four key resolutions on artificial intelligence (AI) adopted at the AI Transformation for Security Symposium 2025 to strengthen Malaysia’s national security ecosystem.
Its minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the resolutions will serve as the foundation for KDN's AI agenda across four focus areas: trend and risk detection, smart border management, digital and strategic information transformation, and AI-driven service delivery.
“These steps are crucial as AI is now integral to the security ecosystem, and KDN cannot afford to fall behind,” he told the press after the symposium today.
Saifuddin added that immediate action will focus on human capital development, ensuring that ministry officers are equipped with both basic AI knowledge and skills in generative AI applications.
“The goal of an AI application is problem-solving. We do not need to compete with global powers like the United States or China, which invest billions in AI.
“The technology already exists, we are just a year behind, and it is something we can learn with moderate English proficiency,” he said.
Describing AI as a ‘generational opportunity’, Saifuddin stressed that Malaysia must embrace the technology to remain competitive.
He noted that the move aligns with KDN’s AI-based security direction to address modern threats such as cross-border crime, digital fraud, human trafficking, and increasingly complex cyber attacks.
