馬來西亞預算案前夕 雲端商與數碼銀行齊提訴求On the Eve of Malaysia's Budget, Cloud Businesses and Digital Banks Raise Their Appeals
馬來西亞總理安華將於10月9日提呈2027年財政預算案。亞馬遜雲端服務發表報告，指當地企業人工智能採用率由兩成七升至三成八，逾340萬間企業已使用，其中五成七靠外部顧問。另一間數碼銀行則要求延長小額貸款印花稅豁免，並擴大政府擔保計劃，以降低小販與中小企借貸成本。Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar will present the 2027 budget on October 9. Amazon Web Services released a report indicating that the adoption rate of artificial intelligence among local businesses has increased from 27% to 38%, with over 3.4 million businesses already using it, 57% of which rely on external consultants. Another digital bank has requested an extension of the stamp duty exemption for small loans and an expansion of the government guarantee scheme to reduce borrowing costs for hawkers and SMEs.
By Siti Noor Afera Abu
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Budget 2027 offers an opportunity to strengthen government-industry collaboration and boost Malaysia’s artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, said Amazon.com company, Amazon Web Services (AWS).
AWS Malaysia country manager Hussein Mohd Ali said the government has already named AI a growth sector under its “Made by Malaysia” ambition.
Closing that gap takes government direction, industry expertise, and businesses putting both to work.
“Budget 2027 is a chance to strengthen that partnership,” he told Bernama.
According to AWS’s report Unlocking Malaysia’s AI Potential 2026, Malaysia’s AI adoption rate increased to 38 per cent from 27 per cent in a year, based on AWS research involving 1,000 business leaders. This brings the number of businesses using AI to more than 3.4 million.
Hussein said 57 per cent of Malaysian businesses obtained their AI capabilities from external consultants, while 69 per cent said locally based software providers were more important to their AI adoption than the underlying platforms.
He said policies that support this preference, including procurement incentives, co-investment mechanisms and incubation programmes, could help strengthen the local AI ecosystem and accelerate adoption.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is also the Finance Minister, is scheduled to table Budget 2027 on Oct 9.
-- BERNAMA
By Siti Noor Afera Abu
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Budget 2027 offers an opportunity to strengthen government-industry collaboration and boost Malaysia’s artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, said Amazon.com company, Amazon Web Services (AWS).
AWS Malaysia country manager Hussein Mohd Ali said the government has already named AI a growth sector under its 'Made by Malaysia' ambition.
Closing that gap takes government guidance, industry expertise, and businesses applying both.
"Budget 2027 is a chance to strengthen that partnership," he told Bernama.
According to AWS’s report Unlocking Malaysia’s AI Potential 2026, Malaysia’s AI adoption rate increased from 27 percent to 38 percent in one year, based on AWS research involving 1,000 business leaders. This brings the number of businesses using AI to more than 3.4 million.
Hussein said 57 percent of Malaysian businesses obtained their AI capabilities from external consultants, while 69 percent said locally based software providers were more important to their AI adoption than the underlying platforms.
He said policies that support this preference, including procurement incentives, co-investment mechanisms, and incubation programs, could help strengthen the local AI ecosystem and accelerate adoption.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is also the Finance Minister, is scheduled to present Budget 2027 on October 9.
-- BERNAMA
原文出處：Source: Bernama ↗