The ASEAN Artificial Intelligence Safety Network (ASEAN AI Safe) will set up its regional headquarters in Kuala Lumpur early next year, the Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo announced.
According to Bernama, the ASEAN AI Safe Secretariat will coordinate regional initiatives to strengthen collaboration and advance safe and responsible AI development across member states.
The network aims to bring together all ASEAN countries to build a trustworthy, inclusive, and secure AI ecosystem.
It will operate in line with regional frameworks such as the ASEAN Digital Masterplan 2025, the Guidelines on AI Governance and Ethics, and the ASEAN Responsible AI Roadmap 2025–2030, while also aligning with upcoming frameworks including the ASEAN Digital Masterplan 2030 and the Asean Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA).
Gobind said the initiative underscores the need for continued dialogue and cooperation among ASEAN nations to harmonise AI governance structures and promote collective safety standards.
The announcement was made during the Powering the Intelligent Age: Driving Innovation with Southeast Asia and Beyond Summit, which gathered 400 delegates from 14 countries.
Organised by the Digital Ministry through the Malaysian Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (MYCentre4IR) in collaboration with the World Economic Forum, the summit aimed to strengthen cooperation in AI, digitalisation, and green industrial transformation.
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