AI Infrastructure

Short training and inference jobs no longer pay for a full hour of idle GPU time.

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia has launched an AI Skills Passport that helps students assess their artificial intelligence skills against changing job market requirements.

The Malaysia Digital 2030 action plan sets 2030 targets of a 30 per cent digital economy contribution to GDP, 500,000 high-value digital jobs, RM4.5 billion in public sector savings and 95 per cent of services online.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim confirmed in parliament on 24 February 2026 that approvals for data centres unrelated to high technology and AI have been stopped, confirming an informal moratorium in place since mid-2024.

YTL Power and Nvidia have brought an AI data centre online at the 600MW YTL Green Data Centre Park in Kulai, Johor, running liquid-cooled NVL72 Grace Blackwell GPUs alongside Malaysia's own ILMU model.