SAS, Malaysian Government Collaborate to Advance Country’s Data Analytics, AI Capabilities
The Announcement Was Made at SAS's New Office Opening and Was Graced by YB Gobind Singh Deo
Strengthening its commitment to supporting Malaysia’s development as a digital leader and data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) forerunner, SAS has announced its commitment to empowering higher education through its partnership with Premier Digital Tech Institutions (PDTI) by Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC). This initiative aims to equip students and educators with data analytics and AI capabilities. SAS Malaysia is also supporting MDEC’s Workforce Reskilling and Upskilling Initiative by offering courses and certifications in Data Science and Al.
Through its collaboration with MDEC, the data and AI leader aims to train 100 students and educators across PDTIs by the end of 2025, laying a strong foundation for the future of Malaysia’s digital economy.
SAS Aims to Fill Digital Divide, Empower Malaysia
This was announced during the SAS new office opening at Menara IQ (Persiaran TRX), which was graced by guest-of-honour, Minister of Digital Malaysia MP Yang Berhormat (YB) Gobind Singh Deo, who officiated the opening ceremony. The series of announcements by SAS aims to bridge the gap between industry demand and local talent supply by providing training courses and certifications.
“As a leader in data and AI, SAS is proud to play a pivotal role in this national endeavour. We are committed to supporting the Malaysia government’s efforts towards digital transformation in Malaysia through our collaboration with MDEC to support reskilling and upskilling in data analytics and AI, to equip the workforce in today’s digital economy,” said Amir Sohrabi, Regional Vice President for ASEAN-Korea and Head of Digital Transformation for Emerging EMEA & Asia Pacific, at SAS.
“Our collaboration with MDEC aims to ensure that the talent pipeline for Malaysia’s digital economy is robust and future-ready. We look forward to strengthening our collaboration between the government, industry, and educational institutions to solidify Malaysia’s leadership in digital innovation. We also have plans to bring our courses and certifications to more people by making them more accessible and affordable,” he added.
“SAS has been at the forefront of business analytics, having been established in Malaysia for over 40 years. SAS is recognised as the number one market leader in AI and Advanced Analytics, with 91, out of the top 100 Fortune 500 companies, counting themselves as SAS customers. As such, the strategic collaboration between SAS and MDEC is much welcomed. I would encourage more companies to collaborate with the Ministry of Digital to create a bigger pool of talent,” said Singh Deo.
“The opening of our Regional Hub KL office marks a milestone in our journey for SAS in Malaysia and the region. This office serves as a regional hub for Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam, bringing synergies across geographies and leveraging our regional partner network ecosystem that will deliver and implement our SAS technology to local businesses and organisations. Together with our partners, we will deliver relevant initiatives and solutions to help local enterprises across banking, insurance and other sectors in harnessing AI responsibly for fraud prevention, risk mitigation, and strategic decision-making,” said Febrianto Siboro, Managing Director (Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam) at SAS.
Operating in Malaysia for more than 35 years, SAS is trusted by banks, government, and local organisations to mitigate risk and meet regulatory compliance through its solutions.
