KLANG, Nov 15 (Bernama) -- The Selangor state government will table an Artificial Intelligence (AI) White Paper early next year as a comprehensive guiding framework for shaping mindsets and managing reliance on the technology, including within the state administration.
Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said the initiative is to ensure that users remain capable of adapting and managing the technology wisely without compromising sound judgement.
“We need to prepare ourselves in terms of how we think, interact, act and adapt to AI. This is one of the frameworks we intend to include in the White Paper, which will serve as a guide for the people of Selangor and the state administration to ensure that we do not become entirely dependent on AI,” he said.
He was speaking to reporters after officiating the 2026 National Digital Education Carnival for Parental, Community and Private Sector Involvement (PIBKS), which was also attended by Education Ministry (MOE) Daily School Management Division (BPHS) director Mohd Hanafi Samad and Selangor Education Department director Wan Nor Ashikin Abu Kassim today.
Elaborating, Amirudin said elements of digital literacy and critical thinking would also be incorporated into the programme, which provides 50,000 free AI access slots through a collaboration with the Selangor Technical Skills Development Centre (STDC).
“These elements will be incorporated into the course syllabus, which will be regulated and managed by STDC, as outlined in the Selangor Budget 2027,” he said.
In a related development, Amirudin stressed the importance of digital technology proficiency in driving the country’s education sector, as it could accelerate students’ understanding while ensuring that learning could continue online when the country faced crises or disasters such as haze and floods.
Earlier, the PIBKS carnival featured 30 exhibition booths from the Education Department, government agencies and strategic partners, under the theme ‘Digital Synergy Empowering MADANI Education’, to broaden stakeholder participation in the education ecosystem in line with the aspirations of the Malaysia Education Plan 2026-2035.
-- BERNAMA