Nine in 10 workers may feel unprepared for AI as PEOPLElogy launches National AI Readiness Week to get 5 million Malaysians ready by 2030

Malaysia faces a significant challenge in meeting its AI ambitions due to a shortage of over 500,000 AI-skilled workers, potentially hindering its goal of unlocking RM50 billion in economic potential by 2030.

PEOPLElogy Bhd has initiated National AI Readiness Week 2026 to bridge this gap by promoting AI readiness among Malaysians through engagement and upskilling initiatives.

As part of the "I'm AI Ready" movement, the event targets various audiences, including SMEs, entrepreneurs, and corporate leaders, with the aim of fostering a unified approach to AI integration and ensuring the growth of the digital economy.

Additionally, the initiative includes RM3 million in AI Mastery Scholarships and additional incentives to encourage participation and skill development.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — Malaysia’s artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions are running up against a hard reality: the country is short of more than 500,000 AI-skilled workers, a gap large enough to threaten the RM50 billion in economic potential its AI economy is projected to unlock by 2030.

The shortfall goes beyond numbers. Various workplace studies show that, depending on the sector, as many as nine in 10 Malaysian employees feel inadequately trained to work alongside AI — leaving a significant share of that projected economic output at risk of never being realised.

In a media release, assessments by agencies such as TalentCorp have also warned that hundreds of thousands of existing roles — often cited at around 700,000 — are highly vulnerable to displacement or significant task shifts driven by AI, automation and digitalisation unless aggressive reskilling takes place.

The gap underscores a critical mismatch between traditional education pipelines and the specialised digital skills that modern industries demand.

PEOPLElogy Bhd, which describes itself as Southeast Asia’s first publicly listed digital workforce transformation company, is stepping in to help close that gap.

The company has launched National AI Readiness Week 2026 (NAIRW 2026), a five-day national platform to be held from November 12 to 18 across two venues in the Klang Valley.

NAIRW 2026 is the flagship national platform of the “I’m AI Ready” movement, a 36-month national drive launched on June 19 this year to get 5 million Malaysians to declare their AI readiness by 2030. The week is intended to bring the movement to life through large-scale public engagement, in line with the country’s broader digital economy agenda.

“We are launching National AI Readiness Week right now because the AI industry stands at a critical crossroads: while the immense economic potential of artificial intelligence is scaling rapidly, our workforce faces a widening gap between passive awareness and actual capability,” said PEOPLElogy founder and managing director Allen Lee in the media statement.

“Success for us is clear — we are driving toward 5 million public AI readiness declarations by 2030, ensuring that through verified assessments, active mastery scholarships, and unified commitments from boardrooms and businesses, the digital economy grows with no one left behind.”

The company said the movement is already gaining traction, with more than 9,100 Malaysians having declared their AI readiness as of end-September, against a target of 50,000 by the end of 2026.

More than 800 delegates have registered to attend NAIRW 2026, while the Asia AI Excellence Awards have drawn more than 200 nominations.

Three audiences, one movement

Rather than running as a single-track conference, NAIRW 2026 is deliberately structured around three distinct audiences, with the aim of moving the whole economy forward together rather than in isolated pockets.

The I’m AI READY Summit, from November 12 to 14, is aimed at SMEs, entrepreneurs, students and the wider workforce, offering practical scaling support, baseline AI-readiness assessments and personalised upskilling roadmaps.

The Build a Future Team (BAFT) Leaders Conference, on November 17 and 18, shifts the focus to corporate, human resources and government leaders, tackling organisational readiness and future-team strategy.

“The week is intentionally designed to connect the boardroom with the Rakyat simultaneously, ensuring that leadership frameworks, small business execution and individual workforce upskilling align so no one is left behind,” the organisers said.

The week will close with the Asia AI Excellence Awards, a regional gala recognising organisations that are driving measurable AI impact. Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo is scheduled to present the awards.

RM3m in AI Mastery Scholarships

Backing the movement with direct investment, PEOPLElogy is offering RM3 million in AI Mastery Scholarships to support Malaysians in upskilling in AI.

To draw more Malaysians into the movement, the company has also opened a nationwide contest offering an iPhone 18 Pro Max (512GB) as the daily prize on each day of the I’m AI READY Summit, from November 12 to 14.

Entrants must take the “Find Out Your AI Personality” quiz — the same assessment used for an official AI-readiness declaration — before registering to attend NAIRW 2026.

The movement is run in collaboration with MyDIGITAL Corporation, in line with the government’s broader digital economy agenda and efforts to strengthen the country’s pipeline of AI-ready talent.

NAIRW 2026 is the movement’s first edition, with a second edition targeted for the second quarter of 2027 as part of PEOPLElogy’s 36-month commitment to reach its goal of 5 million Malaysians.

More information and registration details are available at imaiready.asia.

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由于缺少超过 50 万名人工智能技术工人，马来西亚在实现其人工智能雄心方面面临着重大挑战，这可能会阻碍其到 2030 年释放 500 亿令吉经济潜力的目标。

PEOPLElogy Bhd 发起了 2026 年全国人工智能准备周活动，旨在通过参与和技能提升计划来提高马来西亚人的人工智能准备度，从而弥合这一差距。

作为“我已准备好迎接人工智能”运动的一部分，该活动面向包括中小企业、企业家和企业领导人在内的各类受众，旨在促进人工智能整合的统一方法，并确保数字经济的增长。

此外，该计划还包括 300 万令吉的人工智能精通奖学金和其他激励措施，以鼓励参与和技能发展。

吉隆坡，10 月 5 日——马来西亚的人工智能 (AI) 雄心壮志正遭遇严峻现实：该国缺少超过 50 万名具备人工智能技能的工人，这一缺口之大足以威胁到其人工智能经济预计在 2030 年前释放的 500 亿令吉的经济潜力。

这种差距不仅仅体现在数字上。多项职场调查显示，根据行业不同，多达九成的马来西亚员工感觉自己缺乏与人工智能协同工作的培训——这导致相当一部分预期经济产出面临无法实现的风险。

在媒体发布会上，TalentCorp 等机构的评估也警告说，数十万个现有职位（通常约为 70 万个）极易受到人工智能、自动化和数字化带来的冲击，除非进行积极的技能再培训，否则这些职位将面临被取代或任务发生重大变化的风险。

这一差距凸显了传统教育体系与现代产业所需的专业数字技能之间存在的严重不匹配。

自称是东南亚首家上市数字劳动力转型公司的 PEOPLElogy Bhd 正在介入，以帮助弥合这一差距。

该公司推出了 2026 年全国人工智能准备周 (NAIRW 2026)，这是一个为期五天的全国性平台，将于 11 月 12 日至 18 日在巴生谷的两个场地举行。

2026年全国人工智能周（NAIRW 2026）是“我已做好人工智能准备”（I'm AI Ready）运动的旗舰国家平台。这项为期36个月的全国性活动于今年6月19日启动，旨在到2030年让500万马来西亚人宣布他们已做好人工智能准备。此次活动周旨在通过大规模的公众参与，将这项运动付诸实践，以配合该国更广泛的数字经济议程。

“我们现在启动全国人工智能准备周，是因为人工智能行业正处于一个关键的十字路口：虽然人工智能的巨大经济潜力正在迅速扩大，但我们的员工在被动认知和实际能力之间面临着越来越大的差距，”PEOPLElogy 创始人兼总经理 Allen Lee 在媒体声明中表示。

“对我们来说，成功很明确——我们正努力在 2030 年前实现 500 万份公共人工智能准备声明，确保通过经过验证的评估、积极的精通奖学金以及来自董事会和企业的统一承诺，数字经济能够发展壮大，不让任何人掉队。”

该公司表示，这项运动已经开始取得进展，截至 9 月底，已有超过 9100 名马来西亚人宣布他们已做好迎接人工智能的准备，目标是在 2026 年底达到 5 万人。

已有超过 800 名代表注册参加 NAIRW 2026，而亚洲人工智能卓越奖已收到超过 200 项提名。

三个观众，一个运动

NAIRW 2026 并非以单一轨道会议的形式举办，而是特意围绕三个不同的受众群体进行组织，旨在推动整个经济共同发展，而不是各自为政。

11 月 12 日至 14 日举行的“我已做好人工智能准备峰会”面向中小企业、企业家、学生和更广泛的劳动力，提供切实可行的规模化支持、人工智能准备度基线评估和个性化的技能提升路线图。

11 月 17 日至 18 日举行的“构建未来团队 (BAFT) 领导者大会”将重点转向企业、人力资源和政府领导人，探讨组织准备情况和未来团队战略。

组织者表示：“这一周的精心设计旨在将董事会与人民联系起来，确保领导框架、小企业执行和个人员工技能提升保持一致，不让任何人掉队。”

本周将以亚洲人工智能卓越奖颁奖典礼落下帷幕，这是一场区域性盛会，旨在表彰那些在人工智能领域产生可衡量影响的机构。数字部长哥宾星将出席颁奖典礼并颁奖。

300万令吉人工智能精通奖学金

为了支持这项运动，PEOPLElogy 提供了 300 万令吉的 AI 精通奖学金，以帮助马来西亚人提升 AI 技能。

为了吸引更多马来西亚人参与这项运动，该公司还举办了一场全国性的竞赛，在 11 月 12 日至 14 日举行的“I'm AI READY Summit”峰会期间，每天的奖品都是一部 iPhone 18 Pro Max（512GB）。

参赛者必须先参加“找出你的 AI 个性”测验——这是用于正式 AI 准备声明的同一评估——才能注册参加 NAIRW 2026。

该活动与 MyDIGITAL Corporation 合作开展，符合政府更广泛的数字经济议程以及加强国家人工智能人才储备的努力。

NAIRW 2026 是该运动的第一届，第二届计划于 2027 年第二季度举行，这是 PEOPLElogy 为实现其 500 万马来西亚人的目标而做出的 36 个月承诺的一部分。

更多信息和注册详情请访问imaiready.asia。

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