MYEG’s new AI Innovation Centre with Beitou IT Innovation Technology is a step towards AI collaboration between Malaysia and China.
Malaysia’s digital services company MY E.G. Services Berhad (“MYEG“) signed an agreement with Guangxi Beitou IT Innovation Technology Investment Group Co., Ltd. (“Beitou IT Innovation”) to set up the Malaysia-China artificial intelligence (AI) Innovation and Cooperation Centre.
The collaboration is part of the vision of both the Malaysian and Chinese government to collaborate on artificial intelligence. The exchange of agreement was witnessed officially by Governor of Guangxi Government Mr Lan Tianli and Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry YB Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.
The government-to-government (G2G) AI lab will also see the participation of technology companies including China’s Deepseek, robotics and drone companies DJI and Leju Robot, and Huawei Technologies.
“As the leading digital technology group in Guangxi, we are proud to act as the bridge connecting China AI resources such as open source LLMs, AI applications and AI talents, and et cetera, with AI use cases across public private sectors, industries and academics in Malaysia and ASEAN. Working closely with our China and Malaysia partners, we are confident of increasing the overall productivities of Malaysia and ASEAN by leveraging the power of AI.” said Beitou IT Innovation Group Chairman Lai Shuiping.
Located at Zetrix Tower, in Petaling Jaya, the AI Lab will focus on the convergence of blockchain, generative AI ,and robotics technologies, with emphasis on cross-border applications and customisation of AI services according to local culture and values.
The first service to be introduced will be the mutual recognition of national Digital IDs from Malaysia and China, starting with Guangxi Province. This service enables citizens from Malaysia to use their MyDigital ID for various identity verification requirements in Guangxi province, especially for KYC requirements at financial institutions and various tourist attractions.
At the same time, the digital ID of Chinese nationals will be similarly accepted for identity verification in Malaysia. The Guangxi provincial government also allocated a sum of RMB 10 billion through an investment fund to seed the development of such projects under the China-ASEAN programme.
“MYEG is honoured to be selected by both countries to lead this important initiative. Blockchain, robotics and AI technologies are converging to provide the next wave of services and we are well positioned to offer state of the art next generation products. We look forward to expanding this partnership to other ASEAN countries,” said MYEG Group Managing Director TS Wong.
MYEG has forged exclusive partnerships with major Chinese government agencies and related entities, positioning Zetrix, its public Layer-1 blockchain network, as the preferred platform for the adoption of Web 3 and AI applications.
