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COVER STORY
| November-December. 2025

Positioning Malaysia at the frontline

From left: Datuk Seri Yeoh Seok Hong, Jensen Huang, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, and Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz( Image: YTL Power)
▶ Nvidia, Oracle and Tencent expressed strong confidence in Malaysia ' s potential to host next-generation data centres, AI capabilities and cloud ecosystems
▶ From AI engineering to cloud architecture and blockchain development, collaborations will significantly expand Malaysia ' s high-value digital workforce
▶ Tech giants see Malaysia as stable, strategically located, and ready to scale— reinforcing global investor confidence in the country
BY REVON MEDIA TEAM

Over the past two months, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has intensified Malaysia ' s global digital diplomacy efforts by engaging directly with the world ' s most influential technology leaders.

From AI giant Nvidia to Chinese tech powerhouse Tencent, cloud titan Oracle, and cryptocurrency and Web3 player Binance, these engagements form a strategic arc pointing toward a single national ambition: to position Malaysia as a leading digital economy in Asia and a critical node in the global technology supply chain.
These meetings are not merely courtesy calls. They represent the acceleration of Malaysia ' s own transformation agenda under the MADANI Economy, the National Energy
“ Malaysia will not be left behind in this era of transformative technology. We intend not just to participate, but to lead.”
- Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim
Transition Roadmap( NETR), and various digital-first industrial policies.
Each leader Anwar met— Nvidia ' s Jensen Huang, Tencent executives, Oracle ' s Garrett Ilg, Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao( CZ), and others— commands influence over emerging technologies that are shaping geopolitics, reshaping industries, and reconfiguring the future of work.
Together, their conversations signal a clear message: Malaysia is ready to claim its place in the global tech renaissance.
NVIDIA
Nvidia ' s CEO Huang has been the most visible face of the global AI revolution— often described as the " Henry Ford of AI hardware." His meeting with Anwar set the tone for Malaysia ' s ambitions in advanced computing and AI-driven industry.
Huang reportedly expressed strong confidence
in Malaysia ' s direction, describing the country as " well-positioned to become a regional hub for accelerated computing, energy-efficient data centres and AI talent."
For Malaysia, the Nvidia partnership supports several national priorities:
■ Establishing sovereign AI infrastructure.
■ Enabling high-performance computing for industry.
■ Attracting AI-intensive companies to invest.
■ Expanding Malaysia ' s AI talent pipeline through training and reskilling.
Anwar, for his part, emphasised that AI is " no longer optional for a competitive economy but an economic necessity for future prosperity."
He highlighted that Malaysia aims to leverage AI across agriculture, healthcare, public services, finance, and manufacturing— aligning with international trends in which