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Malaysia's science ministry launched a national AI Sandbox under NTIS with MRANTI and NVIDIA in April 2024, targeting 900 AI startups and 13,000 new AI talents by 2026; its 2025 cohort produced 50 fellowship graduates and engaged 30+ corporations.
Malaysia's Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) launched the AI Sandbox in April 2024 as part of the National Technology Innovation Sandbox (NTIS), led by the Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology and Innovation (MRANTI) in partnership with NVIDIA. It gives AI startups, researchers and innovators in sectors such as agriculture and energy a controlled environment with regulatory flexibilities to develop and test AI solutions, plus access to compute credits.
Its stated national targets are 900 AI startups and more than 13,000 new AI talents by 2026, with an ambition of contributing up to 10% economic growth through new industries.
The programme is monitored with a mix of quantitative KPIs (startups incubated, talent placements, pilots completed, investment raised) and qualitative safety checks (privacy incident reports, ethical reviews, third-party conformity evaluations). The first tracked cohort event, MRANTI AI Connect 2025, was held on 28 August 2025.
MRANTI AI Connect 2025 produced 50 fellowship graduates recognised as AI experts and engaged more than 30 corporations through structured matchmaking. This sits on top of NTIS's broader track record: since 2020 the sandbox programme has supported 220+ projects and commercialised 77 technologies worth RM157 million.
Because the AI-specific sandbox is only about two years old, its headline national targets (900 startups, 13,000 talents, 10% growth) remain forward-looking goals rather than measured outcomes, and no independent audit of interim milestones has yet been published.
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