Digital Minister Gobind Singh pointed out that the regional headquarters for the ASEAN Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Network will be established in Kuala Lumpur early next year.
He said the ASEAN AI Safety Network Secretariat will be responsible for coordinating various programs and activities under this initiative to strengthen regional cooperation and promote development in this field.
He stated that the ASEAN AI Safety Network is an online platform that brings together ASEAN member countries to discuss cooperative mechanisms and jointly build a safe, reliable, and inclusive regional AI ecosystem.
"We need to explore how to advance discussions to establish a network that ensures the safe and responsible use of AI in the ASEAN region."
"Therefore, continuous cooperation and dialogue are necessary to ensure that each country understands the structures they are building, as well as how to further promote unity among ASEAN countries in formulating AI safety policies."
He said this to reporters today (28th) after attending the "Driving the Intelligent Era: Fostering Innovation in Southeast Asia & Beyond" summit.
This summit was jointly organized by the Ministry of Digital through Malaysia's Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (MYCentre4IR) and the World Economic Forum to strengthen cooperation in the fields of AI, digitalization, and green industrial transformation.
In addition, the Ministry of Digital mentioned that the ASEAN AI Safety Network is a regional mechanism supporting the ASEAN Digital Senior Officials Meeting (ADGSOM) and the AI Governance Working Group (WG-AI), aiming to enhance regional capacity building, promote cooperation, advance research and innovation in AI safety, and strengthen the safe and responsible use of AI technology.
The ministry later said in a statement that ASEAN AI Safety will be guided by existing regional frameworks, including the ASEAN Digital Blueprint 2025, the AI Governance and Ethics Guidelines, and the ASEAN Responsible AI Roadmap 2025-2030.
"This is also in line with the ASEAN Digital Blueprint 2030 and the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement, particularly in fostering member state cooperation to build safe and reliable AI systems."