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State governments should be included in the federal Data Centre Task Force (DCTF) to ensure sustainable planning and resource management, says Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari.

The Selangor Mentri Besar said collaborative planning between federal and state authorities is vital to determine the exact volume of data centres needed to drive Malaysia’s ambition of becoming an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered nation by 2030.

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00:00Ladies and gentlemen, let's give a big round of applause as we extend our heartiest work here.
00:07In today's world, where data is said to be the new currency,
00:11the role of data centers to store, process, manage and compute massive streams of data has come to the forefront.
00:20In essence, data centers are the transport system for the modern global economy
00:24as we move into the world of artificial intelligence.
00:27On its own, data centers may not have any functions,
00:32but without it, services like cloud computing,
00:35which has eliminated the need for people and companies to physically store their data in traditional hard drive,
00:42will simply be impossible.
00:44Of course, we have to accept the very real fact that there is concern about the downside of artificial intelligence
00:51from safety, security, the ideas of truths and falsehoods, privacy, national security and sustainability.
00:59That last aspect represents a foundational principle of the first Selangor plan
01:03to not only make Selangor the most developed state, but also livable state with sustainability at its heart.
01:11These two will form a core aspect of the upcoming second Selangor plan we will table this year.
01:18I believe the Digital Ministry is on the ball with this concern,
01:23and even in Selangor, my team is working around the clock to deliberate the idea of artificial intelligence
01:29through a white paper to better understand both the upside and downsides.
01:34That's fundamental to strike a balance between progress and security
01:39because that is the only way we can gain the trust of people to take advantage of the potential of
01:46AI
01:47while understanding there will always be certain risks involved.
01:51Ladies and gentlemen, today mark a step in a positive direction for the people of Selangor, Malaysia and the region.
01:59As next, you see 1 billion investment to realize this 65 megawatt facility
02:04is an opportunity for businesses and heavy industries to utilize the potential this data center will offer.
02:12Of course, I also understand that being a tier 4 data center,
02:17you are more geared for large-scale use cases like high-volume e-commerce, cloud service provider,
02:24or even critical infrastructure like health and defense,
02:28as these industries cannot afford any downtime in managing and operating data.
02:33But it represents an opportunity for public conversations, public education,
02:38and ultimately public encouragement on how smaller businesses can transition into a digital-first operation
02:45as this infrastructure is AI-ready, having gained NVIDIA data center certification program.
02:51Similarly, as Chief Minister of Selangor, I must take the concern and opinion of the people of Selangor on board,
02:58especially on possible issues like the usage of water, stability of power supply,
03:02and even potential noise pollution to the local community.
03:05Of course, I am told that the team at NACDC has gone to great lengths to be proactive
03:13in addressing this area versus conversation data center by utilizing air cooling instead
03:18of relying primarily on liquid cooling and even some portion of rainwater harvesters.
03:25It would be good for your team to communicate this effort more widely, especially to the local community.
03:31I also understand that this issue has been tackled at the federal level
03:37through the data center task force, which already include many agencies.
03:41If I can recommend to the Minister for all state government to also represent on this task force
03:47so that we can collaborate, plan better, and analyze the exact value of data center needed nationally
03:54to drive forward Malaysia's ambition of being an AI nation by 2030.
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