Govt targets 500,000 jobs through AI initiatives

Key points

• He said last year, 57 per cent of the workforce were in semi-skilled jobs with another 12.9 per cent were in low-skilled occupations, while a Stanford University study published last month stated that generative AI benefited experienced and highly skilled workers but posed challenges for those in low-skilled jobs.
• "Under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP), the government aims to increase the proportion of skilled jobs to 35 per cent of the workforce by 2030, from 30.1 per cent in 2025," he said.
• Replying to the original question from Jimmy Puah Wee Tse (PH-Tebrau) on measures to provide a clear workforce transition plan in response to AI, automation and digitalisation, Akmal said national policies and development plans also took into account talent requirements to address technological changes.

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