SHAH ALAM, Oct 4 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has called on Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) to establish a Quantum Department to ensure the country does not lag behind current advancements.

He said the department is targeted to be established next year to ensure local expertise can be developed at an early stage.

“AI is indeed good and is being implemented very well, but quantum is a new technology based on the latest technological developments, and Malaysia should not lag behind in this area.

“I am very confident that its potential is immense in attracting many students to pursue studies in this field and eventually, in less than a decade, producing quantum experts in our country,” he said.