PUTRAJAYA, Oct 28 — Malaysia must continue to master emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing, to remain competitive globally while preserving its religious and cultural identity, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.
Anwar, who is also Finance Minister, said technological advancement was essential to ensuring the country kept pace with global developments, but must be anchored in religious faith, moral values, culture and literature.
“If we fail to master technology, others will overwhelm us. That is the principle. In the past, we fell behind because others mastered technology while we did not.
“But reaching for the sky must go hand in hand with being rooted in the ground. And what keeps us rooted? Our faith, morals, values, culture and literature,” he said.
