[ EVENT ]
Launch of the Centre for Responsible Technology
[ DATE ]
15 January 2026
[ TIME ]
09:30-12:30
[ VENUE ]
Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur
[ OVERVIEW ]
The Centre for Responsible Technology (CERT) is the result of a collaboration between the Institute of Strategic & International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). Set up as an autonomous research centre, its mission is to provide the government and key stakeholders with the knowledge and insights to shape technological development guided by the principle of responsibility. This means development that prioritises public interest, human rights, accountability and effective regulation. CERT’s intersectional research mandate focuses on the intersection of technology with four primary domains: society, sustainability, safety, and security.
[ GALLERY ]
[ PROGRAMME ]
15 January 2026
0830-0930
Arrival and registration of guests
0930-0945
Welcoming remarks
YBhg Datuk Prof Dr Mohd Faiz Abdullah
Chairman of ISIS Malaysia
0945-1015
Keynote address
YB Datuk Fahmi Fadzil
Minister of Communications
1015-1030
Launching ceremony
1030-1100
Coffee break and networking
1100-1230
Panel discussion: The need for responsible technology and governance
The cost of the “move fast and break things” mentality that characterised much of technological development in recent decades has been borne by society and the environment. The laissez-faire approach facilitating this has since been reconsidered to various extents and with even more varying results. Yet, the optimum balance between regulation and innovation, development and disruption, and government and the private sector has yet to be identified. Further, how does the fact that Malaysia is a developing country that “takes” rather than “makes” technology inform our position on the aforementioned debate. This panel unpacks these challenges and seeks to identify ways that the country can tame these risks and maximise opportunities.
Moderator
YBhg Datuk Prof Dr Mohd Faiz Abdullah
Chairman
ISIS Malaysia
Panellists
Anuar Fariz Fadzil
Chief Executive Officer
Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation
Dr Jasmine Begum
Director of Legal, Corporate & Government Affairs
Microsoft ASEAN and New Markets
Shamsul Majid
Head
National Artificial Intelligence Office (NAIO)
Quynh Do
Director of Public Policy
Vantage Data Centers
1230-1400
Lunch