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The European Union's artificial intelligence and data regulations offer Türkiye a crucial road map for enhancing its digital competitiveness,

SINGAPORE] The Business Times Budget Roundtable 2025 delved into topics ranging from the challenges of adopting digital tools and leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) for businesses, to cybersecurity and support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

There's a barrier stopping the use of AI to boost the economy. Government data that is essential to create game-changing LLMs is not yet AI-ready

The 2025 budget papers didn't have a single line item about AI, despite continued hype and regulatory framework still being up in the air.

Minister at the Prime Minister's Office and Minister of Defence II Major General (Rtd) Datuk Paduka Seri Awang Halbi Mohd Yussof emphasised that the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and its agencies have formulated various strategies to preserve political stability and defend national sovereignty.

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And it's larger organizations falling behind.

Highlights  Draft of National Digital Transformation Strategy prepared It targets expediting country's digital transformation Bangladesh to become a top 15 nation in e-government index The country will also become an AI and 4IR hub in South Asia There will be 7-8 million ICT professionals by 2030 The interim government eyes expediting the country's digital transformation for a "full digital economy and smart governance" by 2030,