01Planned
Learn
MATA Academy
- Courses and certificatesLearn AI skills that employers recognise.
- University programmesAI classes made together with Malaysian universities.
- Career switch bootcampsHelp for working people moving into AI jobs.
Malaysia AI Technical Alliance
MATA, Malaysia AI Technical Alliance
Malaysians building AI.Together.
MATA brings together the people who make AI in Malaysia. We learn together, build together, and share what we make.
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01About MATA
Why MATA exists
Malaysia has the AI talent. What it lacks is a way for that talent to work together. Here is the story in 34 seconds.
Transcript
All over Malaysia, people are building with AI.
But most of them work alone.
Good projects launch, and hardly anyone notices.
Businesses have real problems that AI could solve.
Solving them alone is costly, and everyone starts from zero.
Universities do research that matters.
Yet it can take years to reach people, while AI changes in months.
MATA brings everyone together.
Builders share their work in one open place.
Businesses and researchers find the right people, and solve problems together.
02What we do
Five ways we move Malaysia forward.
01
AI
Making AI in Malaysia
Our members build AI that understands local needs, local languages, and local problems.
- Build AI tools
- Learn from experts
- Work on real projects
02
Digital
Tools that help people
We turn ideas into apps and services that help businesses, schools, and communities.
- Useful products
- Shared resources
- A stronger digital Malaysia
03
Research
Discovering together
Students, experts, and universities explore new ideas side by side. Good research reaches people faster.
- Joint projects
- Published findings
- Mentoring for new researchers
04
Open source
Shared with everyone
What we make, we share. Anyone can use it, learn from it, and improve it.
- Free to use
- Free to learn from
- Built by the community
05
Partnership
Better together
We work with universities, companies, and government. Together we reach further than anyone alone.
- Universities
- Companies
- Government and public bodies
03Our community
Everyone who builds AI belongs here.
MATA links engineers, researchers, universities, and companies into one network. Drag a circle to move it.
04What's coming
More than research.
02Planned
Meet
Community events
- HackathonsTeams solve real Malaysian problems in a few days.
- AI Summit MalaysiaA yearly gathering of builders, leaders, and researchers.
- Monthly meetupsLocal gatherings to share work and meet people.
03Planned
Build
Shared resources
- Computing powerShared computers strong enough to train AI.
- Open librariesFree data and tools anyone can build on.
- Expert helpGuidance for young startups growing their AI.
05What we stand for
Built by the community, for Malaysia.
MATA is a non-profit run by its members. Every ringgit goes back into the work, and what we build together stays with the community.
- OpenAI knowledge and tools for everyone, not a select few.
- Community-ledGrown from the ground up, and led by the people who do the work.
- Non-profitWe reinvest everything. No one profits from MATA.
- World-classMalaysian work held to the standard of the best in the world.
06Partner with us
Work with Malaysia's AI builders.
MATA gives you one place to reach a national community of AI talent.
07Join
Help shape Malaysia's AI future.
Students, professionals, and organisations are all welcome. Tell us about yourself, and we will get in touch.