Post-Budget 2027 Dialogue

Advancing Inclusive AI and Technology Entrepreneurship at Malaysia’s Post-Budget 2027 Dialogue

13 October 2026 | Bangi Convention Centre, Selangor

Ts. Dr. Noorlizawati Abd Rahim, Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Artificial Intelligence, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), contributed academic perspectives on inclusive AI, technology entrepreneurship and socioeconomic development at the Dialog Pasca-Belanjawan Malaysia 2027, held on 13 October 2026.

I was pleased to contribute as an invited academic panellist at the Dialog Pasca-Belanjawan Malaysia 2027, jointly organised by Dewan Perdagangan Islam Malaysia (DPIM), Forum Ekonomi Manusiawi (FEM) and Pertubuhan Profesor G70 (PPG70).

The session, “Ekonomi untuk Semua: Ekonomi Rakyat, Ekonomi Manusiawi dan Aspirasi Generasi Muda,” brought together diverse perspectives on inclusive economic development, social mobility and opportunities for the younger generation. The discussion was moderated by YB Senator Dr. Jufitri Joha.

Key Perspectives

My contribution focused on three interconnected questions:

  1. AI and Social Mobility – How can AI and digital investment bridge socioeconomic divides rather than widen existing inequalities?
  2. Education and Youth Empowerment – How can AI education and technology entrepreneurship equip young people, particularly those from underserved communities, to become creators of economic value rather than merely users of technology?
  3. Inclusive Digital Transformation – What policy priorities can translate AI accessibility into meaningful entrepreneurial capabilities, productivity improvements and sustainable economic opportunities?

Drawing on my work in technology entrepreneurship, innovation management and AI-enabled business transformation, I shared practical insights from AI for Business Excellence (AIBEx), an initiative undertaken in collaboration with DPIM to strengthen AI capabilities among micro and small entrepreneurs, alongside my experience developing entrepreneurial thinking among Bachelor of Artificial Intelligence students at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

AI inclusion must go beyond access to technology. It requires the capabilities to apply AI meaningfully, create business value and participate in emerging economic opportunities.

The dialogue provided a valuable opportunity to connect academic perspectives, entrepreneurship education and community engagement with broader policy conversations on inclusive economic development.

This engagement reinforces my ongoing scholarly interest in understanding how technology entrepreneurship, innovation capabilities and AI-enabled business transformation can contribute to more inclusive and sustainable socioeconomic development.

Research and engagement areas: Technology Entrepreneurship | Innovation Management | Inclusive Digital Transformation | AI-Enabled Business Transformation | Entrepreneurial Capabilities | Socioeconomic Development

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS –

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Dialog Pasca-Belanjawan Malaysia 2027 telah berlangsung pada 13 Oktober 2026 di Bangi Convention Center sebagai platform perbincangan strategik bagi menilai keberkesanan Belanjawan 2027 terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi, pembangunan usahawan, kos sara hidup dan kesejahteraan rakyat.

Program anjuran bersama Dewan Perdagangan Islam Malaysia (DPIM), Forum Ekonomi Manusiawi (FEM) dan Pertubuhan Profesor G70 (PPG70) ini menghimpunkan tokoh ekonomi, ahli akademik, pemimpin industri serta wakil generasi muda.

Antara barisan kepimpinan penganjur yang terlibat ialah Profesor Emeritus Dato’ Ir. Dr. Wan Ramli Wan Daud, Pengerusi PPG70; Dato’ Mohammad Sahar Mat Din, Presiden DPIM; Dato’ Prof. Dr. Saadiah Mohammad, Pengerusi FEM; serta Prof. Madya Dr. Shifa Mohd Nor, Pengarah Program Dialog.

Sesi dialog pertama menampilkan Dato’ Chm. Khairul Shahril Hamzah, Steven Lee Teng Sun dan Mohd Hafizuddin Hiew bin Abdullah, dengan Haji Sakaria Semela, Ahli Lembaga Pengarah IKIM, sebagai moderator.

Sesi dialog kedua pula menghimpunkan Ts. Dr. Noorlizawati Abd Rahim, Dr. Shahrizal Azwan bin Samsudin, Thenesh Anbalagan dan Ahmad Faizuddin Razali, dengan YB Senator Dr. Jufitri bin Joha sebagai moderator.

Dialog ini menjadi wadah percambahan idea dan cadangan bagi memastikan dasar ekonomi negara bukan sekadar memacu pertumbuhan, malah memberi manfaat secara inklusif kepada seluruh lapisan masyarakat.

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