Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said this was because innovation and digital talent needed to be empowered, especially in the field of AI to drive the country’s economic growth in a more sustainable manner.“Malaysia needs to move quickly along with the accelerated growth of these fields in line with the global digital transformation boom,” he said when presenting Budget 2024 in the Dewan Rakyat.
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As such, he said the Government is providing RM5 million for the benefit of 5,000 focus communities in 105 community colleges nationwide, in addition to RM1 million for each public university to further drive the implementation of the Madani Community Empowerment and the Disabled Community Rehabilitation programmes.On the National Higher Education Fund Corporation , the Prime Minister said the Government has agreed to provide discounts on loan repayments from tomorrow until March 31 next year.
Anwar also said that enrolment fees in public universities must be limited to no more than RM1,500 from January next year, in line with the amount of PTPTN’s advance loan .