Advancing Malaysia together with AI
Researchers using AI to fight "silent killer"
Melioidosis, a disease caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei — most commonly contracted through contaminated soil or water — claims nearly 90,000 lives each year. Using AlphaFold, Dr. Su Datt and Dr. Sylvia Chieng from the National University of Malaysia (UKM) is using AlphaFold to understand how the bacterium’s proteins help it survive and spread. What traditionally required months of expensive, trial-and-error lab work was solved in minutes, accelerating the team’s potential to develop targeted, life-saving treatments to combat this "silent killer."
Researchers from the National University of Malaysia (UKM), Dr. Su Datt and Dr. Sylvia Chieng
Cikgu Siti Ainulmuryida and her students from SMK Orkid Desa attending event hosted by Google
Making classroom learning more inclusive and engaging
At SMK Orkid Desa, special education teacher Cikgu Siti Ainulmuryida integrated advanced AI prompting learned through the Gemini Academy to transform her classroom. Managing varied learning disabilities like autism, ADHD, she used Gemini as a collaborative brainstorming partner to build highly tailored Individual Education Programmes (RPIs). This reduced planning time from weeks to days, while her students’ engagement in the classroom improved.
Empowering 6,200 employees with AI
At Gamuda, building the future of infrastructure takes more than just heavy machinery—it requires a workforce equipped to innovate. As a leading engineering and property developer, Gamuda is pushing the boundaries of the built environment by actively bringing AI into the daily workflows of its people. To revolutionize how they design, build, and manage complex projects, Gamuda chose to own their digital transformation. Leveraging Google Cloud Vertex AI and Gemini Pro, their team built Botunify—a centralized, in-house chatbot platform tailored specifically to their unique engineering challenges. Today, Botunity supercharges over 6,200 Gamuda employees, to streamline daily operations, augment human decision-making, and drive industry-defining innovation from the ground up.
Ts. John Lim, Group Chief Digital Officer at Gamuda Berhad
Yap Hock Seng, completed the Google IT Support and Project Management Professional Certificates
60-year-old continues to stay relevant in the workforce
After 40 years in the IT industry, Yap Hock Seng refused to let an evolving landscape or hiring biases hold him back. Instead of stepping back, he stepped up—leveraging the Google Career Certificates in IT Support and Project Management to master modern cloud infrastructure and advanced risk management. Today, he combines decades of experience with cutting-edge global best practices, actively driving digital transformation as a Technical Project Manager for a leading IT group in Asia.
Transitioned from nurse instructor to system analyst
After more than a decade in the nursing industry, Siti Fatimah Ibrahim stepped out of her comfort zone to revolutionise healthcare through technology. Her journey began by boosting her department's efficiency by 90% using self-taught analytics, which inspired her to formalise her skills with Google Career Certificates in Data Analytics, Project Management, and Business Intelligence. Today, she has successfully transitioned into a thriving role as a System Analyst, combining her clinical background with advanced tech skills to design proposals for modern healthcare systems intended for local and international markets.
Siti Fatimah Ibrahim completed the Google Data Analytics, Business Intelligence and Project Management Professional Certificates
From biomedical science to data analytics: Khairunnisa’s journey with Gemilang
Returning from a year-long career break, former pharmaceutical researcher Khairunnisa Razali decided to completely reinvent her professional future. With zero prior tech experience, she leveraged the Gemilang scholarship program to master SQL, Spreadsheets, and R programming, completing the Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate in just two months. Today, she has successfully translated her love for numbers into a dream role as a data analyst for one of the largest airline companies in Asia, proving that the right skills can launch you into an entirely new industry at any stage of life.
Zul Aiman’s path to a high-demand data analyst with Gemilang
Starting as a research assistant with a raw passion for data analysis, Muhammad Zul Aiman found the structured guidance he needed through the Gemilang program. Taking up Google Data Analytics, he learnt directly from a diverse panel of seasoned industry professionals which completely transformed his real-world problem-solving, allowing him to compress a week’s worth of tedious data tasks into just two days. This massive boost in efficiency and confidence quickly caught the attention of recruiters within a month of completing the cert, fast-tracking his career toward expanded workplace responsibilities and a rewarding 20% salary increase.
