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  • Johor to host ASEAN’s biggest digital content summit in 2025

    Johor to host ASEAN’s biggest digital content summit in 2025

    JOHOR BAHRU: Game, set… animation! Johor Bahru gears up to host the ASEAN Digital Content Summit (ADCS 2025) from 2–4 September.

    Organised by the Ministry of Digital through the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), in collaboration with the Johor State Government, the summit is set to transform the Persada Johor International Convention Centre into the beating heart of ASEAN’s creative economy.

    Timed with Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship 2025, ADCS will bring together more than 50 global thought leaders, over 100 exhibitors, and country pavilions from more than 10 nations, all under one roof. Policymakers, studios, start-ups, investors and creators will unite to script the next chapter in animation, gaming and immersive technology.
    The summit opens with the ASEAN Roundtable on 2 September, a high-level dialogue designed to spark regional collaboration in animation, games, and creative technology. Fans of Japanese anime will also find a treat: Koji Morimoto, co-founder of Studio 4°C and one of the creative minds behind Akira, will headline the speaker sessions.

    Meanwhile, the Kre8tif! Business Xchange will act as a matchmaking arena for creators, connecting them with broadcasters, distributors, and investors. The exhibition hall promises a visual feast, from new game solutions to immersive interactive content, showcasing the latest from Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and beyond.

    In a nod to talent and research, ADCS 2025 will also feature 50 global technical papers and 60 plus university projects, giving students and young creators a launchpad to shine. The initiative is supported by KL ACM SIGGRAPH and DICE 3.0, ensuring academia meets industry in the most creative of ways.

    MDEC CEO Anuar Fariz Fadzil called the summit a “game-changer” adding, “ADCS 2025 marks Johor’s bold leap toward becoming the beating heart of ASEAN’s digital content revolution. By bringing together innovators, storytellers, and tech leaders, Johor is stepping into the spotlight as the epicentre of gaming, animation, and immersive content.”

    And it’s not all about business. The summit has a festival flavour, too. Public visitors can look forward to e-sports tournaments, outdoor movie screenings, exclusive giveaways, and family fun at B5 Johor Street Market. The celebrations culminate with the Malaysia Animation Film Festival on 4 September, followed by nationwide screenings at GSC cinemas from 16 October.

  • Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation announce strategic partnership with Immerso AI-IP

    Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation announce strategic partnership with Immerso AI-IP

    Mumbai: Eros Investments & Immerso AI-IP, a leading Global Media, Entertainment, Sports & Technology portfolio of ventures, firmed up a strategic partnership with Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) and other Malaysia Sovereign Companies & Investors. The partnership will see investments of 1 billion dollar, with additional 5,000 jobs made available over the next five years. The vision of this project is to not only provide the best Generative AI and accelerated cloud infrastructure in all of ASEAN, but develop the culture of high-quality research, monetization of AI Models via Media, Entertainment & Sports, and create an eco-system for the future of deep technology.  

    Global investments in Generative AI hit $21.3 Billion in 2023, however the best companies in this sector are struggling with monetization and building an effective business model for this deep technology business. The Immerso group along with its subsidiaries and affiliates are the largest producers of Indian Films for decades and with their recent partnership with Government of Gujarat in GIFT City, India, the vision is to develop Accelerated Cloud and Generative AI infrastructure. Immerso AI-IP native business is built on the principle of Ethical AI, using 100 Billion+ tokens of licensed content to train foundation models for high quality media, sports and entertainment output that is monetized at scale. This partnership with MDEC will also support the creation of localized foundation models across industry verticals, to be further used by academia, startup ecosystem and large-scale enterprise technology companies. The strategy will feature:

    1.  Immerso AI University: that will provide a full-fledged curriculum for Generative AI and Deep Technology, along with diploma courses for existing professionals to upscale their learnings. This will also become the foundation of research and development for innovation in Deep Technology and Generative AI.

    2.  Immerso AI Data Center: This data center along with strategic partners will become the best-in-class cloud architecture and infrastructure for companies to be able to run high fidelity technology across generative AI, gaming, IOT and extended reality.

    3. The Immerso AI Park will also create a specific zone and opportunity for international deep technology and generative AI startups to incubate for purposes of research and training and provide significant opportunities for growth and collaboration.

    4.  AI Movie Studio: Leverage Generative AI Models and Game engine technology to movie portfolio development in conjunction with local and global talent.  

    5.   AI Sports Studio: To develop celebrity sport stars and sports leveraging Gen AI techniques and develop high fidelity gaming or broadcast quality live sports content.

    Sharing his thoughts post the meetings in New Delhi, Gobind Singh Deo, Honorable Minister of Digital, Malaysia mentioned, “The trip to New Delhi has opened up new opportunities and will certainly contribute to Malaysia’s booming digital economy. Immerso AI-IP vision to develop the Generative AI Park and AI movie studio will enhance the industry of deep technology, trans-media and digital media production and we are excited to collaborate and scale this alliance.”

    Immerso AI CEO Ali Hussein shared, “We would like to compliment the vision of the Digital Minister & MDEC by creating the localized vision for Immerso AI Park. The movie business is a great industry vertical to showcase the range of capability of this new technology and build the acumen for Malaysia to be ready for Generative AI business across all industry verticals across ASEAN.”