Immense potential for data analytics in Malaysia

Dr. Vala said that data analytics could provide accurate insights and generate faster reports to be used for strategic decision making process. — YAP CHEE HONG/The Star

The use of data analytics and machine learning might still be at nascent stages in Malaysia, but the benefits could be immense once the technologies are commercialised.

Dr Vala Ali Rohani, the data scientist lead at the Asean Data Analytics eXchange (ADAX), said that the centre, which was established by the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) would help boost the adoption of data analytics and place Malaysia as a hub in Asean.