Kuala Lumpur, 25 April 2025 – INITIATE.MY participated in the Generative AI for Counter-Terrorism Workshop focused on the theme “Empowering Communities in Asia to Use ALDOUS Generative AI for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE).” The workshop, hosted by Mythos Labs and Meta with Southeast Asian Regional Centre for Counter-Terrorism (SEARCCT) as the strategic partner,...
Kuala Lumpur, 30 April 2025 – INITIATE.MY organised a Self-Care and Well-Being Session facilitated by a clinical psychologist Dr. Vizla Kumaresan as part of the organisation’s ongoing commitment to its team’s mental health and well-being with a backdrop of challenging advocacy and research environments. Dr. Vizla guided participants through discussions and exercises on managing stress...
Petaling Jaya, 8 May 2025 – INITIATE.MY participated in the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) Awareness and Implementation Workshop for Civil Society in Malaysia, hosted by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M). The workshop gathered civil society groups, legal experts, and anti-corruption advocates to reflect on...
Kuala Lumpur, 9–12 May 2025 – INITIATE.MY participated in the closed-door regional workshop “Religion and Liberal Thought in Malay Society,” organised by Sisters in Islam (SIS). The event brought together civil society actors, religious leaders, legal professionals, and researchers from Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore to examine liberal thought in Muslim-majority contexts and reflect on how...
Kuala Lumpur, 10 May 2025 – INITIATE.MY participated in the Malaysian-ASEAN Youth SDG Summit 2025, a youth-driven regional gathering that united over 300 multi-stakeholder participants. The All-Party Parliamentary Group Malaysia for Sustainable Development Goals (APPGM-SDG) and its training arm MySDG Academy were the joint organisers of this summit with support from the Ministry of Youth...
Bali, Indonesia, 13-15 May 2025 – Hari Shankar, INITIATE.MY’s Data Scientist, participated in an intensive workshop hosted by EngageMedia. The programme was designed to equip civil society actors with the necessary tools to ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) is developed and deployed in an accountable and ethical manner. The workshop, led by award-winning journalist Karen...
Kuala Lumpur, 24 May 2025 – The panel discussion ‘Tech Abuse Threats and Accountability: How Can We Work Together?’ brought together over 65 participants of digital rights advocates, academics, civil society leaders, and platform companies representatives from the region. This event was part of the ASEAN Peoples @ ASEAN2025 Forum. INITIATE.MY co-organised the session with...
🌐 ASEANPeoples@ASEAN2025: Digital Rights & Internet Freedom Cluster Join us for an engaging event exploring the state of online rights in Southeast Asia, featuring:🗣 Session B – Panel Discussion on Tech Abuse Threats & Accountability: How Can We Work Together?⚖️ Regional leaders explore how we can work together to address tech-enabled abuse and protect digital...
Putrajaya, 21–25 April 2025 – Aizat Shamsuddin, Founder and Director of INITIATE.MY, co-facilitated a series of high-level stakeholder meetings on foreign criminality in partnership with the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime (GI-TOC). GI-TOC is an international organisation that strengthens responses to organised crime through research, policy dialogue, and cross-sector engagement. The meetings convened law...
27 May 2025, Kuala Lumpur – INITIATE.MY, in collaboration with Bait Al-Amanah, convened a closed-door policy briefing titled “Myanmar’s Evolving Political Landscape – Emerging Trends and 2025 Outlook.”. Aizat Shamsuddin, Founder and director of INITIATE.MY, facilitated the session, which featured Myanmar policy analyst Arkar Hein and brought together representatives from the Malaysian government, diplomatic community,...
