UPM Digital Month 2025

    

 UPM’s Digital Transformation Commitments and Aspirations

• Strengthening an integrated, secure, and competitive university digital ecosystem.
• Supporting the national aspiration to position Malaysia as an AI-driven nation by 2030.
• Shifting the focus from mere system implementation to the development of a more strategic, data-driven, and impact-oriented university operating model.

 The AI Transformation Conundrum

•  Universities face a new dilemma (conundrum):
  • The need to scale up the adoption of technology and AI,
  • While ensuring that innovation genuinely solves real problems faced by the university community.
• The use of AI must not increase process burdens, compromise values, or undermine the integrity of data governance. This necessitates job restructuring, process re-evaluation, and a more mature approach to digital governance.

Digital Coherence as the Foundation

• UPM’s digital transformation must be grounded in holistic alignment across five dimensions:
  • Policy,
  • People,
  • Technology,
  • Cybersecurity,
  • Data sovereignty.
• Digital coherence is critical to prevent:
  • Policy conflicts,
  • Misaligned systems,
  • Inconsistent user experiences.
• It serves as the foundation for aligning priorities and implementation across all Responsibility Centres (PTJ), ensuring that the value of transformation is shared collectively.

UPM Strategic Initiatives and Progress

• The development of digital infrastructure and capabilities includes:
  • PUTRA®VID as the core of an integrated digital identity,
  • Putra Fiber (FTTR) to strengthen campus network connectivity,
  • Strategic 5G and AI collaboration with Digital Nasional Berhad,
  • Implementation of the GenAI Playbook in teaching and learning.
• These initiatives are supported by two key drivers of UPM’s AI transformation:
  • UPM AI Enablers (S.K.U.A.D),
  • Putra®Insights as a real-time, data-driven decision-making platform.

UPM’s Strategic Positioning and Future Direction

• With a strong foundation in place, UPM is now strategically positioned to:
  • Enhance operational efficiency,
  • Strengthen high-impact research,
  • Deliver more adaptive learning experiences,
  • Further reinforce cybersecurity and university data sovereignty.
• This transformation reinforces UPM’s role as:
  • An AI-ready university,
  • A leader in digital transformation in higher education,
  • A key strategic partner in the national digital agenda.