The state revenue collection may improve by 7.6 per cent in 2023, up 20 per cent from the initial estimate. However, the state income is projected to be lower by 8.5 per cent to RM2.2 billion in 2024.

“Kelas pertama kami sudah dimulakan bulan ini dengan sekurang-kurangnya 30 pelajar jurusan Sains Komputer Universiti Selangor (Unisel) mempelajari bidang berkaitan kejuruteraan AI,” kata Yong Kai Ping kepada Selangorkini.

Ng berkata, SIBS juga menampilkan speaker utama termasuk Menteri Besar Selangor, Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari, Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Chow Kon Yeow, Menteri Kementerian Pelaburan, Perdagangan dan Industri (MITI), Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.

Mahmud said PKNS has many project sites under development, and Akademi PKNS sees this as a good opportunity to conduct education-based businesses in these development areas, including in Cyberjaya, Kota Puteri and Antara Gapi.

Therefore, he said, the government still bears up to RM10 billion for diesel subsidies despite saving RM4 billion a year as a result of the retargeting exercise.