NTT Data’s Henrick Choo: In AI, the risk of not spending may be higher
- ID
- 2116
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 29 Jun 2026, 10:38 AM
- Fetched
- 29 Jun 2026, 11:26 AM
- Provider
- Digital News Asia
- Category
- malaysia-tech
- Original URL
- https://www.digitalnewsasia.com/business/ntt-datas-henrick-choo-ai-risk-not-spending-may-be-higher
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Summary
- Score
- 7.5
- Created
- 29 Jun 2026, 11:26 AM
- Tags
- Audience
- developersai_ml_learnerssaas_startup_founders
What happened
NTT Data Malaysia's MD Henrick Choo argues that Malaysian enterprises risk being outcompeted if they don't invest in AI, even if ROI is uncertain. He notes Malaysian firms lag Singapore by ~2 years in AI adoption, but spending continues, with NTT targeting 20% growth. He also stresses Malaysia's need to develop higher-quality AI and cloud engineers to capture global opportunities.
Why it matters
Validates that Malaysian enterprise AI spending is real but cautious. For builders, it signals growing demand for AI integration services and a critical talent gap in AI/cloud engineering that local developers can fill.
Discussion angle
Is the 'risk of not spending' real for Malaysian SMEs and startups, or is this enterprise FOMO? How can local builders position themselves to capture this enterprise AI spending wave?