{"name":"Applied AI in Brunei — the record","description":"Every announced initiative, deployment, published result and regulation of applied AI on the record for Brunei, tagged by kind, industry, region and role, sourced and dated. A slice of the State of Applied AI record, maintained continuously by the Industrial Research Unit of the Straits Institute for Applied AI.","source":"https://www.straitsai.institute/state-of-applied-ai/brunei","partOf":"https://www.straitsai.institute/state-of-applied-ai/evidence.json","attribution":"Industrial Research Unit, Straits Institute for Applied AI","updated":"2026-10-29","facet":{"kind":"country","name":"Brunei","slug":"brunei","iso2":"BN","region":"Asia-Pacific"},"counts":{"entries":11,"deployments":6,"evidenceImpact":0,"evidenceAdoption":1,"regulation":4,"industries":6,"countries":1,"linked":11},"entries":[{"kind":"deployment","industry":"Retail & Consumer","region":"Brunei","role":"Tour operator","org":"Tourism Development Department","text":"The Tourism Development Department and Dynamik Technologies have switched on Nakhoda, a booking hub whose AI trip planner drafts a tailored route around a holidaymaker's likes and wallet. Operators use the same website to post services, build packages and collect money without cash. Nakhoda arrives before Visit Brunei Year 2027, handing tourists AI itinerary planning early.","date":"2026-06-29","source":"https://thescoop.co/2026/06/30/brunei-launches-nakhoda-to-steer-tourism-industry-into-the-digital-age/"},{"kind":"regulation","industry":"Government & Public Sector","region":"Brunei","org":"Digital Brunei Council, Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications","text":"Brunei Darussalam merged its AI policy for the public sector into Digital Brunei 2030: The Digital Brunei Transformation Plan, launched 2 June 2026 by the Digital Brunei Council, joining four digital strategies under one roof, including the cross-cutting Data and Artificial Intelligence Strategy. Priorities range across governance, infrastructure, workforce skills, innovation and global ties, seeking a firmer AI ecosystem inside government. Metrics track trained officials, AI-backed pilots and overall public-sector AI maturity.","date":"2026-06-02","source":"https://thebruneian.news/2026/06/03/digital-brunei-2030-launched-as-nations-roadmap-for-digital-growth/"},{"kind":"regulation","industry":"Government & Public Sector","region":"Brunei","org":"Authority for Infocommunications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam","text":"Brunei Darussalam's Authority for Infocommunications Technology Industry has overhauled the Guide on Artificial Intelligence Governance and Ethics into a second edition. Generative AI hazards now enter Brunei AI governance, showcased through Bruneian companies already running the principles-based approach. AITI has separately released a Guide on Responsible Use of Generative AI — Brunei Darussalam AI ethics guidance on wording requests, and doing so ethically.","date":"2026-04","source":"https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2026/05/01/brunei-ramps-up-efforts-to-ensure-ethical-ai-practices"},{"kind":"evidence-adoption","industry":"Government & Public Sector","region":"Brunei","org":"Brunei Economic Development Board","text":"Brunei Economic Development Board has begun AI adoption for MSMEs through the AI for MSME Advancement in ASEAN programme: 550 firms by May 2027, in 11 cohorts. Small-business artificial intelligence training shows owners to write promotional posts automatically, answer buyers faster through AI-powered chatbots, and hold stock, sales and daily records together.","date":"2026-01-28","source":"https://www.bedb.gov.bn/post/bedb-launches-national-implementation-of-aim-asean-programme-to-support-msme-growth-through-practica"},{"kind":"deployment","industry":"Healthcare & Life Sciences","region":"Brunei","role":"Primary care clinician","org":"Ministry of Health Brunei Darussalam","text":"Brunei Darussalam's Ministry of Health, the Novartis Foundation and EVYD Technology used Davos to pledge AI cardiovascular risk tiering for a whole country. Leaning on the state's own medical records, this population-wide heart disease prevention drive promises earlier detection of the most endangered residents and a fitting remedy. No country has taken CARDIO4Cities national before, and Brunei will cover four hazards at once — hypertension, diabetes, obesity, hyperlipidemia.","date":"2026-01-27","source":"https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/davos-spotlight--evyd-ministry-of-health-brunei-darussalam-and-novartis-foundation-launch-national-ai-powered-cardiovascular-disease-prevention-initiative-302670872.html"},{"kind":"regulation","industry":"Education & Training","region":"Brunei","org":"Ministry of Education Brunei Darussalam","text":"A handbook titled 'GenAI Guidance for Education – Handbook Edition', issued by Brunei's Ministry of Education, sets AI in education standards for students and teachers, spanning safety, honesty and privacy. Its rules echo the AITI AI ethics guidelines and Personal Data Protection Order, embedding generative AI adoption within existing national policy.","date":"2025-09","source":"https://www.majlis-mesyuarat.gov.bn/25-03-26-kementerian-pendidikan-sentiasa-memantau-menilai-penggunaan-teknologi-ai/"},{"kind":"deployment","industry":"Finance & Insurance","region":"Brunei","role":"Customer service agent","org":"Baiduri Bank","text":"Baiduri Bank claims Brunei Darussalam's first generative AI banking customer service launch, rebuilding Emmi from a declarative chatbot into a model handling complex queries with tailored replies. Unveiled at TechXpo 2025, it is also being piloted on WhatsApp, extending conversational AI for customer support beyond the bank's app.","date":"2025-08","source":"https://www.baiduri.com.bn/about-us/news-media/baiduri-bank-highlights-smart-solutions-for-merchants-and-customers-at-techxpo-2025"},{"kind":"deployment","industry":"Agriculture & Food","region":"Brunei","role":"Aquaculturist","org":"Jets Sdn Bhd","text":"Near the Muara port town in Brunei Darussalam, Jets Sdn Bhd has unveiled what it calls Southeast Asia's first net-zero-emission AI shrimp farm. Solar arrays supply energy while automated systems oversee blue shrimp breeding, blending renewable power with eco-friendly production methods under the AI in aquaculture approach. The firm describes the venture as a breakthrough for the nation's fisheries sector.","date":"2025-07-07","source":"https://english.news.cn/20250707/198c6e3f39fc46ceaee39ef1e14ffd0a/c.html"},{"kind":"deployment","industry":"Government & Public Sector","region":"Brunei","role":"Civil servant / HR recruiter","org":"Prime Minister's Office (PMO)","text":"AI recruitment for civil servants is advancing in Brunei, where the PMO (Prime Minister's Office) backs a Public Service Commission tool that automatically vets job candidates during hiring. Elsewhere, the Public Service Department has teamed with Intel and the Commonwealth Secretariat on StrategusAI, an AI-assisted drafting toolkit trialled by ministries shaping regulations. Fiji alone joins this pilot.","date":"2025-03-09","source":"https://thescoop.co/2025/03/09/pmo-adopts-ai-to-improve-public-service-efficiency/"},{"kind":"deployment","industry":"Healthcare & Life Sciences","region":"Brunei","role":"Public health official","org":"Ministry of Health Brunei Darussalam","text":"BruHealth 5.0's new Smarter Health Index lets Brunei's Ministry of Health apply AI in healthcare to diet, sleep and stress data from 16 January 2025, generating tailored wellbeing steps. Built by EVYD Technology, it adds cervical cancer to existing breast, colorectal and cardiovascular disease screening. AI-generated health guidance now anchors the country's public health platform.","date":"2025-01-16","source":"https://www.evydtech.com/bruhealth-5-0-launches-advances-digital-health-for-a-connected-brunei/"},{"kind":"regulation","industry":"Government & Public Sector","region":"Brunei","org":"Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry (AITI)","text":"Brunei AI governance policy runs through a 25-member panel at AITI, pooling representatives from government, industry and academia. That team wrote the Guide on AI Governance and Ethics for Brunei Darussalam, ran the public consultation and issued two editions. It endures as the nation's lead voice on AI ethics and governance rules.","date":"2024-05","source":"https://www.aiti.gov.bn/regulatory/ai-governance-and-ethics/"}]}