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The record holds 9 entries from Myanmar, across 4 industries, led by Government & Public Sector, then Agriculture & Food. Last updated 3 Nov 2026.

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RegulationGovernment & Public SectorMyanmar23 Jul 2026

Myanmar establishes National Artificial Intelligence Development Department

Ministry of Digital Development and Communications, Myanmar — Myanmar has stood up a new body to push AI technology development: the National Artificial Intelligence Development Department, housed within the Ministry of Digital Development and Communications. Parliament heard from the Deputy Minister that the unit is driving national AI capacity building via fresh initiatives. The country separately joined the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization, formalised at Shanghai's 2026 World AI Conference.

presoffministry.gov.mm
Evidence of adoptionGovernment & Public SectorMyanmar2 Feb 2026

Myanmar ministry staff receive AI technology training

Ministry of Border Affairs, Myanmar — Myanmar's Ministry of Border Affairs launched AI training for government staff through its AI Technology Basic Applications Training Course. Union Minister for Border Affairs Lt-Gen Yar Pyae urged staff to apply AI to data analysis, calling it essential at work and home. The National Artificial Intelligence Development Project's Director outlined core AI skills for civil servants.

myanmaritv.com
Evidence of adoptionGovernment & Public SectorMyanmar28 Jan 2026

Myanmar ethnic affairs ministry runs AI practical training for staff

Ministry of Ethnic Affairs, Myanmar — Myanmar's Ministry of Ethnic Affairs held AI training for civil servants: an AI Technology Basic Practical Training Course in Nay Pyi Taw. Citing global use in education, health and industry, Union Minister for Border Affairs and Ethnic Affairs Lt-Gen Yar Pyae urged personnel to put AI upskilling to use, speeding departmental tasks.

myanmaritv.com
RegulationGovernment & Public SectorMyanmar22 Dec 2025

Supervisory Committee for Legal Awareness Dissemination Using AI Technology

Office of the National Defense and Security Council — Myanmar's Office of the National Defense and Security Council formed the Supervisory Committee for Legal Awareness Dissemination Using AI Technology under Notification Order No. 120/2025, overseeing the Legal Assistant AI Model. The Ministry of Legal Affairs and the National Artificial Intelligence Technology Development Project jointly run this AI legal awareness, AI-driven legal education effort, discussed at a Nay Pyi Taw meeting.

myanmaritv.com
DeploymentGovernment & Public SectorMyanmar2025-08

Myanmar junta deploys AI-powered PSMS surveillance system nationwide

Myanmar State Administration Council (military junta) — Myanmar's junta runs an AI surveillance network, the Person Scrutinization and Monitoring System (PSMS), fusing facial recognition, CCTV feeds and personal records to chase dissenters. General Administration Offices in Mandalay Region and southern Shan State were ordered to apply it against deserters, fugitives and revolutionary activists. Mandalay Region officers tied the AI-powered monitoring system to roughly 1,650 arrests, March to April 2025.

Police officerbnionline.net
RegulationGovernment & Public SectorMyanmar2025-02

Draft national AI strategy and policy for Myanmar

Ministry of Science and Technology — Myanmar's Ministry of Science and Technology met in Nay Pyi Taw on 18 February for a fourth session on a National AI Strategy and National AI Policy spanning 2025–2030. Myo Thein Kyaw said the aim is weaving artificial intelligence into growth sectors while lifting public grasp of AI ethics and standards — shaping Myanmar AI policy grounded in the ASEAN Guide on AI Governance and Ethics. This national AI strategy for Myanmar awaits approval.

english.news.cn

Agriculture & Food

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DeploymentAgriculture & FoodMyanmar4 Mar 2026

Myanmar launches Farmer AI beta for crop disease diagnosis

Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation — A crop disease diagnosis AI tool called Farmer AI is now available from Myanmar's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, packed into a mobile app for growers nationwide. It also reads soil health and offers tips on sowing, reaping and selling produce, answering questions typed or spoken through its built-in chatbot. Speaking to officials in Nay Pyi Taw, Deputy Minister Dr Tin Htut noted the app remains Version 1 (Beta) ahead of a fuller Play Store launch, broadening access to AI-based plant disease detection.

Farmeronenewstvchannel.com

Finance & Insurance

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DeploymentFinance & InsuranceMyanmar29 Apr 2026

AYA SOMPO launches Myanmar's first insurance AI chatbot

AYA SOMPO Insurance — iVA, an Insurance Virtual Assistant from AYA SOMPO Insurance, is Myanmar's first AI chatbot insurance tool built into a mobile app, the firm says. Housed in the My AYASOMPO app, it answers product and policy questions in Myanmar and English with 24/7 real-time replies, no human needed. This AI-powered insurance assistant is meant to help partners and agents meet customer needs faster.

Insurance agentayasompo.com

Healthcare & Life Sciences

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DeploymentHealthcare & Life SciencesMyanmar24 May 2026

Yangon eye hospital uses AI for field vision screenings

Ophthalmology Specialist Hospital (Yangon) — Ophthalmology Specialist Hospital (Yangon) ran AI vision screening during field eye check-ups in Mayangone Township, part of a Ministry of Health drive across Yangon Region to curb rainy-season illnesses. Myanmar's Union Minister of Health attended the campaign event, where the hospital director and ophthalmologists used AI-assisted eye examinations for on-site diagnostic testing. The initiative forms one strand of a wider seasonal disease-prevention effort covering all Yangon townships.

Ophthalmologistasianews.network
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