CelcomDigi is expanding AI education among young Malaysians through its collaboration with RTM’s Junior Innovathon 2026, giving primary and secondary school students hands-on exposure to artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. As the program’s official telco partner, CelcomDigi hosted 200 students from across the country for a customized AI workshop, followed by an immersive tour of the CelcomDigi AI Experience Centre (AiX).
The tour allowed students to experience real-world AI solutions first-hand, connecting classroom concepts with how the technology is being applied in industry today. The workshop was designed to build foundational AI knowledge, giving participants a practical starting point before they continue developing their own innovation ideas as part of the competition.
Junior Innovathon 2026 Program
As part of its involvement in Junior Innovathon 2026, CelcomDigi is introducing the Tech for Impact Award to encourage participants to think about how technology can strengthen their ideas, address a problem, or create meaningful change. One primary school and one secondary school will receive the award – each winning school will receive CelcomDigi Essential 5G Home WiFi at 100Mbps for two years, supporting continued digital learning beyond the competition. CelcomDigi will also participate in the final judging panel on 1 November 2026.
RTM Junior Innovathon 2026 brings together primary and secondary school students nationally to develop ideas and compete in STEM-based innovation challenges. CelcomDigi’s role extends the program’s learning journey by linking what students are building in the competition with real-world technology applications.
The Junior Innovathon initiative is part of CelcomDigi’s broader CD:NXT commitment to developing Malaysia’s next generation of digital talent. CelcomDigi’s Acting Chief Innovation Officer Kugan Thirunavakarasu noted that young Malaysians are already digital natives, and the company’s role is to create more opportunities for them to explore technology beyond everyday use, understand its possibilities, and develop the confidence to create with it.
Pokdepinion: Getting kids into an AI lab sounds cool, but let’s see how many of them actually end up in tech instead of just having a fun school trip.
