Selangor will give 50,000 residents Gemini Enterprise free for a year. Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari announced it on 13 November 2026 while tabling the 2027 Selangor Budget. The state has set aside RM12 million, and the training will be run with the Selangor Technical Skills Development Centre (STDC) and Google, Media Selangor reported.
Entrepreneurs and startup founders are on the list of people it is meant for. What is not on any list yet is how to sign up.
Amirudin Shari tabling the budget on 13 November 2026. Photo: Fikri Yusof, Media Selangor
What Selangor's free Gemini Enterprise offer includes
| What was announced | |
|---|---|
| Who gets it | 50,000 Selangor residents |
| What | One year of Gemini Enterprise, Google's AI plan for businesses |
| Training | Online and in-person sessions, with STDC and Google |
| Budget | RM12 million, from the 2027 Selangor Budget |
| Sign-up | Not announced |
Tech site Amanz calls the initiative "AI Untuk Rakyat" in its report. Media Selangor, the state government's own media agency, does not use that name. Amanz also lists what Gemini Enterprise covers: Gemini, Gemini Notebook, image and video generation, links to apps such as Microsoft 365, and AI agents.
The RM12 million is the state's allocation for the initiative, training included. Split 50,000 ways, that is RM240 per person.
Media Selangor's report of the budget speech, captured 14 November 2026.
"This training will equip 50,000 Selangor residents, hailing from diverse backgrounds, including students, university undergraduates, entrepreneurs, farmers, startup founders, and senior citizens, with the skills to develop 'agentic AI' systems."
Source: Media Selangor
Is this the same as the national AI Untuk Rakyat?
No, though the names overlap. The national scheme runs on the federal Rakyat Digital platform, and we covered it in our guide to AI Untuk Rakyat 2026.
| National AI Untuk Rakyat | Selangor's Gemini Enterprise plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Run by | Federal government, on Rakyat Digital | Selangor state, with STDC and Google |
| Who | Malaysians aged 18 to 30 | Selangor residents (other rules not announced) |
| How long | Three months of tools | One year |
| Places | 100,000, in phases, for those who pass six courses | 50,000 |
| Business owners | Free tools only if aged 30 or under | Entrepreneurs and founders named |
If you are over 30 and run a business in Selangor, the national scheme's free tools were never open to you. This one names you.
How do you register for the free Gemini Enterprise?
You can't yet. Neither report gave a registration date, a link, any rule beyond Selangor residency, or how the 50,000 places will be split.
Be wary of anyone asking for your IC number to "reserve a place". There is nothing to reserve yet.
Our take: the full year is what makes it useful
Three months is a trial. Twelve months can change how a business works, if someone points the tool at real work.
Free software tends to fail quietly. You open the account, ask it a few questions in week one, and stop. Training can't pick the job for you. An owner who uses the year to draft quotes or answer customers will get more from it than one waiting for a trainer's suggestion.
Month six is the test. If you are still opening it then, the state's RM240 did its job.
What Selangor business owners can do now
- Pick one weekly task you would hand to Gemini on day one, such as quotes or customer replies.
- Note how long it takes you today, so you can tell later whether the tool helped.
- Watch STDC and Media Selangor for the registration notice, and apply only through the official channel.
Working out which jobs AI should handle in your business? See our AI solutions work or talk to us for an honest take.
Details come from a budget speech and may change. Check eligibility with STDC or the Selangor state government.
