KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 29): AwanBiru Technology Bhd (KL:AWANTEC) has secured two contracts worth RM16.42 million from the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) to provide Google artificial intelligence (AI) tools to public universities.

Both contracts were awarded to its wholly owned Awantec Systems Sdn Bhd, on Dec 26, according to a bourse filing on Monday. AwanBiru Technology is the managed service provider for Google Cloud Malaysia.

The contracts cover the provision of NotebookLM Enterprise and Gemini for Google Workspace to students, lecturers and administrators at public universities.

The first contract, valued at RM10.62 million, involves the supply of AI tools for students, while the second contract, worth RM5.8 million, is for the provision of the same to lecturers and administrators.

AwanBiru Technology said the contracts have a tenure of 13 months, commencing on Jan 1, 2026 and expiring on Jan 31, 2027.

The group added that the deployment of the AI tools is designed to enhance public universities’ existing Google Workspace for Education ecosystem by integrating advanced AI-driven learning and productivity features.

“This initiative supports MOHE’s strategic digital transformation, aimed at improving teaching and learning outcomes as well as academic research productivity,” it said.

Shares in AwanBiru Technology settled 1.5 sen, or nearly 5%, lower at 29.5 sen on Monday, giving the group a market capitalisation of RM233 million.