Community AI adoption in Southeast Asia

Executive read

Community AI adoption is taking different forms across Southeast Asia. Recurring gatherings are prominent in Malaysia, curated professional exchange in Singapore, practical learning in Indonesia and large build programmes in Vietnam. Thailand has a much smaller observed footprint. The clearest differences lie in how often communities gather, the scale of their events and the mix of activities they offer.

Our internal dataset, supplemented by verified public event reports, contains 235 completed events across eleven countries, with 22,445 registration instances across 211 measured events. At least 202 events were in person. The strongest common signal is people gathering to learn, build and demonstrate what they can do. The evidence describes community programming and registration activity; it does not measure sustained adoption.

Our interpretation is that recurring practical programming forms part of Southeast Asia’s learning infrastructure. Put simply, communities give people somewhere to return when tools change, questions arise or experiments get stuck. They organise that support differently: through small recurring sessions, curated exchange and large build programmes. Whether participation leads to sustained AI use remains unproven. ¹⁸

Malaysia. The sample shows the region’s most frequent calendar. Its median event has 26 registrations, while larger programmes lift the mean to 89.5. The takeaway is continuity: small recurring rooms give builders somewhere to keep testing and asking for help. Larger programmes can bring new people into that activity.

Singapore. The sample shows a more curated calendar, with approval recorded for at least 65 of 85 events. Panels and roundtables have a median of 21 registrations; showcases have a median of 150. The takeaway is connection: smaller exchanges can help people work through ideas, while showcases can expose selected work to institutions and partners. The data does not show whether people or projects move between them.

Vietnam. The measured sample is concentrated in large programmes. The three largest events account for 83% of registrations. Smaller public calendars such as Code Beavers and OpenClaw VN show another layer of activity. The takeaway is follow-through: large programmes create reach, but builders need clear routes into communities where they can continue learning and building. ^{19, 20}

Other countries. Coverage is either concentrated or too limited for a responsible national takeaway. The current evidence shows activity where it is recorded; it does not establish an absence of activity elsewhere. Better coverage is needed before comparing preferences, scale or growth.

Frequency and reach vary across the sample

The sample is concentrated in a small number of metropolitan areas. At least 82 Malaysian events are in explicitly identified Klang Valley locations. At least fourteen of Indonesia’s sixteen events are in Jakarta or Tangerang, and eight of Vietnam’s thirteen are in Ho Chi Minh City. Thai coverage includes institutional build programmes alongside Bangkok gatherings. These concentrations identify where the observed activity is strongest. They also leave substantial parts of each country outside the comparison.

Event frequency and registration volume tell different stories. Malaysia has 108 events and a median of 26 registrations, compared with fifty in Singapore. Malaysia’s mean is higher, at 89.5 against Singapore’s 72.3: its smaller typical gatherings coexist with larger programmes. Indonesia’s median is 137 across fifteen measured events. Vietnam’s is 169, but its three largest events contribute 83% of registrations. Medians and means together show how much outliers shape observed scale.

The same distinction appears within event formats. In Malaysia in July, nine hangouts account for 117 registrations while one hackathon accounts for 475. In Singapore in July, five panels and roundtables account for 279 registrations while three workshops account for 527. Event counts describe how often a format appears. Registration totals describe its recorded reach.

Access arrangements vary too. Malaysia has 54 free and 41 paid events, with pricing unknown for thirteen. Singapore is nearly evenly split between free and paid events, while at least 65 of its 85 events require approval. At least ten of Indonesia’s sixteen events are paid and ten require approval. These arrangements may shape who can participate, but the sample cannot isolate their effects from topic, capacity or promotion.

Following the same communities over time helps separate recurring activity from changes in the sources captured. Comparisons of May–June with July–August show both expanding and stable calendars. Some registration totals depend heavily on a single large programme. Recurrence is the firmer observation. Some Malaysian series expand, while a heavily represented Singapore series maintains its frequency. These are different trajectories within the sample. ¹⁸

Online learning extends beyond the geographic comparison. Some virtual sessions have no country assignment, including Indonesian-language programming. Public programme documentation describes online courses that combine guided exercises, discussion support and progression into further training. These are routes into practical learning; the documentation does not establish subsequent use. A fuller account would track delivery mode alongside country, with unassigned activity reported separately. ¹⁶

Registration peaks do not consistently coincide with the busiest calendars. Malaysia records 1,773 registrations from seven events in December, compared with 1,042 from 22 in August. Vietnam’s July total of 3,267 comes from two measured events among three sampled events. These contrasts make the number of sampled events essential to interpreting the monthly lines. September covers only the opening days of the month.

The regional format mix changes alongside coverage. Malaysia and Singapore together contribute 43 of the 51 sampled events in August. A change in their programming can therefore move the regional distribution substantially. The monthly shares describe the formats offered in the observed sample; they do not isolate changes in participant demand.

The mean is the registration total divided by the number of measured events. The median is the middle event after sorting them by size, so one unusually large event does not pull it upwards. Malaysian workshops have a mean of 103.1 registrations and a median of 40.5; Singapore’s have a mean of 88.9 and a median of fifty. Vietnam’s workshop mean and median of 3,069 come from one measured event, so they do not describe a typical workshop.

Country comparisons

Malaysia

Smaller rooms, frequent gatherings

Malaysia has the largest event count in the sample: 108 events, with 8,950 registration instances across 100 measured events. Its median of 26 indicates that much of the observed activity happens in relatively small groups. At least 82 events are in the Klang Valley. A further nineteen events have location descriptions that are too ambiguous to assign to that metropolitan area with confidence.

Hangouts appear on 32 events and have a median of 16.5 registrations. Workshops appear on 29, with a median of 40.5 across 28 measured events; co-working appears on 22, with a median of thirty across twenty measured events. Eleven events carry a hackathon or hacker-house label, with a median of 111 across nine measured events. Community comparisons reveal recurring small practical sessions alongside larger tool-focused gatherings. Some become more frequent in July–August, although the short series do not establish durable growth. ¹⁸

Qualitative perspective

Our read is that Malaysia has two visible layers of activity. A distributed calendar of smaller gatherings supports recurring experimentation. Periodic workshops and hackathons create larger registration peaks.

The National AI Action Plan 2026–2030 places adoption across government and industry alongside talent, infrastructure and governance. This creates a policy context in which recurring practical learning can help people work with AI beyond an introductory session. The connection is an opportunity for implementation, rather than evidence that policy produced the observed event mix. ¹

The practical priority is continuity between formats. Recurring sessions can provide time to resolve technical problems and form working relationships. Larger programmes can bring additional participants into that activity. Support is more likely to be useful when it funds the work between gatherings: testing with users, documenting progress and maintaining access to technical help.

Exhibit 03 · Format distribution +

Format	Events / 108	Measured	Median
Hangout	32 (30%)	32	16.5
Workshop	29 (27%)	28	40.5
Co-working	22 (20%)	20	30
Demo / Showcase	16 (15%)	16	17.5
Hackathon / Hacker House	11 (10%)	9	111
Panel / Roundtable	3 (3%)	3	96
Whitepaper reading	2 (2%)	2	64
Summit	1 (1%)	1	25

Labels overlap. 16 of 108 events have no format label. Medians use measured events only.

• Hangout32 27.6%
• Workshop29 25%
• Co-working22 19%
• Demo / Showcase16 13.8%
• Hackathon / Hacker House11 9.5%
• Panel / Roundtable3 2.6%
• Whitepaper reading2 1.7%
• Summit1 0.9%

108 sampled events. 116 labels across 92 labelled events; 16 unlabelled. Percentages describe labels, not mutually exclusive groups of events.

Malaysia format chart view

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Malaysia format chart measure

Share of labelsLabel count

• Hangout
• Workshop
• Co-working
• Demo / Showcase
• Hackathon / Hacker House
• Panel / Roundtable
• Whitepaper reading
• Summit

Aug 2026

22 sampled events · 17 labelled · 19 labels

• Hangout6 31.6%
• Workshop6 31.6%
• Co-working1 5.3%
• Demo / Showcase4 21.1%
• Panel / Roundtable1 5.3%
• Whitepaper reading1 5.3%

5 unlabelled events · 20 / 22 registration measurements

An event can carry multiple labels. Shares use each month’s label total. Unlabelled events are excluded from the mix. Lines leave gaps where there are no labels; zero indicates a format absent from a labelled month. September is partial before 10 September 2026, 00:00 UTC.

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Month	Events	Labelled	Unlabelled	Labels	Hangout	Workshop	Co-working	Demo / Showcase	Hackathon / Hacker House	Panel / Roundtable	Whitepaper reading	Summit	Coverage
Oct 2025	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	No sampled events
Nov 2025	7	5	2	7	4 (57.1%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (28.6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 sampled events · 5 labelled · 7 labels
Dec 2025	7	7	0	9	1 (11.1%)	5 (55.6%)	2 (22.2%)	0 (0%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 sampled events · 7 labelled · 9 labels
Jan 2026	2	2	0	3	0 (0%)	1 (33.3%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 sampled events · 2 labelled · 3 labels
Feb 2026	1	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	No format labels recorded
Mar 2026	8	8	0	12	2 (16.7%)	4 (33.3%)	3 (25%)	1 (8.3%)	2 (16.7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 sampled events · 8 labelled · 12 labels
Apr 2026	8	6	2	8	2 (25%)	2 (25%)	3 (37.5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (12.5%)	8 sampled events · 6 labelled · 8 labels
May 2026	8	6	2	8	1 (12.5%)	1 (12.5%)	3 (37.5%)	1 (12.5%)	2 (25%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 sampled events · 6 labelled · 8 labels
Jun 2026	15	13	2	16	3 (18.8%)	4 (25%)	3 (18.8%)	3 (18.8%)	2 (12.5%)	0 (0%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0%)	15 sampled events · 13 labelled · 16 labels
Jul 2026	22	20	2	24	9 (37.5%)	3 (12.5%)	5 (20.8%)	6 (25%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	22 sampled events · 20 labelled · 24 labels
Aug 2026	22	17	5	19	6 (31.6%)	6 (31.6%)	1 (5.3%)	4 (21.1%)	0 (0%)	1 (5.3%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0%)	22 sampled events · 17 labelled · 19 labels
Sept 2026 · partial before 10 September 2026, 00:00 UTC	8	8	0	10	4 (40%)	2 (20%)	1 (10%)	1 (10%)	2 (20%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 sampled events · 8 labelled · 10 labels

Malaysia registration chart view

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• Hangout
• Workshop
• Co-working
• Demo / Showcase
• Hackathon / Hacker House
• Panel / Roundtable
• Whitepaper reading
• Summit

Aug 2026

• Co-working14 1 / 1 measured
• Demo / Showcase184 4 / 4 measured
• Hangout606 6 / 6 measured
• Panel / Roundtable263 1 / 1 measured
• Whitepaper reading72 1 / 1 measured
• Workshop249 6 / 6 measured

Registration instances are attributed to every format label recorded on an event. Labels overlap, so stacked totals can exceed the country’s monthly registration total. Missing measurements create gaps; recorded zeros remain on the baseline. September is partial before 10 September 2026, 00:00 UTC. Attendance was not verified.

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Month	Format	Events	Measured	Registrations	Coverage
Oct 2025	Hangout	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Oct 2025	Workshop	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Oct 2025	Co-working	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Oct 2025	Demo / Showcase	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Oct 2025	Hackathon / Hacker House	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Oct 2025	Panel / Roundtable	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Oct 2025	Whitepaper reading	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Oct 2025	Summit	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Nov 2025	Hangout	4	4	403	Registration measurements available
Nov 2025	Workshop	1	1	147	Registration measurements available
Nov 2025	Co-working	0	0	0	No events with this format
Nov 2025	Demo / Showcase	0	0	0	No events with this format
Nov 2025	Hackathon / Hacker House	0	0	0	No events with this format
Nov 2025	Panel / Roundtable	2	2	176	Registration measurements available
Nov 2025	Whitepaper reading	0	0	0	No events with this format
Nov 2025	Summit	0	0	0	No events with this format
Dec 2025	Hangout	1	1	95	Registration measurements available
Dec 2025	Workshop	5	5	678	Registration measurements available
Dec 2025	Co-working	2	2	558	Registration measurements available
Dec 2025	Demo / Showcase	0	0	0	No events with this format
Dec 2025	Hackathon / Hacker House	1	1	1,000	Registration measurements available
Dec 2025	Panel / Roundtable	0	0	0	No events with this format
Dec 2025	Whitepaper reading	0	0	0	No events with this format
Dec 2025	Summit	0	0	0	No events with this format
Jan 2026	Hangout	0	0	0	No events with this format
Jan 2026	Workshop	1	1	190	Registration measurements available
Jan 2026	Co-working	1	1	190	Registration measurements available
Jan 2026	Demo / Showcase	0	0	0	No events with this format
Jan 2026	Hackathon / Hacker House	1	1	253	Registration measurements available
Jan 2026	Panel / Roundtable	0	0	0	No events with this format
Jan 2026	Whitepaper reading	0	0	0	No events with this format
Jan 2026	Summit	0	0	0	No events with this format
Feb 2026	Hangout	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Feb 2026	Workshop	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Feb 2026	Co-working	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Feb 2026	Demo / Showcase	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Feb 2026	Hackathon / Hacker House	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Feb 2026	Panel / Roundtable	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Feb 2026	Whitepaper reading	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Feb 2026	Summit	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Mar 2026	Hangout	2	2	249	Registration measurements available
Mar 2026	Workshop	4	4	875	Registration measurements available
Mar 2026	Co-working	3	1	614	Partial registration coverage
Mar 2026	Demo / Showcase	1	1	247	Registration measurements available
Mar 2026	Hackathon / Hacker House	2	1	220	Partial registration coverage
Mar 2026	Panel / Roundtable	0	0	0	No events with this format
Mar 2026	Whitepaper reading	0	0	0	No events with this format
Mar 2026	Summit	0	0	0	No events with this format
Apr 2026	Hangout	2	2	539	Registration measurements available
Apr 2026	Workshop	2	2	73	Registration measurements available
Apr 2026	Co-working	3	3	400	Registration measurements available
Apr 2026	Demo / Showcase	0	0	0	No events with this format
Apr 2026	Hackathon / Hacker House	0	0	0	No events with this format
Apr 2026	Panel / Roundtable	0	0	0	No events with this format
Apr 2026	Whitepaper reading	0	0	0	No events with this format
Apr 2026	Summit	1	1	25	Registration measurements available
May 2026	Hangout	1	1	189	Registration measurements available
May 2026	Workshop	1	1	35	Registration measurements available
May 2026	Co-working	3	3	59	Registration measurements available
May 2026	Demo / Showcase	1	1	10	Registration measurements available
May 2026	Hackathon / Hacker House	2	2	59	Registration measurements available
May 2026	Panel / Roundtable	0	0	0	No events with this format
May 2026	Whitepaper reading	0	0	0	No events with this format
May 2026	Summit	0	0	0	No events with this format
Jun 2026	Hangout	3	3	29	Registration measurements available
Jun 2026	Workshop	4	4	219	Registration measurements available
Jun 2026	Co-working	3	3	144	Registration measurements available
Jun 2026	Demo / Showcase	3	3	25	Registration measurements available
Jun 2026	Hackathon / Hacker House	2	2	147	Registration measurements available
Jun 2026	Panel / Roundtable	0	0	0	No events with this format
Jun 2026	Whitepaper reading	1	1	56	Registration measurements available
Jun 2026	Summit	0	0	0	No events with this format
Jul 2026	Hangout	9	9	117	Registration measurements available
Jul 2026	Workshop	3	3	407	Registration measurements available
Jul 2026	Co-working	5	5	436	Registration measurements available
Jul 2026	Demo / Showcase	6	6	433	Registration measurements available
Jul 2026	Hackathon / Hacker House	1	1	475	Registration measurements available
Jul 2026	Panel / Roundtable	0	0	0	No events with this format
Jul 2026	Whitepaper reading	0	0	0	No events with this format
Jul 2026	Summit	0	0	0	No events with this format
Aug 2026	Hangout	6	6	606	Registration measurements available
Aug 2026	Workshop	6	6	249	Registration measurements available
Aug 2026	Co-working	1	1	14	Registration measurements available
Aug 2026	Demo / Showcase	4	4	184	Registration measurements available
Aug 2026	Hackathon / Hacker House	0	0	0	No events with this format
Aug 2026	Panel / Roundtable	1	1	263	Registration measurements available
Aug 2026	Whitepaper reading	1	1	72	Registration measurements available
Aug 2026	Summit	0	0	0	No events with this format
Sept 2026 · partial before 10 September 2026, 00:00 UTC	Hangout	4	4	98	Registration measurements available
Sept 2026 · partial before 10 September 2026, 00:00 UTC	Workshop	2	1	13	Partial registration coverage
Sept 2026 · partial before 10 September 2026, 00:00 UTC	Co-working	1	1	20	Registration measurements available
Sept 2026 · partial before 10 September 2026, 00:00 UTC	Demo / Showcase	1	1	13	Registration measurements available
Sept 2026 · partial before 10 September 2026, 00:00 UTC	Hackathon / Hacker House	2	1	84	Partial registration coverage
Sept 2026 · partial before 10 September 2026, 00:00 UTC	Panel / Roundtable	0	0	0	No events with this format
Sept 2026 · partial before 10 September 2026, 00:00 UTC	Whitepaper reading	0	0	0	No events with this format
Sept 2026 · partial before 10 September 2026, 00:00 UTC	Summit	0	0	0	No events with this format

Malaysia’s calendar combines recurring low-volume gatherings with periodic high-reach formats. In July, nine hangouts account for 117 registrations while one hackathon accounts for 475. In August, six hangouts account for 606 registrations. Format frequency and registration reach therefore move independently. ¹⁸

Malaysia combines a broad recurring calendar with periodic high-reach programmes.

Singapore

Roundtables and larger showcases

Singapore contributes 85 events, 83 with measured registrations, and 6,001 registration instances. Its median is fifty. Approval is recorded for at least 65 events. The sample therefore reflects a substantial layer of curated participation, where access is often managed before the event. This is relevant when interpreting both scale and the kind of professional exchange that a programme can support.

Panels and roundtables appear on nineteen events with a median of 21 registrations. Fifteen events carry a workshop label, fifteen a hackathon label and ten a demonstration or showcase label. Their measured-event medians are fifty, 62 and 150 respectively. Community comparisons show stable recurring programming alongside a later increase in panel labels. Improved label coverage makes a programming shift harder to isolate; repeated identical registration values and recorded zeros also limit demand comparisons. ¹⁸

Qualitative perspective

Our read is that Singapore combines a stable calendar of focused exchange with rotating high-reach formats. Panels, workshops, hackathons and showcases each lead at different points in the observed period.

The May 2026 refresh of Singapore’s National AI Strategy emphasises ecosystem integration, enterprise adoption and sectoral expertise. An announced government partnership with a frontier model provider also sets out applied AI work, education partnerships and technical training. These commitments create potential routes to expertise; their effects on the sampled events are unmeasured. ^{2, 17}

For institutions and investors, the relevant connection is between demonstrated capability and a credible next step. A demonstration becomes more informative when there is a user, a defined operating problem and a way to test performance. Curated sessions can help make those connections, provided participation is followed by decisions and practical support.

Exhibit 04 · Format distribution +

Format	Events / 85	Measured	Median
Panel / Roundtable	19 (22%)	19	21
Workshop	15 (18%)	14	50
Hackathon / Hacker House	15 (18%)	13	62
Hangout	9 (11%)	9	65
Demo / Showcase	10 (12%)	9	150
Whitepaper reading	3 (4%)	3	50
Co-working	2 (2%)	2	54.5
Paper Club	1 (1%)	1	50

Labels overlap. 21 of 85 events have no format label. Medians use measured events only.

• Hangout9 12.2%
• Workshop15 20.3%
• Co-working2 2.7%
• Demo / Showcase10 13.5%
• Hackathon / Hacker House15 20.3%
• Panel / Roundtable19 25.7%
• Whitepaper reading3 4.1%
• Paper Club1 1.4%

85 sampled events. 74 labels across 64 labelled events; 21 unlabelled. Percentages describe labels, not mutually exclusive groups of events.

Singapore format chart view

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Singapore format chart measure

Share of labelsLabel count

• Hangout
• Workshop
• Co-working
• Demo / Showcase
• Hackathon / Hacker House
• Panel / Roundtable
• Whitepaper reading
• Paper Club

Aug 2026

21 sampled events · 21 labelled · 22 labels

• Hangout2 9.1%
• Workshop5 22.7%
• Demo / Showcase2 9.1%
• Hackathon / Hacker House2 9.1%
• Panel / Roundtable10 45.5%
• Paper Club1 4.5%

0 unlabelled events · 21 / 21 registration measurements

An event can carry multiple labels. Shares use each month’s label total. Unlabelled events are excluded from the mix. Lines leave gaps where there are no labels; zero indicates a format absent from a labelled month. September is partial before 10 September 2026, 00:00 UTC.

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Month	Events	Labelled	Unlabelled	Labels	Hangout	Workshop	Co-working	Demo / Showcase	Hackathon / Hacker House	Panel / Roundtable	Whitepaper reading	Paper Club	Coverage
Oct 2025	1	1	0	1	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 sampled event · 1 labelled · 1 label
Nov 2025	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	No sampled events
Dec 2025	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	No sampled events
Jan 2026	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	No sampled events
Feb 2026	1	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	No format labels recorded
Mar 2026	2	2	0	3	1 (33.3%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 sampled events · 2 labelled · 3 labels
Apr 2026	4	3	1	7	0 (0%)	2 (28.6%)	1 (14.3%)	1 (14.3%)	3 (42.9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	4 sampled events · 3 labelled · 7 labels
May 2026	19	12	7	13	1 (7.7%)	2 (15.4%)	1 (7.7%)	5 (38.5%)	2 (15.4%)	0 (0%)	2 (15.4%)	0 (0%)	19 sampled events · 12 labelled · 13 labels
Jun 2026	9	5	4	7	1 (14.3%)	2 (28.6%)	0 (0%)	1 (14.3%)	3 (42.9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 sampled events · 5 labelled · 7 labels
Jul 2026	18	14	4	15	4 (26.7%)	3 (20%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (13.3%)	5 (33.3%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0%)	18 sampled events · 14 labelled · 15 labels
Aug 2026	21	21	0	22	2 (9.1%)	5 (22.7%)	0 (0%)	2 (9.1%)	2 (9.1%)	10 (45.5%)	0 (0%)	1 (4.5%)	21 sampled events · 21 labelled · 22 labels
Sept 2026 · partial before 10 September 2026, 00:00 UTC	10	6	4	6	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (33.3%)	4 (66.7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 sampled events · 6 labelled · 6 labels

Singapore registration chart view

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• Hangout
• Workshop
• Co-working
• Demo / Showcase
• Hackathon / Hacker House
• Panel / Roundtable
• Whitepaper reading
• Paper Club

Aug 2026

• Demo / Showcase431 2 / 2 measured
• Hackathon / Hacker House330 2 / 2 measured
• Hangout65 2 / 2 measured
• Panel / Roundtable536 10 / 10 measured
• Paper Club50 1 / 1 measured
• Workshop175 5 / 5 measured

Registration instances are attributed to every format label recorded on an event. Labels overlap, so stacked totals can exceed the country’s monthly registration total. Missing measurements create gaps; recorded zeros remain on the baseline. September is partial before 10 September 2026, 00:00 UTC. Attendance was not verified.

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Month	Format	Events	Measured	Registrations	Coverage
Oct 2025	Hangout	0	0	0	No events with this format
Oct 2025	Workshop	0	0	0	No events with this format
Oct 2025	Co-working	0	0	0	No events with this format
Oct 2025	Demo / Showcase	0	0	0	No events with this format
Oct 2025	Hackathon / Hacker House	1	0	—	No registration measurements
Oct 2025	Panel / Roundtable	0	0	0	No events with this format
Oct 2025	Whitepaper reading	0	0	0	No events with this format
Oct 2025	Paper Club	0	0	0	No events with this format
Nov 2025	Hangout	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Nov 2025	Workshop	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Nov 2025	Co-working	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Nov 2025	Demo / Showcase	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Nov 2025	Hackathon / Hacker House	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Nov 2025	Panel / Roundtable	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Nov 2025	Whitepaper reading	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Nov 2025	Paper Club	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Dec 2025	Hangout	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Dec 2025	Workshop	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Dec 2025	Co-working	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Dec 2025	Demo / Showcase	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Dec 2025	Hackathon / Hacker House	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Dec 2025	Panel / Roundtable	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Dec 2025	Whitepaper reading	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Dec 2025	Paper Club	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Jan 2026	Hangout	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Jan 2026	Workshop	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Jan 2026	Co-working	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Jan 2026	Demo / Showcase	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Jan 2026	Hackathon / Hacker House	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Jan 2026	Panel / Roundtable	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Jan 2026	Whitepaper reading	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Jan 2026	Paper Club	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Feb 2026	Hangout	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Feb 2026	Workshop	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Feb 2026	Co-working	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Feb 2026	Demo / Showcase	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Feb 2026	Hackathon / Hacker House	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Feb 2026	Panel / Roundtable	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Feb 2026	Whitepaper reading	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Feb 2026	Paper Club	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Mar 2026	Hangout	1	1	150	Registration measurements available
Mar 2026	Workshop	1	1	14	Registration measurements available
Mar 2026	Co-working	0	0	0	No events with this format
Mar 2026	Demo / Showcase	1	1	150	Registration measurements available
Mar 2026	Hackathon / Hacker House	0	0	0	No events with this format
Mar 2026	Panel / Roundtable	0	0	0	No events with this format
Mar 2026	Whitepaper reading	0	0	0	No events with this format
Mar 2026	Paper Club	0	0	0	No events with this format
Apr 2026	Hangout	0	0	0	No events with this format
Apr 2026	Workshop	2	1	62	Partial registration coverage
Apr 2026	Co-working	1	1	59	Registration measurements available
Apr 2026	Demo / Showcase	1	0	—	No registration measurements
Apr 2026	Hackathon / Hacker House	3	2	121	Partial registration coverage
Apr 2026	Panel / Roundtable	0	0	0	No events with this format
Apr 2026	Whitepaper reading	0	0	0	No events with this format
Apr 2026	Paper Club	0	0	0	No events with this format
May 2026	Hangout	1	1	124	Registration measurements available
May 2026	Workshop	2	2	100	Registration measurements available
May 2026	Co-working	1	1	50	Registration measurements available
May 2026	Demo / Showcase	5	5	631	Registration measurements available
May 2026	Hackathon / Hacker House	2	2	50	Registration measurements available
May 2026	Panel / Roundtable	0	0	0	No events with this format
May 2026	Whitepaper reading	2	2	50	Registration measurements available
May 2026	Paper Club	0	0	0	No events with this format
Jun 2026	Hangout	1	1	316	Registration measurements available
Jun 2026	Workshop	2	2	366	Registration measurements available
Jun 2026	Co-working	0	0	0	No events with this format
Jun 2026	Demo / Showcase	1	1	316	Registration measurements available
Jun 2026	Hackathon / Hacker House	3	3	884	Registration measurements available
Jun 2026	Panel / Roundtable	0	0	0	No events with this format
Jun 2026	Whitepaper reading	0	0	0	No events with this format
Jun 2026	Paper Club	0	0	0	No events with this format
Jul 2026	Hangout	4	4	92	Registration measurements available
Jul 2026	Workshop	3	3	527	Registration measurements available
Jul 2026	Co-working	0	0	0	No events with this format
Jul 2026	Demo / Showcase	0	0	0	No events with this format
Jul 2026	Hackathon / Hacker House	2	2	100	Registration measurements available
Jul 2026	Panel / Roundtable	5	5	279	Registration measurements available
Jul 2026	Whitepaper reading	1	1	50	Registration measurements available
Jul 2026	Paper Club	0	0	0	No events with this format
Aug 2026	Hangout	2	2	65	Registration measurements available
Aug 2026	Workshop	5	5	175	Registration measurements available
Aug 2026	Co-working	0	0	0	No events with this format
Aug 2026	Demo / Showcase	2	2	431	Registration measurements available
Aug 2026	Hackathon / Hacker House	2	2	330	Registration measurements available
Aug 2026	Panel / Roundtable	10	10	536	Registration measurements available
Aug 2026	Whitepaper reading	0	0	0	No events with this format
Aug 2026	Paper Club	1	1	50	Registration measurements available
Sept 2026 · partial before 10 September 2026, 00:00 UTC	Hangout	0	0	0	No events with this format
Sept 2026 · partial before 10 September 2026, 00:00 UTC	Workshop	0	0	0	No events with this format
Sept 2026 · partial before 10 September 2026, 00:00 UTC	Co-working	0	0	0	No events with this format
Sept 2026 · partial before 10 September 2026, 00:00 UTC	Demo / Showcase	0	0	0	No events with this format
Sept 2026 · partial before 10 September 2026, 00:00 UTC	Hackathon / Hacker House	2	2	0	Registration measurements available
Sept 2026 · partial before 10 September 2026, 00:00 UTC	Panel / Roundtable	4	4	156	Registration measurements available
Sept 2026 · partial before 10 September 2026, 00:00 UTC	Whitepaper reading	0	0	0	No events with this format
Sept 2026 · partial before 10 September 2026, 00:00 UTC	Paper Club	0	0	0	No events with this format

Singapore’s high-reach format rotates across the calendar. Three workshops account for 527 registrations in July, while five panels and roundtables account for 279. Panels rise to ten events and 536 registrations in August, alongside 431 registrations across two showcases. The increase in panel frequency does not establish a wider change in participant preference. ¹⁸

Singapore combines stable recurring exchange with rotating high-reach formats.

Indonesia

Workshops and practical learning

Indonesia’s sixteen events include fifteen with measured registrations, recording 1,787 registration instances and a median of 137. All measured events have positive recorded counts. The middle half ranges from 82 to 159.5 registrations, indicating a more consistent distribution than a total alone would show. At least fourteen events are in Jakarta or Tangerang, so this is primarily evidence about one metropolitan cluster.

Workshops appear on eight events, with a median of 140.5 registrations, and co-working on six, with a median of 122. Hangouts and panels each appear on three events. An added institutional build event extends the format mix without a comparable registration measurement. A heavily represented community provides repeated practical sessions across several months, supporting recurrence more clearly than accelerating activity. Its concentration within the sample makes the national format picture sensitive to the programming of one group. ¹⁸

Qualitative perspective

Our read is that Indonesia’s practical programming has a comparatively steady registration pattern. Workshops and co-working recur without the extreme peaks seen elsewhere. Most of this evidence comes from one metropolitan community.

Government talent-development activity connects advanced AI learning with universities and public-sector needs. An official February 2026 record also documents inter-ministerial discussion of a draft national AI roadmap regulation. These sources establish a focus on skills and governance; the draft-stage record does not establish final enactment. ^{3, 4}

A useful next step is to connect repeated practical sessions with organisations willing to test the resulting capability. Extending that approach beyond the observed metropolitan cluster would also test its transferability. Local language, facilitator availability and the time participants can commit may determine how much of the format travels successfully.

Exhibit 05 · Format distribution +

Format	Events / 16	Measured	Median
Workshop	8 (50%)	8	140.5
Co-working	6 (38%)	6	122
Hangout	3 (19%)	3	87
Panel / Roundtable	3 (19%)	2	144.5
Hackathon / Hacker House	1 (6%)	0	—
Demo / Showcase	1 (6%)	0	—

Labels overlap. 1 of 16 events have no format label. Medians use measured events only.

• Hangout3 13.6%
• Workshop8 36.4%
• Co-working6 27.3%
• Demo / Showcase1 4.5%
• Hackathon / Hacker House1 4.5%
• Panel / Roundtable3 13.6%

16 sampled events. 22 labels across 15 labelled events; 1 unlabelled. Percentages describe labels, not mutually exclusive groups of events.

Indonesia format chart view

Stacked barsLines

Indonesia format chart measure

Share of labelsLabel count

• Hangout
• Workshop
• Co-working
• Demo / Showcase
• Hackathon / Hacker House
• Panel / Roundtable

Aug 2026

No sampled events

An event can carry multiple labels. Shares use each month’s label total. Unlabelled events are excluded from the mix. Lines leave gaps where there are no labels; zero indicates a format absent from a labelled month. September is partial before 10 September 2026, 00:00 UTC.

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Month	Events	Labelled	Unlabelled	Labels	Hangout	Workshop	Co-working	Demo / Showcase	Hackathon / Hacker House	Panel / Roundtable	Coverage
Oct 2025	1	1	0	3	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (33.3%)	1 (33.3%)	1 (33.3%)	1 sampled event · 1 labelled · 3 labels
Nov 2025	1	1	0	1	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (100%)	1 sampled event · 1 labelled · 1 label
Dec 2025	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	No sampled events
Jan 2026	2	2	0	3	1 (33.3%)	1 (33.3%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 sampled events · 2 labelled · 3 labels
Feb 2026	1	1	0	2	1 (50%)	0 (0%)	1 (50%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 sampled event · 1 labelled · 2 labels
Mar 2026	4	4	0	6	1 (16.7%)	2 (33.3%)	2 (33.3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (16.7%)	4 sampled events · 4 labelled · 6 labels
Apr 2026	3	3	0	4	0 (0%)	3 (75%)	1 (25%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	3 sampled events · 3 labelled · 4 labels
May 2026	1	1	0	1	0 (0%)	1 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 sampled event · 1 labelled · 1 label
Jun 2026	1	1	0	1	0 (0%)	1 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 sampled event · 1 labelled · 1 label
Jul 2026	2	1	1	1	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 sampled events · 1 labelled · 1 label
Aug 2026	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	No sampled events
Sept 2026 · partial before 10 September 2026, 00:00 UTC	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	No sampled events

Indonesia registration chart view

Stacked barsLines

• Hangout
• Workshop
• Co-working
• Demo / Showcase
• Hackathon / Hacker House
• Panel / Roundtable

Aug 2026

No format labels recorded.

Registration instances are attributed to every format label recorded on an event. Labels overlap, so stacked totals can exceed the country’s monthly registration total. Missing measurements create gaps; recorded zeros remain on the baseline. September is partial before 10 September 2026, 00:00 UTC. Attendance was not verified.

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Month	Format	Events	Measured	Registrations	Coverage
Oct 2025	Hangout	0	0	0	No events with this format
Oct 2025	Workshop	0	0	0	No events with this format
Oct 2025	Co-working	0	0	0	No events with this format
Oct 2025	Demo / Showcase	1	0	—	No registration measurements
Oct 2025	Hackathon / Hacker House	1	0	—	No registration measurements
Oct 2025	Panel / Roundtable	1	0	—	No registration measurements
Nov 2025	Hangout	0	0	0	No events with this format
Nov 2025	Workshop	0	0	0	No events with this format
Nov 2025	Co-working	0	0	0	No events with this format
Nov 2025	Demo / Showcase	0	0	0	No events with this format
Nov 2025	Hackathon / Hacker House	0	0	0	No events with this format
Nov 2025	Panel / Roundtable	1	1	139	Registration measurements available
Dec 2025	Hangout	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Dec 2025	Workshop	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Dec 2025	Co-working	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Dec 2025	Demo / Showcase	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Dec 2025	Hackathon / Hacker House	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Dec 2025	Panel / Roundtable	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Jan 2026	Hangout	1	1	28	Registration measurements available
Jan 2026	Workshop	1	1	190	Registration measurements available
Jan 2026	Co-working	1	1	28	Registration measurements available
Jan 2026	Demo / Showcase	0	0	0	No events with this format
Jan 2026	Hackathon / Hacker House	0	0	0	No events with this format
Jan 2026	Panel / Roundtable	0	0	0	No events with this format
Feb 2026	Hangout	1	1	185	Registration measurements available
Feb 2026	Workshop	0	0	0	No events with this format
Feb 2026	Co-working	1	1	185	Registration measurements available
Feb 2026	Demo / Showcase	0	0	0	No events with this format
Feb 2026	Hackathon / Hacker House	0	0	0	No events with this format
Feb 2026	Panel / Roundtable	0	0	0	No events with this format
Mar 2026	Hangout	1	1	87	Registration measurements available
Mar 2026	Workshop	2	2	264	Registration measurements available
Mar 2026	Co-working	2	2	231	Registration measurements available
Mar 2026	Demo / Showcase	0	0	0	No events with this format
Mar 2026	Hackathon / Hacker House	0	0	0	No events with this format
Mar 2026	Panel / Roundtable	1	1	150	Registration measurements available
Apr 2026	Hangout	0	0	0	No events with this format
Apr 2026	Workshop	3	3	361	Registration measurements available
Apr 2026	Co-working	1	1	137	Registration measurements available
Apr 2026	Demo / Showcase	0	0	0	No events with this format
Apr 2026	Hackathon / Hacker House	0	0	0	No events with this format
Apr 2026	Panel / Roundtable	0	0	0	No events with this format
May 2026	Hangout	0	0	0	No events with this format
May 2026	Workshop	1	1	77	Registration measurements available
May 2026	Co-working	0	0	0	No events with this format
May 2026	Demo / Showcase	0	0	0	No events with this format
May 2026	Hackathon / Hacker House	0	0	0	No events with this format
May 2026	Panel / Roundtable	0	0	0	No events with this format
Jun 2026	Hangout	0	0	0	No events with this format
Jun 2026	Workshop	1	1	169	Registration measurements available
Jun 2026	Co-working	0	0	0	No events with this format
Jun 2026	Demo / Showcase	0	0	0	No events with this format
Jun 2026	Hackathon / Hacker House	0	0	0	No events with this format
Jun 2026	Panel / Roundtable	0	0	0	No events with this format
Jul 2026	Hangout	0	0	0	No events with this format
Jul 2026	Workshop	0	0	0	No events with this format
Jul 2026	Co-working	1	1	107	Registration measurements available
Jul 2026	Demo / Showcase	0	0	0	No events with this format
Jul 2026	Hackathon / Hacker House	0	0	0	No events with this format
Jul 2026	Panel / Roundtable	0	0	0	No events with this format
Aug 2026	Hangout	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Aug 2026	Workshop	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Aug 2026	Co-working	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Aug 2026	Demo / Showcase	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Aug 2026	Hackathon / Hacker House	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Aug 2026	Panel / Roundtable	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Sept 2026 · partial before 10 September 2026, 00:00 UTC	Hangout	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Sept 2026 · partial before 10 September 2026, 00:00 UTC	Workshop	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Sept 2026 · partial before 10 September 2026, 00:00 UTC	Co-working	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Sept 2026 · partial before 10 September 2026, 00:00 UTC	Demo / Showcase	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Sept 2026 · partial before 10 September 2026, 00:00 UTC	Hackathon / Hacker House	0	0	—	No format labels recorded
Sept 2026 · partial before 10 September 2026, 00:00 UTC	Panel / Roundtable	0	0	—	No format labels recorded

Indonesia’s workshops recur from January through June, including two events and 264 registrations in March and three events and 361 registrations in April. The measured series is comparatively steady, without the large programme peaks seen elsewhere. Small monthly samples and concentrated community coverage remain material. ¹⁸

Indonesia shows sustained practical programming with comparatively steady registration activity.