The I-CONNECT and Malaysia Open Science Platform (MOSP) initiatives were officiated by the Minister of MESTECC, YB Puan Yeo Bee Yin, during a Launching Ceremony held on 7 November 2019 at the Putrajaya Convention Centre (PICC).
On 10 May 2022, the Academy of Sciences Malaysia signed a collaborative project grant agreement with Global Psytech Sdn Bhd under the i-Connect initiative.