Microsoft to invest in AI and cloud infrastructure in Indonesia
Microso announced that it will in‐ vest $1.7 billion (€1.58 billion) in the next four years in cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in In‐ donesia.
CEO Satya Nadella said the new generation of AI is reshaping how people live and work on a tour of Southeast Asia. It marks the compa‐ ny's single largest investment in In‐ donesia.
"The investments we are an‐ nouncing today - spanning digital in‐ frastructure, skilling, and support for developers - will help Indonesia thrive in this new era,” Nadella said.
Microso runs one of the world’s largest cloud computing operations and has taken a significant step into artificial intelligence by incorporating an AI chatbot into its search engine, Bing.
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Its earnings report on Thursday said profit rose 20 per cent for the January-March quarter as it tries to position itself as a leader in applying AI technology to make workplaces more productive.
The company sees Southeast Asia as a growing market and a possible location for more AI development.
A study by Kearney, a global con‐ sulting firm, said that AI could con‐ tribute nearly $1 trillion to Southeast Asia’s GDP by 2030, of which Indone‐ sia is expected to capture $366 billion (€341 billion).
The investment announced Tues‐ day will include AI training for 840,000 people, as well as support for Indone‐ sia’s growing community of tech de‐ velopers.
Indonesia is home to the thirdlargest developer community in the Asia-Pacific region a er India and China.
More than 3.1 million developers in Indonesia use GitHub, a Microso owned platform for so ware develop‐ ment, collaboration, and innovation. It is projected to be one of the top five developer communities on GitHub globally by 2026.