Microsoft will invest US$1.7 billion to build artificial intelligence infrastructure in Indonesia | Wilnesh News

Microsoft On Tuesday, it said it would inject US$1.7 billion into Indonesia over the next four years to build new cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure. The news came as CEO Satya Nadella met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo on the same day.

Microsoft said the funds will also be used to train 840,000 Indonesians in artificial intelligence skills and support the local developer community.

“A new generation of artificial intelligence is reshaping the way people live and work around the world, including in Indonesia,” Microsoft Chairman and CEO Nadella said in a statement. statement.

“The investments we are announcing today span the digital infrastructure, skills and support for developers that will help Indonesia thrive in this new era,” Nadella said.

Microsoft also stated that it will work with governments, organizations and communities to provide artificial intelligence skills opportunities to 2.5 million people in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states by 2025.

Nadella reportedly met with Joko Widodo in Jakarta on Tuesday to discuss topics such as technological and artificial intelligence breakthroughs that could help Indonesia progress. Indonesian Antara News Agency.

Indonesia wants to become a developed country Golden Indonesia 2045 Visionwhich aims to make the country a global economic power by 2045.

The tech giant said Microsoft’s investment will allow it to capitalize on Indonesia’s growing demand for cloud computing services and enable the country to seize the economic and productivity opportunities presented by artificial intelligence.

Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy said in January Indonesia faces huge challenges Improving workforce standards to compete in the era of technology and globalization.

Indonesia has a growing young and tech-savvy population Generation Z (people born between 1997 and 2012) makes up nearly 28% of the total population, or 75.49 million people. The number of Millennials born between 1981 and 1996 reached 69.9 million, accounting for 25.9% of the total population.

Microsoft opened its first data center region in Indonesia in 2021 to meet customers’ needs for storing data in the country.