Petronas/Microsoft collaboration for digital economy

The collaboration focus on the digital foundation which comprises talents’ digital upskilling and infrastructure readiness as well as business transformation that enables delivery of value-added energy options, and technology-digital innovations that support sustainability.

KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas and Microsoft have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to empower Malaysia’s inclusive digital economy.

The collaboration focus on the digital foundation which comprises talents’ digital upskilling and infrastructure readiness as well as business transformation that enables delivery of value-added energy options, and technology-digital innovations that support sustainability.

The MoU was announced during the launch of Microsoft’s “Bersama Malaysia” initiative recently, attended by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

Petronas president and group CEO Tengku Muhammad Taufik and Microsoft Malaysia managing director K Raman signed the MoU, witnessed by Muhyiddin, Senior Minister-cum-Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali and Petronas chairman Tan Sri Ahmad Nizam Salleh.

“The partnership with Microsoft underlines Petronas’ commitment to nurturing a sustainable pipeline of a future-ready workforce equipped to support Malaysia’s digital economy, ” said Tengku Taufik.

The “Bersama Malaysia” initiative encompasses the establishment of Microsoft’s first datacentre region in Malaysia to deliver trusted cloud services locally, and to upskill one million Malaysians.

Under the initiative, a MyDigital Alliance Leadership Council has also been formed to collaborate on cloud-first and digital-native policy recommendations.

Petronas project delivery and technology senior vice-president Samsudin Miskon, and Petronas chief digital officer Aadrin Azly are members of the council.

“We are committed in upskilling the workforce both within Petronas and the ecosystem, together with Microsoft, through the Petronas Digital Academy, ” said Aadrin.