Microsoft plans to invest US$1.7bil in Indonesia


Microsoft Corp chief executive officer Satya Nadella. — Bloomberg

JAKARTA: US tech giant Microsoft has announced a large investment in Indonesia, as the company’s chief executive officer visits Jakarta for talks with government officials.

Microsoft will “invest US$1.7bil over the next four years in new cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in Indonesia, as well as AI skilling opportunities for 840,000 people, and support for the nation’s growing developer community”, the company announced in a press release.

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