Microsoft CEO pledges RM8.10bil AI, cloud investment in Indonesia

Nadella (left) meeting with Widodo at the Merdeka palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 30, 2024. Microsoft will invest US$1.7bil over the next four years in new cloud and AI infrastructure in Indonesia, the single largest investment in Microsoft’s 29-year history in the country, said Nadella, on Tuesday. — Indonesian President Palace via AP

JAKARTA: Microsoft’s chief executive officer met the president of Indonesia on April 30, pledging a US$1.7bil (RM8.10bil) investment in artificial intelligence and cloud computing to help develop the archipelago’s AI infrastructure.

Indonesia is South-East Asia’s biggest economy with a population of around 280 million across its sprawling archipelago and there is a growing demand for data centres and AI tech in the region.