Jakarta is Nadella's first stop on a trip to Southeast Asian
countries aimed at promoting the U.S. company's generative AI technology. He
will go to Malaysia and Thailand later this week.
Microsoft's investment will "bring the latest and
greatest AI infrastructure to Indonesia," Nadella said.
"We're going to lead this wave in terms of AI
infrastructure that's needed," he added.
Nadella met outgoing President Joko Widodo and his cabinet
ministers earlier on Tuesday to discuss joint AI research and talent
development, Communications Minister Budi Arie Setiadi told reporters.
Widodo suggested Microsoft base its data centres on the
resort island of Bali or in the new capital city Nusantara, which is still
under construction in the jungle of Borneo, the minister said.
Microsoft will train 2.5 million people in Southeast Asia in
AI use by 2025, Nadella said, including 840,000 in Indonesia.
Microsoft is trying to expand its support for the
development of AI globally, including with a $2.9 billion investment in cloud
and AI infrastructure in Japan and a $1.5 billion investment in UAE-based AI
firm G42.
Nadella's Jakarta visit comes two weeks after Apple Inc CEO
Tim Cook met Widodo and said he would look into building a manufacturing
facility in Indonesia.
Indonesia has a huge, tech-savvy population, making the
Southeast Asian nation a key target market for tech-related investment.
Last week, Microsoft beat Wall Street estimates for
third-quarter revenue and profit, driven by gains from adoption of artificial
intelligence across its cloud services. Reuters
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