Microsoft to invest 1.7 bbn in AI, cloud infrastructure in Indonesia

Microsoft has announced plans to invest 1.7bn in artificial intelligence and cloud services in Indonesia. Under the plans unveiled by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, the tech giant will train 840,000 people in Indonesia in the use of AI and provide support for the country's growing ranks of tech developers. The announcement marks the biggest investment by Microsoft in its nearly three-decade history in the Southeast Asian country. Nadella on Tuesday held talks with President Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, at Jakarta's presidential palace before delivering a keynote speech about AI in the Indonesian capital. "This new generation of AI is reshaping how people live and work everywhere, including in Indonesia," Nadella said on the first stop of a tour of Southeast Asia.