Microsoft announces $3b AI and cloud investment in Malaysia
The Straits Times|May 04, 2024
KUALA LUMPUR Microsoft pledged a US$2.2 billion (S$3 billion) investment in artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing in Malaysia on May 2 to help develop the country's AI infrastructure.
Microsoft announces $3b AI and cloud investment in Malaysia

The tech giant's chief executive Satya Nadella is on a three-nation tour of South-east Asia - Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia - to announce a range of investments in data centres, AI and cloud services.

"Today, Microsoft announced it will invest US$2.2 billion over the next four years to support Malaysia's digital transformation - the single largest investment in its 32year history in the country," it said in a statement released as Mr Nadella gave a keynote speech in Kuala Lumpur.

It said the money would help to build AI and cloud infrastructure in Malaysia, creating an AI centre of excellence and giving AI training to as many as 200,000 Malaysians.

"We are committed to supporting Malaysia's AI transformation and ensure it benefits all Malaysians," he said in the statement.

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