According to the minister of communication, Nvidia and PT Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, an Indonesian telco company, intend to construct a $200 million artificial intelligence center in Central Java in 2024.
The AI center will be situated in Surakarta city and may include human resource or telecommunications infrastructure, according to a statement from Budi Arie Setiadi.
Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the mayor of Surakarta and the son of the current president of Indonesia, received information about the investment plan from the CEO of Indosat.
“Why in Surakarta? Because they are ready, have good human resources and 5G infrastructure,” he said.
Indosat is committed to become the pioneer in AI development in Indonesia, its spokesperson Steve Saerang said in a statement on Friday.
“Now, our main focus is to develop a center of excellence related to AI in Surakarta,” he said, adding such collaboration will foster the development of technology infrastructure in Indonesia.
Nvidia declined to comment.
