Minister Of Communication And Information: NVIDIA And Indosat Will Invest To Create Indonesian AI Nation

JAKARTA - Minister of Communication and Information Budi Arie Setiadi said that NVIDIA and Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (Indosat) plan to invest USD 200 million (IDR 3 trillion) for the establishment of an AI center in Indonesia.

"There is a commitment from NVIDIA and Indosat to invest USD 200 million, aka IDR 3 trillion to build Indonesian AI Nation," Budi told the media at an opening with the Ministry of Communications and Informatics on Wednesday, April 3 in Jakarta.

Budi also said that the Indonesia AI Nation will be built in Solo, precisely in Solo Technopark. This investment will be in the form of infrastructure and human resources.

Talking about the reasons for the location selection, Budi said that Solo has readiness both in terms of human resources and existing infrastructure. However, it is possible that the AI center will be built in other cities in Indonesia in the future.

"Earlier, we talked about the President Director of Indosat and also Mas Gibran, we will try the execution," said Budi further. "Yes, we'll see (other than Solo), which area do you want? Bali, Bandung."

Deputy Minister of Communication and Information Nezar Patria also added that the development of the Indonesian AI Nation is a further step in the cooperation between the governments of Indonesia and NVIDIA and Indosat which has been going on for 2022-2023.

"So this is a follow-up of NVIDIA's long-term commitment in Indonesia as well. So there is cooperation for about 5 years, now this is what is sharpened again with the Indonesian AI Nation," concluded Nezar.