Talking About Microsoft Investment In Indonesia, Indonet Sees Opportunities For Cooperation

Director of Indonet Donauly Situmorang (center). (Photo: Dinda Buana/VOI)

JAKARTA - PT Indointernet Tbk (Indonet) admits that it welcomes the presence of Microsoft's investment in Indonesia, worth IDR 27.6 trillion for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud.

We see this as an opportunity, and it's good opportunity for us. If there are companies investing in Indonesia, that's a good impact. Other industries also feel the positive impact," said Indonet Director Donauly Situmorang at the Indonet Media Expose on Wednesday, May 8.

Not only that, the Director of Indonet Donauly Situmorang also does not feel threatened with Microsoft's presence, even conveying the possibility of an opportunity for cooperation between Microsoft and Indonet.

"We feel this is an opportunity because it returns again, Indonet is a provider of digital infrastructure, so usually if a pro player enters Indonesia, it's not necessarily that he will build his own (data center), it could be that he becomes a customer of data center players," added Dona.

Agreeing with Dona's answer, Andy Rigoli as President Director of Indonet also stated that the large investment disbursed by Microsoft could bring trust to other big companies.

Andy also mentioned that at first many foreign companies had invested in Indonesia. He estimates that foreign companies such as Europe and Asia will also invest in the country.

"I think one of the big things about Microsoft's investment is that it will increase the confidence of other companies to come and invest," Andy said.

"Not only US companies, but also European and Asian companies will invest," he concluded.