Investments include new cloud and AI infrastructure and key AI skills development efforts, Support for Indonesia's growing developer community
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Jakarta, April 30, 2024 – today, Microsoft announced that it will invest US$1.7 billion over the next four years in new cloud and AI infrastructure in Indonesia, AI skills opportunities for 840,000 people, and support for the country's growing developer community. This will be the single largest investment in Microsoft's 29-year history in the United States.
Together, these initiatives will contribute to achieving the Indonesian government's Golden Indonesia 2045 Vision, which aims to transform Indonesia into a global economic powerhouse.
“This new generation of AI is reshaping the way people live and work everywhere, including Indonesia,” said Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella. “The investments we are announcing today span digital infrastructure, skills skills and developer support and will help Indonesia thrive in this new era.”
Darma Simorankil, President Director of Microsoft Indonesia, said: In line with our national vision for digital capabilities, we aim to provide Indonesians with the infrastructure and skills they need in the AI era. This is an important step towards making Indonesia a hub for digital talent and innovation. ”
Build a strong foundation for AI transformation
Invest in your digital infrastructure with Microsoft. Berdayakan Indonesia (Empowering Indonesia) An initiative announced in February 2021 to accelerate inclusive economic growth. This included plans to establish the company's first data center region in the country.
The investment announced today will enable Microsoft to meet the growing demand for cloud computing services in Indonesia. Indonesia will also be able to take advantage of the significant economic and productivity opportunities presented by the latest AI technologies.
according to carney researchAI could contribute nearly US$1 trillion to Southeast Asia's gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030, with Indonesia poised to capture US$366 billion of that.
Focus on skills to enable an AI-powered economy
Microsoft also announced today: broader commitment By 2025, we aim to provide 2.5 million people in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries with the opportunity to acquire AI skills. This training and support is provided in partnership with governments, non-profits, business organizations and communities in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. Thailand or Vietnam.
Microsoft's upskilling efforts are expected to benefit 840,000 people in Indonesia by providing:
- Students receiving technical and vocational education and training in AI skills AI TEACH program for Indonesia
- New Ready4AI&Security program provides opportunities and support for women to build careers in cybersecurity
- Youth with AI fluency training enhance employability and work readiness for people in underserved and underrepresented communities.
- Nonprofit employees with knowledge and skills in AI and digital technologies.
Enabling developers to realize the potential of AI in Indonesia
Mr. Nadella emphasized the important role of developers in leveraging AI to realize Indonesia's potential as a digital economy. Microsoft continues to help foster the growth of the country's developer community through new initiatives, including: AI Odyssey, This is expected to help 10,000 Indonesian developers learn new skills and become AI subject matter experts by earning Microsoft certifications.
More than 3.1 million developers in Indonesia use GitHub, a software development, collaboration, and innovation platform owned by Microsoft. This makes Indonesia home to the third largest developer community on GitHub in the Asia-Pacific region, after India and China. It is predicted that by 2026, he will be among the top 5 developer communities on GitHub worldwide.
Indonesia too one of the fastest growing groups The region saw a 31% year-over-year increase in the number of developers on GitHub in 2023. moreover,
In 2023, the number of publicly generated AI projects on the platform will increase by 213% year over year.
Many organizations in Indonesia are using Microsoft's generative AI-powered solutions to improve productivity and accelerate innovation.These include: husband, Indonesia's leading fintech company, PT Kereta Api Indonesiathe nation's major public railway operating companies, and telkomsel, one of Asia's largest digital communications companies. Other notable examples include:
- Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI)is a 128-year-old bank in Indonesia. Within a year, he has developed four generative AI use cases to improve operational efficiency and service quality. These include a work order search engine for faster customer service, a “content factory” to streamline the creation of marketing materials, a letter writing tool to standardize administrative documentation, and transparency to millions of people. This is a digital chatbot called Sabrina that provides relevant financial product information. Indonesian.
- booma, one of Indonesia's largest and most trusted mining contractors, started using Copilot for Microsoft 365 in March 2024 to improve employee productivity. Approximately 100 employees across departments across the company are using this tool to optimize their workflows and discover previously underutilized capabilities in Microsoft 365.
- e-fisherieshas launched Mas Ahya (cultivation experts), the first aqua technology startup based in Asia, with a mission to fight world hunger. This solution, powered by Azure OpenAI Service, is designed to provide advice and insights to aquaculture farmers in Asia. Caters to farmers with varying levels of experience and uses everyday language. It also supports multiple local languages, including Indonesian and Javanese.
- PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (Telkom), the country's largest telecommunications provider, has improved its coding efficiency since implementing GitHub Copilot in mid-2023. At the initial stage of use, the developer already accepts 20-30 percent of the code proposed by the programmer of the AI pair, which leads to increased reliability, productivity and code quality.
- Terbuka University, an open distance learning university in Indonesia, created an AI assistant for 1,000 virtual classrooms across 10 subjects using Azure OpenAI Service. Empowering up to 60,000 students across the state. The AI assistant helps online instructors evaluate and score students' written responses and suggest improvements by indexing instructor-provided and curated materials and grading criteria. This real-time feedback motivates students to pay attention to learning tasks and participate more actively, increasing student retention and contributing to overall success.
- Yayasan Mitra Netra (Mitra Netra Foundation)Using GPT-4 in Azure OpenAI Service, the non-profit organization can now use the Arabic Braille Converter to convert Arabic text, including the image format harakat, to Arabic Unicode. This app was created by a team including non-technical staff and visually impaired programmers to convert Arabic texts, including Harakat, to Indonesian Braille and vice versa, benefiting millions of people with visual impairments. may result in
Securing a responsible future in the age of AI
Microsoft is actively working with the Indonesian government, civil society, academics, and peers to make AI a force for good.
In January 2024, Microsoft worked voluntarily Implementation of AI ethical values highlighted in Indonesian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology circular 2023 issue 9.
To learn more about Satya Nadella's visit and how Microsoft is helping Indonesian organizations with AI, visit: news.microsoft.com/indonesia-visit-2024.
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