Microsoft is investing a combined US$3.9 billion over the next four years to boost cloud and AI infrastructure in Indonesia and Malaysia.  

US$1.7 billion has been earmarked for Indonesia and another US$2.2 billion is going into Malaysia.

The Indonesia investment is Microsoft’s largest ever in its 29-year history in the country, the company said.   

The initiative will create “AI skilling opportunities” for an additional 200,000 people in Malaysia and 840,000 people in Indonesia, plus another 100,000 people in Thailand. 

No value has yet been disclosed for Microsoft’s cloud and AI investment in Thailand.  

The announcements follow Microsoft’s broader commitment to providing AI training and support opportunities for 2.5 million people in Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam by 2025.

The new investment was unveiled by chairman and CEO, Satya Nadella, on his whistlestop tour to Southeast Asia in April/May.