{"id":9660,"date":"2024-05-03T14:13:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T06:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/?p=9660"},"modified":"2024-05-03T14:13:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T06:13:00","slug":"%e5%be%ae%e8%bd%af%e5%ae%a3%e5%b8%83%e6%8a%95%e8%b5%84-22-%e4%ba%bf%e7%be%8e%e5%85%83%e6%8e%a8%e5%8a%a8%e9%a9%ac%e6%9d%a5%e8%a5%bf%e4%ba%9a%e4%ba%91%e8%ae%a1%e7%ae%97%e5%92%8c-ai-%e8%bd%ac%e5%9e%8b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/9660.html","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft announces $2.2 billion investment to drive cloud computing and AI transformation in Malaysia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/tag\/%e5%be%ae%e8%bd%af\" title=\"[View articles tagged with [Microsoft]]\" target=\"_blank\" >Microsoft<\/a>Recently announced that it will invest $2.2 billion over the next four years to support<a href=\"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/tag\/%e9%a9%ac%e6%9d%a5%e8%a5%bf%e4%ba%9a\" title=\"_Other Organiser\" target=\"_blank\" >Malaysia<\/a>digital transformation since the company entered Malaysia<span class=\"spamTxt\">maximum<\/span>Single investment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-content__img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9661\" title=\"201811151633428399_20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/201811151633428399_20.jpg\" alt=\"201811151633428399_20\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft&#039;s investments include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Building cloud and AI infrastructure in Malaysia.<\/li>\n<li>Providing AI skills training opportunities to an additional 200,000 Malaysians.<\/li>\n<li>Strengthen collaboration with the Malaysian government to establish a national AI Center of Excellence and enhance Malaysia\u2019s cybersecurity capabilities.<\/li>\n<li>Support the development of the programmer developer community in Malaysia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These investments demonstrate Microsoft\u2019s commitment to developing Malaysia into a hub for cloud computing and related technologies, including generative AI, which will enhance Malaysia\u2019s productivity, competitiveness, resilience and economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are committed to supporting Malaysia\u2019s AI transformation and ensuring it benefits all Malaysians,\u201d said Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft. \u201cOur investments in digital infrastructure and skills training will help Malaysian businesses, society and programmers adopt AI.\u201d<span class=\"spamTxt\">up to date<\/span>Technology drives inclusive economic growth and innovation across Malaysia.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Tengku Zafrul Aziz, Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry of Malaysia, said: \u201cMicrosoft has been operating in Malaysia for 32 years, which shows that the deep partnership is built on mutual trust. Indeed, Malaysia is increasingly recognized by world-renowned manufacturers as a vibrant technology investment destination due to our well-developed semiconductor ecosystem. Our value proposition, \u201cthis is where global starts\u201d, also emphasizes this. Microsoft\u2019s development of key cloud and AI infrastructure, as well as the provision of AI skills training, will significantly enhance Malaysia\u2019s digital capabilities and further enhance our position in the global technology field. We look forward to working with Microsoft to create more business opportunities for SMEs and higher-paying jobs for the people. At the same time, we will rapidly promote Malaysia\u2019s digital empowerment growth journey through the AI revolution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andrea Della Mattea, President of Microsoft ASEAN, said: \u201cWe are proud to work with the Malaysian government to support a national AI framework that will strengthen Malaysia\u2019s global competitiveness. Strategies that emphasize AI will not only drive economic growth, but also promote inclusion by filling digital gaps and ensuring everyone has a role, so that every Malaysian can thrive in this new digital world. As a result, Malaysia is steadily developing into a regional digital innovation and smart technology hub, embodying a forward-thinking approach that prioritizes sustainable development and social well-being through digital transformation.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft has announced that it will invest $2.2 billion over the next four years to support Malaysia's digital transformation, the company's largest single investment since entering the country. Microsoft's investment includes: Building cloud and AI infrastructure in Malaysia. Providing AI skills training opportunities for an additional 200,000 Malaysians. Strengthening collaboration with the Malaysian government to establish a national AI center of excellence and enhance Malaysia's cybersecurity capabilities. Supporting the growth of the Malaysian programmer-developer community. These investments demonstrate Microsoft's commitment to developing Malaysia as a center for cloud computing and related technologies, including generative AI, which will enhance Malaysia's productivity, competitiveness, resilience and economic growth. Satya, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[146],"tags":[376,280,2488],"collection":[],"class_list":["post-9660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-376","tag-280","tag-2488"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9660"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9660\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9660"},{"taxonomy":"collection","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/collection?post=9660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}