( August 7, 2026, 08:58 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Indonesia has backed plans by Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, Ooredoo Group, Nokia and Nvidia to build what the government says will become Southeast Asia's largest artificial intelligence computing facility, supporting the country's ambition to become a regional AI hub. In a statement Friday, the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs said the Zankore project will combine high-performance computing infrastructure with AI services and host Sahabat-AI, Indonesia's open-source large language model, forming what it described as the foundation of a national AI ecosystem. Construction of the first phase is expected to begin in Central Java in the first half of 2027, with the facility eventually expanding to 1 gigawatt of AI computing capacity.Statement follows (in Indonesian)....
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