Recently, Google's investment commitment in Malaysia reached $2 billion, officially launching the region's first data center and Google Cloud program, which is what Alphabet CFO Ruth Porat claimed is Google's largest investment in a Southeast Asian country. In addition to the development of cloud computing services, Google also plans to support an artificial intelligence literacy program for students and educators.
At the same time, American technology giants are stepping up their investment in the Southeast Asian market to find new growth opportunities. CEOs of companies such as Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia have personally visited Southeast Asia and communicated with local governments, promising huge investments. For example, Amazon announced an investment plan of up to $9 billion in Singapore, which was warmly welcomed.
Southeast Asia, with a population of about 675 million, is becoming a hot spot for technology investment. With the growing interest of local young people in video streaming, online shopping and generative artificial intelligence, the world's largest companies are expected to invest up to $60 billion in the region's data center sector in the next few years.
Southeast Asia's business-friendly policies, rapidly growing talent pool and rising income levels have made it a focus for Silicon Valley companies. The development of artificial intelligence has driven technology leaders to explore new areas of growth and lay the foundation for the region's digital infrastructure.
In addition, countries such as Singapore and Malaysia remain neutral in geopolitical tensions such as China-US and Russia-Ukraine, making Southeast Asia more attractive in the global situation. Sean Lim, managing partner of Singapore's New World Development Group (NWD Holdings), pointed out that this neutrality brings additional investment appeal to Southeast Asia.
Southeast Asia is attracting unprecedented technology investment and has become a popular choice for technology giants looking for new growth points. With the continuous improvement of the region's digital infrastructure and the continuous development of artificial intelligence technology, it is expected that more technology giants will be seen in the region. Investment and cooperation.Editor/Cheng Ting
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