SoftBank, Grab, PETROS explore AI infra platform in Sarawak

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Also Read: Malaysia’s sovereign AI bet: Local context becomes the next startup moat The Japan-based technology investment group, Singapore-headquartered superapp operator and Sarawak’s state-owned oil and gas company have signed a framework agreement to explore the development of an AI and digital infrastructure platform in the Malaysian state. Sarawak is not usually the first place that comes to mind when Southeast Asia’s artificial intelligence race is discussed.

Singapore has the region’s densest cloud and startup ecosystem, Malaysia’s Johor has been drawing data centre (a building full of computers that runs online services) investment because of its proximity to Singapore, and Indonesia has been positioning itself around scale, talent and natural resources. A […] The post SoftBank, Grab, PETROS explore AI infra platform in Sarawak appeared first on e27 . A new agreement involving SoftBank Group, Grab Holdings and Petroleum Sarawak, better known as PETROS, suggests Sarawak wants a more central role in that conversation.