Indosat, Cisco and NVIDIA Open AI Center of Excellence in Indonesia

July 11, 2025

Details

  • Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, Cisco, and NVIDIA have launched an AI Center of Excellence (CoE) in Indonesia, supported by the Ministry of Communications and Digital Affairs (Komdigi).
  • The CoE brings together Indosat, Cisco, NVIDIA, and the Indonesian government to drive secure, sovereign AI capabilities.
  • It features an NVIDIA AI Technology Center offering research, startup support (NVIDIA Inception), training (NVIDIA DLI), and an AI factory powered by NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs and Cisco's security cloud platform.
  • The project builds on existing national AI efforts, including Indosat's AI factory and AI-RAN deployments, aligned with Indonesia’s “Golden 2045 Vision.”
  • Currently, 28 local startups and ISVs use the AI infrastructure for applications such as Bahasa Indonesian LLM-powered healthcare and government solutions, with plans to expand AI-RAN reach.

Impact

This initiative marks a significant step in accelerating Indonesia's national AI ambitions and fostering tech sovereignty. By blending Cisco’s security and NVIDIA’s AI expertise, the Center enhances local talent development and innovation. The focus on inclusive access and large-scale training could serve as a blueprint for emerging markets aspiring to build sovereign AI ecosystems.

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