Microsoft’s strategic move to establish Thailand as Asia’s AI hub

Microsoft Thailand is set to establish the nation as an artificial intelligence (AI) hub in Asia. This strategic move will involve the creation of an AI Centre of Excellence and the development of a cloud data centre region. The Thai government alongside Microsoft, the US tech giant, inked a memorandum of understanding to advance a digital-first, AI-oriented country on 15th November. This took place during Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s attendance at the Apec Leaders’ Meeting 2023 in San Francisco.

Following this agreement, Microsoft pledged to maintain its commitment to collaborate with the Thai government. This includes holding quarterly meetings with the prime minister, according to Dhanawat Suthumpun, managing director of Microsoft Thailand. He made these remarks after the company’s inaugural AI Summit event in Thailand.

He expressed confidence in…