Indonesia, April 5 -- Jakarta (ANTARA) - The numbers are staggering. In 2026 alone, the world's largest technology companies - Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, and Meta - are projected to spend approximately US$635 billion on artificial intelligence infrastructure.

The numbers more than double the US$383 billion spent in 2025, and nearly eight times the US$80 billion recorded in 2019.

The global data centre industry, the physical backbone of AI, is expected to nearly triple its capacity in Southeast Asia by 2030, backed by a total global investment pipeline of US$3 trillion over five years.

This is not merely a technology story. It is an economic, social, and political one, and Indonesia sits directly at its centre.

Indonesia in the eye o...