Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Microsoft to develop a synthetic intelligence (AI)-enabled economic system in Malaysia and assist advance power transition efforts in Asia.
“At Petronas, innovation goes past expertise – it’s about shaping a future the place power is smarter, cleaner, and sustainable for not solely the organizations concerned, but additionally the nation and its individuals”, Mohd Yusri, Senior Vice President of Initiatives, Know-how and Well being, Security, Safety and Setting (PT and HSSE) at Petronas, mentioned.
“By harnessing our joint experience in innovation and sustainability, we’re steadfast in advancing adoption of AI and Cloud capabilities in a way that promotes sustainable power practices, in assist of Malaysia’s aspirations of constructing an AI economic system with a sturdy ecosystem during which everybody thrives”, he added.
The collaboration goals to develop an ecosystem in Malaysia that empowers organizations to leverage AI for financial development and social advantages. Specializing in nation-building, these corporations will support Malaysia in establishing regional management in AI and cultivating a sturdy native AI neighborhood by means of joint packages, Petronas mentioned.
As a part of this MoU, Petronas and Microsoft plan to pursue extra initiatives to reinforce AI and power improvements, using Microsoft’s new Malaysia West cloud area, Petronas mentioned. They may deal with integrating Agentic AI, Microsoft Copilot, information analytics, cloud computing, and cybersecurity, amongst different applied sciences, to enhance operational effectivity and sustainability all through Malaysia’s worth chain, it mentioned.
“As a trusted expertise accomplice to Petronas, we’re thrilled to strengthen our collaboration to assist advance their digital and AI transformation. With Microsoft’s new cloud area in Malaysia, we’re dedicated to supporting Petronas with safe, scalable, and sustainable cloud options that may drive development and innovation in Malaysia’s power sector”, Laurence Si, Microsoft Malaysia Managing Director, mentioned.
The events may also discover a holistic collaboration throughout industries to advertise sustainable power and coverage alignment, Petronas mentioned.
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