Dhaka, April 30 -- Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion over the next four years into expanding cloud services and artificial intelligence in Indonesia, including building data centres, visiting chief executive Satya Nadella said on Tuesday.

Jakarta is Nadella's first stop on a trip to Southeast Asian countries aimed at promoting the US company's generative AI technology. He will go to Malaysia and Thailand later this week.

Microsoft's investment will "bring the latest and greatest AI infrastructure to Indonesia," Nadella said.

"We're going to lead this wave in terms of AI infrastructure that's needed," he added.

Nadella met outgoing President Joko Widodo and his cabinet ministers earlier on Tuesday to discuss joint AI research and tale...