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Empowering Indonesia with AI: Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison & DDN’s Vision for a Sovereign Future
DDN· 2025-07-03 15:51
Company Overview - Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (Indosat) was the first brand to connect Indonesia to the world 57 years ago [1] - Indosat's mission is to help Indonesia with early AI adaptation and democratization [2] AI Initiatives and Results - Indosat has an AI factory that is up and running, showing good early trends [2] - Initial AI focus is on banking and financial services, with significant value seen in call center agentic applications to empower people and improve productivity [2] - Positive results are being observed in oil and gas, agriculture, and healthcare, where AI can empower doctors with better diagnoses [3] - AI plays a significant role in Indosat's capital expenditure (capex) and network planning, enabling the company to achieve more with less [3][4] Strategic Importance of Data and AI - Indosat is committed to building sovereign capability, requiring partnerships with companies like Nvidia and DDN [5] - Countries should ensure that 40-70% of workload is sovereign, with data residing within the country and compliant with local laws and regulations [5] - Data and intelligence are considered as strategic as any other natural resource for a country [5] Technology and Partnerships - DDN helps Indosat store intelligence in a scalable manner, achieving a competitive Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and serving customer needs [4]