The Ministry of Communication and Digital welcomed the launch of Zankore by Indosat, a collaboration between Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, Ooredoo Group, Nokia, and NVIDIA to build the largest AI Factory in Southeast Asia in Indonesia. The AI computing infrastructure is projected to have a capacity of up to 1 gigawatt (GW) in three years. Minister of Communication and Information Meutya Hafid stated the collaboration signals the world's increasing confidence in Indonesia's digital economic prospects, strengthening its position as a high-value technology investment destination. International studies estimate investment needs reach around 50 million US dollars for every 1 megawatt (MW) of end-to-end AI computing capacity. With a target capacity of 1 gigawatt (1,000 MW), the construction is one of the largest AI infrastructure investments announced in the region. The initial phase is targeted to begin in the first half of 2027 in Batang, Central Java, with an initial capacity of around 200 megawatts (MW). Zankore will also develop and host Sahabat-AI, an open-source Indonesian large language model (LLM) with 70 billion parameters supporting regional languages including Indonesian, Javanese, Sundanese, Balinese, and Batak. The platform will provide Token-as-a-Service services for public, MSMEs, ministries, and developers. Meutya described it as the foundation of a complete national AI ecosystem.