KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec 5 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BOOKMAP Malaysia will host an investor summit, “AI-Driven Investment Opportunities,” on December 3 at the Melia Hotel Kuala Lumpur. The Malaysian government, in partnership with Nvidia and YTL Power International Bhd., has launched a 600MW Nvidia-powered data center in Kulai, Johor. Located in YTL’s Green Data Center Park, the facility features Nvidia’s NVL72 Grace Blackwell (GB200) GPUs for AI model training and deployment. This marks a significant milestone in Malaysia’s AI sovereignty strategy.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, during a meeting in South Korea with Nvidia founder Jensen Huang and other officials, emphasized the importance of AI sovereignty: “Building our own AI is essential for a secure, trusted digital ecosystem. This development accelerates AI innovation for Malaysians.”