Invest part of US$6.2 bln for M'sia in Sarawak, Julaihi tells Amazon Web Services
KUCHING (May 5): Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been asked to allocate a sum of its investment in Malaysia to Sarawak.
In making the call, Minister of Utility and Telecommunication Dato Sri Julaihi Narawi said this would further expedite the state's digital transformation, in its effort to achieve a high-income status by 2030.
'AWS is investing US$6.2 billion (RM26.1 billion) in Malaysia, but if you look at the size of Sarawak, it is equally or almost the same size as Peninsular Malaysia.
'So please, with our digital transformation now underway in our effort to expedite our digital transformation, please do allocate some of your US$6.2 billion to Sarawak so that we would be able to achieve our target, especially in our effort to expedite digital transformation in the rural areas,' he said in his keynote address at the Sarawak Public Sector Innovation Forum here today.
Earlier, AWS regional managing director for Asean region Eric Conrad had said AWS (Malaysia) Asia Pacific region, launched last August, represents an investment of US$6.2 billion in the country.
He said AWS constantly works with its partners such as the Centre for Technical Excellence Sarawak (Centexs) to help realise Sarawak's digital economy aspirations.
'Together we can drive digitalisation and innovation in improving services, in creating an inclusive society, in building and developing economic growth, and enhancing quality of life,' said Conrad.
Among those present was Centexs chief executive officer Datuk Syeed Mohd Hussein Wan Abdul Rahman.
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