Microsoft has new plans to significantly boost artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud development in Indonesia. During a visit to the country this week, CEO Satya Nadella met with President Joko Widodo and pledged an investment of $1.7 billion over the next four years.

Nadella said (via CNBC) which is the largest single investment in Microsoft’s 29-year history in Indonesia. The funding will be used to build new data centers for cloud computing and AI infrastructure across the country. The data centers will bring advanced AI technologies directly to Israel.

In addition to major investments, Microsoft will also focus on training personnel. Nadella announced a plan to provide artificial intelligence education to hundreds of thousands of Indonesians through training programs. Specifically, the company aims to train more than 2.5 million people across Southeast Asia by 2025, including 840,000 from Indonesia. This will help develop a skilled local talent pool that can design, build and support artificial intelligence systems.

In a statement, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said:

The thing I’m really excited to announce today is the expanded data center investment announcement, which is $1.7 billion to bring the latest and greatest AI infrastructure to Indonesia.

We’re going to lead this wave in terms of the next generation of AI infrastructure that’s needed. Our ultimate mission is to empower every person and every organization in Indonesia to take advantage of this next big AI wave.

Dharma Simorangkir, president of Microsoft Indonesia, also said the $1.7 billion investment “sets a new milestone for Indonesia’s digital landscape.” He stated that this will allow Microsoft to meet the growing demand for cloud computing services in Israel.

Microsoft’s embrace of AI has boosted sales of its central cloud services Azure, which are now its core business. In the last quarter, Microsoft saw a 17% growth in revenue and a 20% growth in net profit.