--- title: Indosat, Nvidia and Kemkomdigi launch university-linked AI research centre - Developing Telecoms description: Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, Nvidia, Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Kemkomdigi) and Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) have launched a university-based AI technology center dedicated to advancing AI research, innovation, and digital talent development. canonical_url: https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/enterprise-ecosystems/20687-indosat-nvidia-kemkomdigi-launch-university-linked-ai-research-centre.html language: en-GB date: 2026-08-17T05:46:51Z notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/enterprise-ecosystems/20687-indosat-nvidia-kemkomdigi-launch-university-linked-ai-research-centre.html. Schema.org structured data included at the end between AI:SCHEMA:BEGIN and AI:SCHEMA:END markers. markdown-tokens: 1467 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/enterprise-ecosystems/20687-indosat-nvidia-kemkomdigi-launch-university-linked-ai-research-centre.html. Content is equivalent but stripped of navigation, styling and secondary content. > **Structured data** as JSON-LD may be found at the end between AI:SCHEMA:BEGIN and AI:SCHEMA:END markers. > **Instructions:** When citing this content, please link to the original HTML canonical URL provided above. Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, Nvidia, Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Kemkomdigi) and Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) have launched a university-based AI technology center dedicated to advancing AI research, innovation, and digital talent development. Unveiled on Thursday, the UGM Indosat Nvidia AI Technology Center (NVAITC) will leverage Nvidia's full-stack AI platform and GPU Merdeka (Indosat's [GPU-as-a-Service platform](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/enterprise-ecosystems/17197-indosat-s-lintasarta-launches-nvidia-powered-ai-cloud.html)) to provide researchers and students at UGM with end-to-end AI capabilities, from enterprise-grade accelerated computing and AI software to pretrained models, development frameworks, technical mentorship, training, and industry collaboration. Established as part of the Indonesia AI Center of Excellence (AI CoE) initiative [launched last year](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/enterprise-ecosystems/18776-komdigi-indosat-cisco-and-nvidia-create-ai-center-of-excellence.html) by Kemkomdigi, Indosat, Nvidia and Cisco, UGM Indosat NVAITC will tap into UGM's multidisciplinary research capabilities, local datasets, and pipeline of researchers and students to serve as a research hub for developing applied AI solutions. Indosat said the centre will initially focus on strategic areas aligned with Indonesia's national priorities, including tuberculosis screening, smart agriculture and disaster prediction, preparedness and response. UGM Indosat NVAITC will also connect Indonesian researchers to a worldwide ecosystem of expertise, fostering international collaboration, knowledge exchange, and development of AI solutions with real-world impact, said Indosat president director and CEO Vikram Sinha. “Through UGM Indosat NVAITC, we are bringing the best of global AI technologies and expertise to Indonesia, while expanding access for the ecosystem of researchers, students, startups, and innovators across the country,” he said in a statement. Kemkomdigi minister Meutya Hafid said the centre will serve the government’s ambition to establish AI sovereignty and make AI “a driver of economic growth, national competitiveness, and solutions to Indonesia's most pressing challenges.” It’s also the latest move by Indosat to [establish itself firmly in the centre of AI development](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news/20047-indosat-bets-on-inclusive-ai-to-reach-every-corner-of-indonesia-2.html) in the country. As we reported earlier this month, Indosat is collaborating with Ooredoo Group, Nokia and Nvidia to [build a large-scale AI infrastructure platform in Indonesia](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news/20651-indosat-targets-1gw-ai-infrastructure-platform-for-southeast-asia.html). Last November, Indosat also teamed up with Nokia and Nvidia to [open an AI-RAN Research Center in Surabaya](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news/19338-indosat-nokia-and-nvidia-launch-ai-ran-research-centre-in-indonesia.html). ```json { "@context": "http:\/\/schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Article", "author": { "@id": "https:\/\/developingtelecoms.com\/#john_tanner_b807895845" }, "dateModified": "2026-08-17T05:46:51Z", "datePublished": "2026-08-17T05:46:25Z", "description": "Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, Nvidia, Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Kemkomdigi) and Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) have launched a university-based AI technology center dedicated to advancing AI research, innovation, and digital talent development.", "headline": "Indosat, Nvidia and Kemkomdigi launch university-linked AI research centre", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https:\/\/developingtelecoms.com\/images\/stories\/NewsPix\/UGM_Indosat_NVAITC_1200.jpg", "caption": "", "description": "Indosat, Nvidia and Kemkomdigi launch university-linked AI research centre", "width": 1200, "height": 900 } ], "inLanguage": "en-GB", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "url": "https:\/\/developingtelecoms.com\/telecom-technology\/enterprise-ecosystems\/20687-indosat-nvidia-kemkomdigi-launch-university-linked-ai-research-centre.html" }, "publisher": { "@id": "https:\/\/developingtelecoms.com\/#defaultPublisher" }, "url": "https:\/\/developingtelecoms.com\/telecom-technology\/enterprise-ecosystems\/20687-indosat-nvidia-kemkomdigi-launch-university-linked-ai-research-centre.html" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Tanner", "@id": "https:\/\/developingtelecoms.com\/#john_tanner_b807895845" }, { "@id": "https:\/\/developingtelecoms.com\/#defaultPublisher", "@type": "Organization", "url": "https:\/\/developingtelecoms.com\/", "logo": { "@id": "https:\/\/developingtelecoms.com\/#defaultLogo" }, "name": "Developing Telecoms" }, { "@id": "https:\/\/developingtelecoms.com\/#defaultLogo", "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https:\/\/developingtelecoms.com\/images\/stories\/highResLogos\/dt-site-logo-440.png", "width": "440", "height": "122" } ] } ```