📋 Tender Overview
Scope : To Set up Google Data Centre and Google Cloud region in Greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Global tech firm Google will be investing RM9.4 billion in Malaysia to house its first data centre and Google Cloud region.
The investment will create 26,500 jobs across Malaysia, including in healthcare, education, and finance; which is expected to generate a total economic impact valued at RM15.04 billion.
Google's latest announcement on its RM9.4-billion investment in Malaysia will significantly advance the digital ambitions outlined in New Industrial Master Plan 2030 (NIMP 2030).
The Google data centre and Google Cloud region in Greater Kuala Lumpur will empower manufacturing and service-based industries to leverage AI and other advanced technologies to move up the global value chain, with an estimated economic impact valued at RM15.04 billion.
The investment builds on its partnership with the Malaysian government to advance its Cloud First Policy , including best-in-class cybersecurity standards.
Sime Darby Property's Elmina Business Park in Greater Kuala Lumpur has been chosen as the site to set up the data centre and cloud region.
The data centre will power Google's popular digital services, such as Search, Maps, and Workspace, while also playing an essential role in enabling Google to deliver the benefits of Al to users across Malaysia.
The Google Cloud region, on the other hand, will deliver high-performance and low-latency cloud infrastructure, analytics, and AI services to large enterprises, startups, and public sector organisations, while maintaining the highest security and regulatory compliance standards.
