马来西亚总理表示，软银集团公司的孙正义已选定马来西亚的地点用于500亿美元的科技投资，这一支出将加速这位亿万富翁对全球人工智能基础设施的押注。
Son of SoftBank Group Corp. chose locations in Malaysia for $50 billion in technology investments, the country’s prime minister said, an outlay that would accelerate the billionaire’s global bet on AI infrastructure.
总理安瓦尔·易卜拉欣表示，他于周二与孙正义举行了视频会议，日本科技投资者在会议期间表示，他已选中这个东南亚国家的地区用于包括数据中心在内的项目。软银代表在正常营业时间之外未立即回应置评请求。
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he had a videoconference with Son on Tuesday, during which the Japanese tech investor said he had picked regions in the Southeast Asian country for projects including data centers. SoftBank representatives didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment outside normal business hours.
“他说他已选择砂拉越的古晋和马来西亚半岛来扩大投资，这将是该地区规模最大的投资之一，价值50亿美元，”安瓦尔周六在马六甲的一场演讲中说道。“在哪些领域？人工智能、新技术和数据中心。”在马来西亚的发力将扩大孙正义在东南亚的影响力，该地区正崭露头角，成为人工智能基础设施（如数据中心）的关键枢纽。
“He said he had chosen Sarawak - Kuching - and Peninsular Malaysia to expand investment in what would be among the largest investments in the region, worth $50 billion,” Anwar said in a speech in Malacca on Saturday. “In what areas? Artificial intelligence, new technology and data centers.”A push in Malaysia would expand Son’s reach in Southeast Asia, a region which is emerging as a key hub for AI infrastructure such as data centers.
软银已在参与俄亥俄州一个专注于数据中心的5000亿美元项目（属于全球最大项目之列），以及一个成本高达75亿欧元（合84亿美元）的法国项目。在日本，软银的电信部门正在日本北部岛屿北海道和大阪堺市建设数据中心。
SoftBank is already working on a $500 billion data center-focused project in Ohio, among the largest in the world, and a project in France that would cost as much as €75 billion ($84 billion). In Japan, SoftBank’s telecom unit is building data centers in Hokkaido, Japan’s northern island, and in Sakai, Osaka.
安瓦尔表示，对马来西亚的投资将创造新的、更好的就业机会，尤其是对年轻劳动力而言。他指出，马来西亚吸引投资的能力取决于对政府的信心和政治稳定性，这使该国与该地区的其他国家形成鲜明对比。
A Malaysia investment would create new and better job opportunities, particularly for younger parts of the workforce, Anwar said. Malaysia’s ability to attract investment depends on confidence in the government and political stability, contrasting the country with others in the region, he said.
马来西亚已成为数据中心的主要目的地，吸引了包括亚马逊公司、微软公司和字母表公司旗下的谷歌等企业的投资。根据马来西亚投资发展局的数据，从2021年至2026年上半年，该国记录了3857亿林吉特（合940亿美元）的数据中心相关投资。
Malaysia has emerged as a major destination for the data centers, attracting investments from companies including Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google. The country recorded 385.7 billion ringgit ($94 billion) of data-center-related investments from 2021 through the first half of 2026, according to the Malaysian Investment Development Authority.
政府目前正试图从这场热潮中榨取更多的经济价值，敦促数据中心运营商支持本地供应商，同时利用基础设施来刺激人工智能的应用、本土创新以及更高技能的工作岗位。马来西亚已设定了到2030年成为“人工智能国家”的目标。
The government is now seeking to wring more economic value from the boom, pushing data-center operators to support local suppliers while using the infrastructure to spur AI adoption, home-grown innovation and higher-skilled jobs. Malaysia has set a goal of becoming an “AI nation” by 2030.
安瓦尔表示，马来西亚需要加强在人工智能、数字化和半导体以及劳动力技能方面的能力，以便从后端技术活动向前端环节转变。
Anwar said Malaysia needs to strengthen its capabilities in AI, digitalization and semiconductors, as well as workforce skills, to shift from back-end technology activities into front-end segments.
本月早些时候，软银表示已与合作伙伴签署框架协议，以探讨在砂拉越的人工智能基础设施和生态系统开发。
Earlier this month, SoftBank said it signed framework agreements with partners to explore AI infrastructure and ecosystem development in Sarawak.