JAKARTA, April 4 (Reuters) - Nvidia ( NVDA ) and

Indonesia's telco firm PT Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison plan to

build an artificial intelligence centre in Central Java in 2024,

worth $200 million, the communication minister said.

Budi Arie Setiadi in a statement said the AI centre could

consists of telecommunication infrastructure or a human resource

centre and will be located in Surakarta city.

Indosat's CEO has provided information of the investment

plan to Surakarta mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka, who is also

Indonesia's vice president elect and the son of the ongoing

President Joko Widodo.

"Why in Surakarta? Because they are ready, have good human

resources and 5G infrastructure," he said.

Indosat and Nvidia ( NVDA ) did not immediately respond to requests

for a comment.