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 is committed to become the pioneer in AI development

in Indonesia, its spokesperson Steve Saerang said in a statement

on Friday.

"Now, our main focus is to develop a center of excellence

related to AI in Surakarta," he said, adding such collaboration

will foster the development of technology infrastructure in

Indonesia.

Nvidia ( NVDA ) declined to comment.