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New IEA Platform Targets Link Between Energy and AI

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11 hours ago

July 10, 2025

As artificial intelligence boosts global electricity demand from data centers and increasingly transforms how the energy sector works, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has launched a new Energy and AI Observatory to closely monitor and analyze the interconnections between the energy sector and this fast-evolving technology.

The observatory includes new interactive tools to explore data center electricity consumption and digital infrastructure by region, helping visualize these valuable data sets and ensure they are accessible to a wide range of stakeholders. It also features 20 case studies that show how artificial intelligence (AI) is being deployed across the energy sector, following a public call for submissions that showcase current best practices.

Its release follows the publication in April of an IEA special report, Energy and AI, which offers a comprehensive global analysis on the topic. Drawing on new data sets and consultation with policy makers, the tech sector, the energy industry, and international experts, the report finds that the effect of AI on the energy landscape could be transformative. Electricity demand from AI-optimized data centers is projected to more than quadruple by 2030; at the same time, AI is already being deployed in the energy industry, unlocking opportunities to cut costs, enhance competitiveness, and reduce emissions.

The observatory was first announced by IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol at the AI Action Summit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in February 2025. It aims to inform national and international policymaking on energy and AI topics, including ongoing conversations between government and industry organized by Canada’s G7 presidency.

“The IEA is at the forefront of efforts to understand and manage the significant links between energy and artificial intelligence, which is quickly emerging as one of the most important technologies of our time,” Birol said. “Building on our recent major report on this subject, this new Energy and AI Observatory, developed in consultation with a wide range of partners, underscores our commitment to supporting decision makers around the world as they plan for the future. Reliable data and analysis are the cornerstone of navigating this fast-moving space.”

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Indonesia on Track to Achieve Sovereign AI Goals With NVIDIA, Cisco and IOH

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29 minutes ago

July 11, 2025

Soma Velayutham

As one of the world’s largest emerging markets, Indonesia is making strides toward its “Golden 2045 Vision” — an initiative tapping digital technologies and bringing together government, enterprises, startups and higher education to enhance productivity, efficiency and innovation across industries.

Building out the nation’s AI infrastructure is a crucial part of this plan.

That’s why Indonesian telecommunications leader Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, aka Indosat or IOH, has partnered with Cisco and NVIDIA to support the establishment of Indonesia’s AI Center of Excellence (CoE). Led by the Ministry of Communications and Digital Affairs, called Komdigi, the CoE aims to advance secure technologies, cultivate local talent and foster innovation through collaboration with startups.

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison President Director and CEO Vikram Sinha, Cisco Chair and CEO Chuck Robbins and NVIDIA Senior Vice President of Telecom Ronnie Vasishta today detailed the purpose and potential of the CoE during a fireside chat at Indonesia AI Day, a conference focused on how artificial intelligence can fuel the nation’s digital independence and economic growth.

As part of the CoE, a new NVIDIA AI Technology Center will offer research support, NVIDIA Inception program benefits for eligible startups, and NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute training and certification to upskill local talent.

“With the support of global partners, we’re accelerating Indonesia’s path to economic growth by ensuring Indonesians are not just users of AI, but creators and innovators,” Sinha added.

“The AI era demands fundamental architectural shifts and a workforce with digital skills to thrive,” Robbins said. “Together with Indosat, NVIDIA and Komdigi, Cisco will securely power the AI Center of Excellence — enabling innovation and skills development, and accelerating Indonesia’s growth.”

“Democratizing AI is more important than ever,” Vasishta added. “Through the new NVIDIA AI Technology Center, we’re helping Indonesia build a sustainable AI ecosystem that can serve as a model for nations looking to harness AI for innovation and economic growth.”

Making AI More Accessible

The Indonesia AI CoE will comprise an AI factory that features full-stack NVIDIA AI infrastructure — including NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, NVIDIA Cloud Partner reference architectures and NVIDIA AI Enterprise software — as well as an intelligent security system powered by Cisco.

Called the Sovereign Security Operations Center Cloud Platform, the Cisco-powered system combines AI-based threat detection, localized data control and managed security services for the AI factory.

Building on the sovereign AI initiatives Indonesia’s technology leaders announced with NVIDIA last year, the CoE will bolster the nation’s AI strategy through four core pillars:

Some 28 independent software vendors and startups are already using IOH’s NVIDIA-powered AI infrastructure to develop cutting-edge technologies that can speed and ease workflows across higher education and research, food security, bureaucratic reform, smart cities and mobility, and healthcare.

With Indosat’s coverage across the archipelago, the company can reach hundreds of millions of Bahasa Indonesian speakers with its large language model (LLM)-powered applications.

For example, using Indosat’s Sahabat-AI collection of Bahasa Indonesian LLMs, the Indonesia government and Hippocratic AI are collaborating to develop an AI agent system that provides preventative outreach capabilities, such as helping women subscribers over the age of 50 schedule a mammogram. This can help prevent or combat breast cancer and other health complications across the population.

Separately, Sahabat-AI also enables Indosat’s AI chatbot to answer queries in the Indonesian language for various citizen and resident services. A person could ask about processes for updating their national identification card, as well as about tax rates, payment procedures, deductions and more.

In addition, a government-led forum is developing trustworthy AI frameworks tailored to Indonesian values for the safe, responsible development of artificial intelligence and related policies.

Looking forward, Indosat and NVIDIA plan to deploy AI-RAN technologies that can reach even broader audiences using AI over wireless networks.

Learn more about NVIDIA-powered AI infrastructure for telcos.

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