05-05-2025
Sarawak welcomes AWS investment to drive digital transformation by 2030
State Utility and Telecommunication Minister Datuk Seri Julaihi Narawi (centre) sharing a light moment with AWS regional managing director for worldwide public sector in Asean (second left) at the AWS Sarawak public sector innovation forum in Kuching. - ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star
KUCHING: Sarawak welcomes investment from Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate its digital transformation toward achieving high-income status by 2030, says Datuk Seri Julaihi Narawi.
The state Utility and Telecommunication Minister said the US-based company could contribute to Sarawak's digital economy with its plans to invest US$6.2bil (about RM26bil) in Malaysia through 2038.
"With our digital transformation underway, please allocate part of your US$6.2bil to Sarawak.
"If we can expedite digital transformation, especially in the rural areas, it will help us achieve our target," he said at the AWS Sarawak public sector innovation forum on Monday (May 5).
AWS, the cloud computing division of Inc, launched the AWS (Malaysia) Asia-Pacific Region on August 20204 with a 15-year investment plan to boost the country's digital economy.
Julaihi also said Sarawak aimed to fully digitalise state government services by 2030.
"As of 2024, we have established a baseline of 1,106 government services, with 54.7% already digitally enabled," he said.
