SINGAPORE, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Amazon said here on Thursday it plans to invest more than 33 billion US dollars in cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure across Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand by 2039, underscoring the region's growing role in global digital expansion.

A sign for the new Amazon Go store on 7th Avenue at Amazon's Seattle headquarters in Seattle, Washington, U.S., Jan. 29, 2018. (File photo: Xinhua)

The company highlighted that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), comprising 11 member states, is on track to become the world's fourth-largest economy, with its digital economy expected to reach 560 billion dollars by 2030.

It said it is expanding cloud and AI infrastructure across the region to support businesses and organizations that are increasingly adopting digital technologies.

David Zapolsky, chief global affairs and legal officer at Amazon, said that governments in Southeast Asia have played a key role in fostering policies and economic conditions that are accelerating investment in AI and digital infrastructure at scale.