S.E. Asia emerges as global data centre hot spot


Geographic shift: A Google data centre in Denmark. South-East Asia has emerged as an ideal location for such centres due to power availability and geopolitical neutrality. — Reuters

SINGAPORE: The world’s largest technology firms are flocking to South-East Asia to build data centres at a time when demand for infrastructure and computing power to enable artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly rising.

The new investments are expected to contribute to the region’s economies by creating skilled jobs in data centre construction, engineering and maintenance, while also developing specialised talent in AI, cyber security, and data science and management.

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