Microsoft plans US$1bil data centre venture in Greece

Microsoft has announced plans to build three data centres in greater Athens. – AP

ATHENS, Greece: Microsoft has announced plans to build three data centres in greater Athens, providing a badly needed investment of up to US$1bil (RM4.16bil) to the Greek economy which has been hammered by the pandemic.

The news was announced on Oct 5 by the US tech giant and Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis and follows nine months of negotiations for an agreement that also includes digital-skills training programmes for some 100,000 government and private sector workers as well as educators and students.