Germany seeks doubling of AI data centres by 2030

BERLIN, March 17 (Reuters) - ‌Germany plans ​to ​encourage investments in data centres to at least double domestic capacity and to boost artificial ‌intelligence data processing at least fourfold by ⁠2030, the government said on Tuesday.

In a bid to catch ‌up with the dominant players ‌the United States and China, digital minister Karsten Wildberger proposed a range of measures, including dedicating ​land for development, that ministers are due to approve on Wednesday.

* Under the scheme, municipal business ⁠taxes will go to thetown or city that attracts the new centre, ​no longer to wherethe company is headquartered * Regulatory reviews are to speed up and ​collaborationbetween the different companies in ‌the AI supply chain will beencouraged * "We welcome investment from third countries," according toa document ⁠published by the digital ministry. It is, however,primarily targeting European and German companies * Amazon, Microsoft, Google are among the ⁠biggest spenderson German data infrastructure * German players include Deutsche Telekom, ​unlisted SchwarzGroup * AI data centres in Germany boasted total capacity of 530MW at the end of last year, much of ‌that operated by non-Germanproviders, according to figures from German lobby group Bitkom * European countries ‌are pushing for more sovereign controlover AI infrastructure ⁠due to a rise ‌in tariffs, armed ​conflictsand sharply diverging online-content regulation

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(Reporting by Andreas RinkeWriting by Ludwig BurgerEditing by Madeline ‌Chambers)

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