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Investing.com -- Germany plans to at least double its domestic data centre capacity and boost artificial intelligence data processing fourfold by 2030, the government said on Tuesday.
Digital minister Karsten Wildberger proposed measures including dedicating land for development, which ministers are set to approve on Wednesday. The initiative aims to help Germany catch up with the United States and China in the sector.
Under the new scheme, municipal business taxes will go to the town or city that attracts a new data centre, rather than to where the company is headquartered. Regulatory reviews are set to speed up, and collaboration between different companies in the AI supply chain will be encouraged.
"We welcome investment from third countries," according to a document published by the digital ministry. The government is primarily targeting European and German companies for investment.
Amazon, Microsoft and Google are among the biggest spenders on German data infrastructure. German players include Deutsche Telekom and unlisted Schwarz Group.
AI data centres in Germany had total capacity of 530 MW at the end of last year, much of that operated by non-German providers, according to figures from German lobby group Bitkom.
European countries are pushing for more sovereign control over AI infrastructure due to a rise in tariffs, armed conflicts and sharply diverging online-content regulation.
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