1 week agoANZ | Simon DuxAirTrunk, CDC call for national data centre rules with greater accountabilityMajor Australian data centre developers and operators, AirTrunk and CDC, have called for clearer national standards and more coordinated regulation…
2 weeks agoAmericas | Brendyn LotzBrazil signs Redata tax regime into law to stoke data center investmentBrazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed the Special Taxation Regime for Datacenter Services (Redata) into law this week.…
2 weeks agoData Center | Conor McNevinNew environmental assessments required for large Scottish data center applicationsNew data center developments in Scotland with a power capacity above 50 MW will now be obliged to include an…
2 weeks agoArtificial Intelligence | Conor McNevinMalaysia’s AI Governance Bill to be tabled in Parliament by Q1 2027Malaysia’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance Bill could be tabled in Parliament in Q3 2026 or Q1 2027 as the government…
3 weeks agoAfrica | Brendyn LotzKenya’s standalone data center license aims to lure investmentThe Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) is proposing a standalone license category for colocation data center operators. As it stands,…
3 weeks agoAmericas | Conor McNevinCanada introduces national rules for data center developmentThe Canadian federal government has introduced a national framework for data center development as demand for computing infrastructure grows with…
3 weeks agoPolicy | Jan YongSingapore’s Digital Infrastructure Bill introduces licensing requirementsSingapore’s Digital Infrastructure Bill which was tabled in Parliament for First Reading recently, sets out two new licensing regimes to…
3 weeks agoANZ | Simon DuxVicGrid considers peak pricing for data centres and large loadsVicGrid is considering changes to Australian state Victoria’s transmission pricing framework that would give large electricity users an incentive to…
3 weeks agoANZ | Simon DuxQueensland council moves to protect drinking water as data centre enquiries mountToowoomba Regional Council is developing a policy that would prohibit new data centres from using potable reticulated water, as the…
3 weeks agoANZ | Simon DuxNSW data centre water debate turns on who pays for peak demandNSW’s independent pricing regulator is set to examine how data centres should pay for the water infrastructure needed to service…