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Penny Simmonds: Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology on the push to bring more data centres to New Zealand
The Technology Minister says the global demand for more data centres is great, as the Government pushes to bring more here.
Invest New Zealand is looking to attract up to $30 billion in offshore investment in the centres over five years.
It says it could generate $70 billion in broader economic activity and employ up to 3,500 people.
Technology Minister Penny Simmonds told Ryan Bridge the digital economy needs infrastructure – anyone who’s streamed a movie or banked online is part of this digital economy.
She’s offering assurances that we have enough energy to power the data centres, saying…
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