Scotland's power play stalls
But the industry has some fixes.
Good morning, today I'm going deeper into data centres in Scotland.
The SNP has just voted for a moratorium on new developments, despite the country barely having any data centres. Is this just about annoyed party members? No. The Scottish Government has confirmed it is looking at a temporary ban, sparking warnings from industry about investment going elsewhere.
Into this mix, an industry alliance has published a report today calling for a string of reforms to fast-track data centre development.
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Happening Today đ
AM: Liz Kendall is in front of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee at 9:30am to answer questions on the work of DSIT. Kendall will be flanked by permanent secretary Emran Mian.
PM: The Business and Trade Committee is spending the afternoon looking at the impact of AI on work. Witnesses include Martha Lane-Fox, Adam Cantwell-Corn and Anna Thomas at 2:30pm. They're followed by Phil Smith from Skills England and Julia Adamson from BCS. At 4:10pm it's the ministers' turn with Kanishka Narayan and business ministers Kate Dearden and Blair McDougall.
In between: If that's not enough Parliament TV for one day, there is a Westminster Hall Debate at 2:30pm on the impact of government AI policy in society.
In today's edition:
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đď¸ An industry alliances puts forward ideas to unlock AI infrastructure.
đ Liz Kendall wants to stay as tech secretary.
