Indonesia's Batam seeks to become digital powerhouse with booming data centre industry
Batam wants to become Indonesia's next digital powerhouse as it experiences rapid growth in tech-driven sectors. The information and communications sector now makes up over 4% of the city’s economy. A major driver of this growth is the booming data centre industry. As of last year, data centre investment had reached 11.4 trillion rupiah, or approximately US$679 million. But, land constraints and a shortage of skilled talent could slow that ambition. Izzah Aqilah Norman reports.
Batam wants to become Indonesia's next digital powerhouse as it experiences rapid growth in tech-driven sectors. The information and communications sector now makes up over 4% of the city’s economy. A major driver of this growth is the booming data centre industry. As of last year, data centre investment had reached 11.4 trillion rupiah, or approximately US$679 million. But, land constraints and a shortage of skilled talent could slow that ambition. Izzah Aqilah Norman reports.
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