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Australia is consulting on national standards that would tie large data centers and frontier AI training to power, water, security, skills and community obligations. The proposal treats compute capacity as infrastructure whose public costs and benefits must be negotiated together.
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Brazil's new data center regime does more than suspend taxes.
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China's seven-agency digital-green plan links AI efficiency, data-center power, carbon data, smart-city operations and environmental enforcement, treating the digital economy as both a decarbonization tool and a resource-consuming sector.
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From 11 September, manufacturers selling products with digital elements in the EU must report actively exploited vulnerabilities and severe incidents through one ENISA platform under 24-hour and 72-hour deadlines.
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Britain's £100 million Sovereign AI procurement scheme makes government an early customer for demonstrator-stage technology.
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Smart water monitoring gives households timely consumption data and leak alerts.
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The proposed digital-water plan links smart meters and sensors with deployment support and interoperable national data portals.
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Hanoi’s 2026 plan uses shared infrastructure, API-first integration, digital records and an operational dashboard to connect city government systems.
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Fujairah’s Pollen Atlas creates a unified digital reference for validated environmental and pollen data, backed by environmental and research institutions.
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Liberia has created a presidential office to coordinate digital infrastructure, cybersecurity, connectivity and public-service transformation across government.
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