Lanarkshire Data Centre Project Designated AI Growth Zone The UK government has designated a data centre in Lanarkshire an AI Growth Zone, securing £8.2 in private investment for the region.

The UK government has officially designated a data centre site in North Lanarkshire as an AI Growth Zone, seeing the site secure £8.2 in private investment for the region.

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This is almost joined-up government! Energy, planning, and jobs. With an approach of getting local government to "bid" as an initial commitment.
The publication even mentions energy prices in Cumbria as a bit of a teaser.
Is #Cumbria likely as an #AIGrowthZone for the North West??

The Silent Architecture of Control: Is a Social Credit System Being Built in UK Free Zones? All the ingredients for Chinese-style surveillance are being assembled in Britain’s corporate-governed territories—with zero public debate

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Interesting reading.........

#UKGov #Britian #China #Singapore #SEZ #Freeport #AIGrowthZone #Scotland #UKPolitics #SCS #SocialCreditSystems #HumanRights #DigitalFeudalism #Democracy #TeessideFreeport #Shenzhen #China #Alibaba #SocialCredit #BlackMirror
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The Corporate Coup: How Britain’s Free Zones Are Dismantling Democratic Governance Rachel Reeves appearing at a Revolut corporate event when the company is under FCA restrictions sums up the nature of free zones

Excellent inestigation by @europeanpowell.bsky.social, there are now a bewildering array of different #SpecialEconomicZones:-

#InvestmentZone
#AIGrowthZone
#FreePorts
#UniversityEnterpriseZone
#FoodEnterpriseZone
and more.

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AI in the UK and North East England: A Mixed Blessing As someone borna and brought up in the North East of England, I've been watching with interest as, over the last week, our region finds itself at the epicenter of Britain's AI revolution. The Numbers ...

AI in the UK and North East England: A Mixed Blessing

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#EnterpriseAI #UKAI #NorthEastEngland #DigitalTransformation #DataCenters #AIGrowthZone #TechPolicy #DigitalSovereignty #AIBubble #AI

We’re getting an #AIGrowthZone in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 - @prifweinidog.gov.wales just told @welsh-labour.bsky.social conference in Llandudno.

“This isn’t about Silicon Valley, it’s about the Welsh valleys… we will lead on #AI but we’ll do it the Red Welsh way.”

Lots of #tech in this speech.

There’s about to be a scramble amongst public authorities across the UK to obtain AI Growth Zone designation and funding.

Here’s a quick guide to what being an #AIGZ will involve:

dwfgroup.com/en/news-and-in… #AIGrowthZone