US EditionLanarkshire to become 'one of the world's most advanced AI sites'
The UK Government's AI Growth Zone in Lanarkshire will generate £8.2 billion in private investment and create 3,400 jobs, including 800 high-paid AI roles, with £543 million community fund.
- On Thursday Technology Secretary Liz Kendall announced Lanarkshire will become Scotland's first AI Growth Zone at DataVita's Airdrie site, with the UK Government backing £8.2 billion investment and 3,400 jobs.
- The AI Opportunities Action Plan aims to expand computing capacity and regional growth, with ministers citing Scotland's talent and renewable energy as key for Lanarkshire's AI infrastructure.
- Delivered by DataVita and CoreWeave, plans include a £1.5 billion AI cloud, over 500MW of power, and 50 apprenticeships for local skills development.
- Ministers argue the investment will create construction roles for the local construction workforce and permanent AI staff, support local families and communities, and require meeting regulatory and planning milestones.
- Announced ahead of the Scottish Parliament election on May 7, Lanarkshire joins four other AI Growth Zones in the past year, while critics warned about power grid demands and job permanence.
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Lanarkshire chosen for new UK AI growth zone
Lanarkshire in Scotland has been named as the location for the latest AI Growth Zone, a development expected to support more than 3,400 jobs and attract billions of pounds in private investment. The site will be delivered by Scottish data centre firm DataVita around its facility in Airdrie, working in partnership with AI cloud provider CoreWeave. The project forms part of the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy and the government’s wider AI Opportun…
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