Australia is no longer debating whether data centres matter. It is debating the terms on which they should be allowed to grow.That is a good thing. Data centres have become too important to sit outside the expectations we apply to other essential infrastructure. They use land, connect to the power grid, use water and operate in communities that are entitled to know what is being built around them.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
I founded CDC. Data centres must do four things to earn social licence
National cabinet’s decision to back mandatory standards for energy, water and land is not an attack on the industry. It shows digital infrastructure matters.
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