Issue Distributing AI and data infrastructure and digital talent across super-regions

Summary

AI, data and digital talent are concentrated in the capital region, and the report says building regional digital foundations is hampered by high costs and weak private investment. It proposes distributing AI and data infrastructure by super-region and accelerating the digital transformation of regional industries. Measures include AI innovation hubs and data centres and AI demonstration platforms for manufacturing, logistics and energy. Core tasks extend to distributed data centres, cloud and AI highway links, and AI-based upgrading of main regional industries such as manufacturing, logistics, ocean and energy. Expected effects include narrower technology gaps, higher productivity, 100,000 regional digital talents and a contribution to national potential growth of 3 percent or more.