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Global data, local impacts: What does the data centre boom mean for cities and regions?

  • Chau Chak Wing Museum University Place Camperdown, New South Wales, 2050 Australia (map)

Sydney has emerged as a hot spot in the global data centre boom, with dozens of massive hyperscale data centres currently in construction and development. What’s driving this growth, and how is it reshaping our city? Rapid data centre growth has been met with growing community concern, mobilisation, and even calls for moratoriums on new construction. This will be a dynamic discussion to unpack the economic, environmental, political and spatial implications of data centre growth, and to discuss and debate the principles that should underpin their regulation. Speakers will explore diverse perspectives and experiences, and discuss policies that could ensure that data centre developments do not compromise other urgent priorities including social amenity, emissions reduction and sustainable growth.

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Chair

Dr Sandy Burgoyne, University of Sydney

speakers

Professor Kurt Iveson, Professor of Urban Geography, USYD

Dr Bronwyn Cumbo, Lecturer Sustainable and Inclusive Futures, UTS

Bronwen Clark, CEO, National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA)

Associate Professor Craig Jin, Head of CARlab- Computing and Audio Research Laboratory, USYD

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