The Civic Value of Data Centers: Why Cities and City Governments Should Treat Digital Infrastructure as Urban Infrastructure
Data centers are no longer “somewhere else” infrastructure. As cities digitize public services, adopt AI-enabled operations, and expand sensor-rich systems (mobility, utilities, safety), data centers increasingly determine whether urban digital capabilities are fast, reliable, secure, and governable.
Sovereign AI and the Future of Government Data Centers
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a strategic national capability, not just a commercial technology. As that shift accelerates, a new concept is moving from policy circles into infrastructure planning: Sovereign AI.