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        "id": 1755573,
        "msgid": "power-struggles-over-ai-data-centres-redraw-asia-pacific-corporate-investment-map-1779542506",
        "date": "2026-05-21 19:00:00",
        "title": "Power Struggles Over AI Data Centres Redraw Asia-Pacific Corporate Investment Map",
        "author": "Hilda B Alexander",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "Asia-Pacific is projected to account for about 60% of global economic growth in the coming decades, turning the region into a central hub for international investment policy. The convergence of automation, data analytics, and energy constraints is forcing corporates to rethink expansion and siting of AI data centres, potentially reshaping infrastructure investment. Aggressive urbanisation and ageing populations in mature markets further complicate talent supply and power networks, making energy security a decisive factor in where investment goes.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Asia-Pacific region is projected to account\nfor around 60 percent of global economic growth in the coming decades.\nThis dynamic places the region not merely as an alternative market but\nas the epicentre directing international investment policy. However, the\npace of growth runs in tandem with the accumulation of new structural\nrisks that compel global corporates to overhaul their operational\nblueprints.<\/p>\n<p>Colliers\u2019 latest global research report, Building Resilience: 5\nMegatrends Redefining Corporate Real Estate, emphasises that\nconventional business expansion models have reached their end.<\/p>\n<p>Two primary currents stem from the evolution of human capital and\ntechnology. Corporations now face the reality of a workforce that is\nincreasingly automated.<\/p>\n<p>The integration of advanced data analytics is no longer merely used\nas an administrative aid but as a strategic instrument at the forefront\nof decision-making.<\/p>\n<p>Asia-Pacific instantly has grown into a dual-centre gravitational\nhub: a magnet for digital infrastructure investment and simultaneously\nthe world\u2019s largest provider of technology-based talent.<\/p>\n<p>However, this digitisation flow has hit sharp demographic fissures.\nOn the one side, mature markets such as Japan, South Korea, and parts of\neastern China are ageing, pressing on the availability of a productive\nworkforce.<\/p>\n<p>This sociological imbalance forces senior management to abandon a\nsingle-location strategy and shift to a regional cluster model to\nmaintain the stability of the skilled talent supply chain.<\/p>\n<p>The third and fourth trends have shifted towards the physical limits\nof the earth. The presence of energy-intensive technologies such as\nartificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing triggers an\nunprecedented surge in power demand.<\/p>\n<p>Energy scarcity and security have now leaped to become key indicators\nin determining data centre investment locations and construction.<\/p>\n<p>Aggressive urbanisation in Asia-Pacific exacerbates pressure on\ntraditional electricity and clean water utility networks that are\nageing.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/power-struggles-over-ai-data-centres-redraw-asia-pacific-corporate-investment-map-1779542506",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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