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#digitalisation 新闻
While government message boards and NGOs are growing in importance, community self-organising remains crucial.
The Philippines’ ambition to become a data centre hub is running up against high electricity prices and a coal-heavy grid.
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The global technology provider working at the intersection of conventional and renewable power tells Eco-Business why it still sees gas as the stabilising force in a shifting energy landscape, while systems evolve for power to be delivered at the right place and time.
PromptZero claims to be able to trim AI-generated text to lower emissions, as experts explore how artificial intelligence can both contribute to and help manage environmental risks.
#digitalisation 观点
Even as governments pour trillions of dollars into roads, power grids, data centers, water systems, and housing, the construction industry has yet to leverage the efficiency gains that AI and digitalisation have to offer. Given how important the sector will be for sustainable development, this must change.
While much of the AI debate focuses on its economic potential, its expanding physical footprint tells a different story. The machines driving this revolution depend on a resource far older – and far more contested – than data or electricity.
Booming growth in data centres is escalating electricity demand and risks undermining the region’s energy transition goals.
Digitalisation of government services is creating inequalities in the delivery of schemes to the marginalised.
#digitalisation 新闻发布稿
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