IDA pushes for energy-efficient data centres
To look for solutions, it will work with industry players, direct and fund R&D and pilot new technologies
Singapore
TO make Singapore's data-centre industry more energy-efficient - and hence, more competitive - the government on Monday launched a green data centre innovation programme (GDCIP).
Under this, the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) has secured collaborations with Dell, Hewlett Packard, Huawei and IBM to prototype short- and long-term solutions to help data centres use energy more efficiently.
The imperative for the programme could not be stronger, for data centres are the core infrastructure in Singapore's push to become a Smart Nation - one that harnesses infocommunications technology, networks and data to s…
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