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Data Centres: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) universities and (b) research institutions to host compute infrastructure.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
25 Mar 2025
Target answer date
27 Mar 2025
Answer
2 Apr 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 25 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) universities and (b) research institutions to host compute infrastructure.

  2. 27 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 2 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    Expanding the UK’s compute capability is essential for the development and adoption of AI, scientific research, and improving public services. DSIT and UKRI are taking forward the development of the AI Research Resource, a network of supercomputers, curre...

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