American and European cases… The info center is ’employment effect’
With the announcement of the 50 trillion won AI data center construction plan in Jeollanam -do, expectations for revitalizing the local economy and creating jobs are increasing.
Nonetheless, should you have a look at overseas cases, the employment effect within the operation stage of the info center could also be limited. For instance, we are going to take the ‘Stargate’ project in Avilin, Texas, USA.
The project can have about 1,500 employees at the development stage, but only about 100 resident personnel will probably be needed after completion.
This shows that the info center creates a whole lot of jobs at the development stage, but only relatively small manpower is required on the operation stage.
Currently, the facility supply of domestic data centers is as much as 100 megawatts (MW), and the three -gigawatt (GW) data center planned in Jeollanam -do needs a much larger power supply than the prevailing facility.
The development of those large -scale facilities might be expected to create short -term jobs within the regional construction industry and the expansion of power infrastructure.
Nonetheless, within the operation stage, it is predicted that only limited personnel are needed, similar to overseas cases.
John Johnson, chief executive of Patmos Hosting, a knowledge center operator, said, “The info center is disgraced that it’s a facility that creates the least job per unit area.”
As well as, John Deansdale analyst of synergy research group said, “Hundreds of individuals are mobilized in the development process, but 100 to 200 individuals are sufficient.”
The super -large AI data center planned in Jeollanam -do is predicted to have a positive impact on the local economy at the development stage.
Nonetheless, because direct job creation effects within the operation stage could also be limited, it is necessary for the community to acknowledge this reality and establish a protracted -term economic development strategy.
By Yang Joon -seok, reporter kailas21@aitimes.com
