A data center that is the cornerstone of the digital society.
In preparation for a large-scale disaster, the government is aiming to decentralize data centers concentrated in the Kanto and Kansai regions, and has announced 78 candidate sites nationwide.
Data centers that store and process large amounts of data are becoming more important due to the progress of digitalization, but in Japan, 60% are in the Kanto region and 24% are in the Kansai region, so in the event of a major earthquake or the like. May lead to malfunction.
For this reason, the government has a policy of attracting data centers operated by private companies to rural areas to promote decentralization, and on the 12th, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced 78 candidate sites nationwide.
According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, more than 100 local governments that are willing to attract have submitted specific candidate sites for data centers, of which 63 local governments have requested disclosure.
Akita Prefecture has the largest number of candidate sites at 13 locations, followed by Hokkaido at 7 locations and Iwate Prefecture at 6 locations. Information such as the size of the land and how much power can be secured is also included. Has been published.
In the future, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will subsidize the cost of investigating whether the candidate site is a disaster-resistant ground for some local governments, and plans to attract private companies that operate data centers. ..