Kazakhstan Bets $10 Billion on AI With Nvidia-Backed Data Center Valley

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Kazakhstan has signed a $10 billion deal with Nvidia and a cloud company to develop a 'Data Center Valley' in Pavlodar, as part of its 'Digital Qazaqstan' strategy aiming at transforming into a cognitive economy by 2029.

The Kazakh government has inked a $10 billion deal with US chip-making giant Nvidia and an Armenian-American cloud company to develop a 'Data Center Valley' in the country’s northern Pavlodar region. The deal is seen as anchoring a broader effort to turn Kazakhstan into a global digital hub. Kazakhstan recently adopted a development strategy called “Digital Qazaqstan“ to guide the country’s transformation into a cognitive economy through 2029.  “Digital Qazaqstan represents a fundamental transition of Kazakhstan…