INNOVATION NORWAY ...
HOW TO ESTABLISH A DATA CENTRE IN NORWAY
Interview with Benedicte Fasmer Waaler from Invest in Norway
Q : Norway is one of the few countries with its own data centre strategy . How important is this for the industry and potential clients ? A : A national data centre strategy shows an overall commitment from the government to develop and promote the data centre industry . Our experience is that this is appreciated – both by investors and players in the data centre industry – at home and abroad . The existence of a data centre strategy is a strong signal that there is a will to establish and maintain a favourable business climate , including a stable regulatory landscape for the
industry , in the years to come . This stability is important both from an investment and from an operational perspective . The new government continues to support the previous government ’ s strategy . Q : What are the different entry strategies when looking to move your data centre capacity to Norway ? A : The Norwegian data centre market offers different solutions to suit different requirements . Whether it means leasing capacity from the Norwegian data centre operators , setting up your own data centre as a service , build-to-suit , ready-to-build , or even build your own data centre . The Norwegian government is committed to making this process as smooth as possible and has provided an introduction guide with references to more detailed resources when needed . More Info Q : How does Invest in Norway cooperate with The Norwegian Datacenter Industry ? A : We welcomed the formation of the business association Norwegian Data Center Industry in June last year and are pleased to see that it already represents the voice of the industry towards the public authorities and the market as such . In our view , it is valuable that the association rooms the whole data centre ecosystem , from site developers , power providers , communication service providers , and equipment suppliers to the data centre operators themselves . We cooperate with the association in the international marketing of Norway as a favourable and sustainable data centre nation , either by sponsoring marketing activities or by joint marketing efforts towards an international market . We also work with the association to identify and market beneficial locations in Norway for developing new and energy intensive data centre projects .
180 June 2022