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A data centre dedicated to AI is being prepared in Algiers

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Higher Education Minister Kamel Baddari received a Chinese delegation to examine the construction of a data centre dedicated to artificial intelligence at the National Higher School of Artificial Intelligence in Algiers. Infrastructure, equipment, timetable and environmental standards were discussed, according to the ministry.

A data centre dedicated to artificial intelligence is to be built at the National Higher School of Artificial Intelligence (ENSIA), at the Sidi Abdellah science and technology hub in Algiers. Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister Kamel Baddari received a Chinese delegation to examine the technical arrangements for the project, the ministry said.

Discussions covered infrastructure, technological equipment, the construction timetable and environmental and regulatory requirements, in line with international standards. The centre is expected to strengthen high-performance computing capacity, needed to process large volumes of data, and to provide researchers and specialised institutions with tools suited to their work.

According to the ministry, this investment is intended to support the emergence of a national technology ecosystem and reinforce Algeria’s ambition to become a regional hub for artificial intelligence.

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