{"id":16736,"date":"2026-01-29T03:04:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T03:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=16736"},"modified":"2026-01-29T03:04:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T03:04:31","slug":"lanarkshire-named-as-scotlands-ai-growth-zone-daily-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=16736","title":{"rendered":"Lanarkshire named as Scotland&#8217;s AI Growth Zone \u2013 Daily Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Danny-Quinn.png\" alt=\"Danny-Quinn at DatVita Lanarkshire\" class=\"wp-image-113150 lazyload\" style=\"width:826px;height:auto\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Danny-Quinn.png\" alt=\"Danny-Quinn at DatVita Lanarkshire\" class=\"wp-image-113150 lazyload\" style=\"width:826px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Danny-Quinn.png 794w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Danny-Quinn-600x410.png 600w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Danny-Quinn-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Danny-Quinn-768x524.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Danny Quinn, managing director of DataVita<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Lanarkshire has been named as the location for Scotland\u2019s AI Growth Zone, designed to accelerate the development of AI-enabled data centres by streamlining planning processes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">AI Growth zones aim to attract billions in investment and create thousands of jobs, and reduce operational costs for developers to boost national computing capacity and infrastructure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Business Minister Richard Lochhead said:\u00a0\u201cThis announcement is a welcome endorsement of\u00a0Scotland\u2019s\u00a0existing\u00a0strengths and\u00a0future\u00a0potential in this transformative sector.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cThe Lanarkshire Growth Zone will unlock new opportunities for businesses, researchers and communities, support high-quality jobs, boost productivity and help Scotland play a leading role in the responsible development and deployment of AI.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cScotland\u2019s abundant renewable energy, strong digital infrastructure and sustained public investment make it an ideal location for large scale, green computing projects. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cCoupled with globally recognised excellence in research,\u00a0innovation\u00a0and technological ingenuity,\u00a0this has already helped attract a \u00a31.5 billion investment in Scotland\u2019s AI infrastructure by DataVita and\u00a0CoreWeave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">He said the Scottish Government and enterprise agencies\u00a0worked closely with prospective Scottish sites throughout the Growth Zone bidding process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cWe look forward to supporting the UK Government, DataVita and partners in making the Lanarkshire Growth Zone a success and ensuring it delivers a lasting benefit for Scotland\u2019s economy and society,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The coming weeks will see the launch of AI Scotland?, a national transformation programme built on collaboration between business, academia,\u00a0government\u00a0and agencies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Other AI Growth Zones announced<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">South Wales (20 November 2025)<\/li>\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">North Wales (13 November 2025)<\/li>\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">North East England (16 September 2025)<\/li>\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Oxfordshire (30 April 2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (8.5.3) simplesharebuttons.com -->           \t            <\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n fbq('init', '1192059580980274'); 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