Microsoft has announced plans to build three
data center sites in greater Athens, providing a
badly needed investment of up to $1 billion to
the Greek economy which has been hammered
by the pandemic.
The news was announced this week by the U.S.
tech giant and Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis
and follows nine months of confidential
negotiations for an agreement that also includes
digital-skills training programs for some 100,000
government and private sector workers as well
as educators and students.
“This significant investment is a reflection of our
confidence in the Greek economy, in the Greek
people and the Greek government,” Microsoft
President Brad Smith said at a ceremony held in
the Acropolis Museum, facing the ancient site in
central Athens. “It’s not something we do often
andit’snotsomethingthatwedolightly.”MICROSOFT PLANS $1 BILLION DATA CENTER VENTURE IN GREECE
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