Volker Wieland: "No digitization without data centers." (Mex)

"There is no digitization without data centers." - This is how Prof. Volker Wieland summarized the role of data centers for the economy in the consumer magazine Mex. They play a particularly important role in the Rhine-Main region: in terms of data throughput, DE-CIX Frankfurt is one of the largest internet hubs in the world.

"A good half of Germany's major data centers are located in the Rhine-Main region," says Wieland. "Digital infrastructures are the prerequisite for the use of digital applications as well as for the development and application of cutting-edge technologies", according to the final report of the "Hessian Future Council for the Economy", of which Wieland is co-chairman. The Hessian government should ensure the further expansion of data centers and Internet nodes, especially in rural areas, as more space is available there, the report continues.

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