Several of Google’s data centres are located in traditional industrial centres, regions that typically have a good combination of industrial infrastructure, developable land and available workforce. In Belgium, our facility in St. Ghislain sprouted amid closed or shuttered coal mines. In Finland, we purchased the Summa Paper Mill in Hamina in March 2009, from Finnish paper company Stora Enso. Aalto University and the regional development agency Cursor .data centre , investing an initial EUR200 million. More than 2,000 individuals working for 50 companies (mostly Finnish and from the local area) contributed to the project. In August 2012, we announced an additional EUR150 million investment to expand the facility which includes the restoration and conversion of an Alvar Aalto -designed machine hall. At peak, we expect the conversion to provide work for approximately 500 engineers and construction workers.Aalto Design Factory , the Startup Sauna and the Aalto Ventures . The Economist recently praised Aalto for its role in spreading "the word that Finland’s future lay with new companies, not old giants.” Venture Gym acceleration program around the growing Playa Game Industry Hub , as well as the region's Kaakko 135 travel and tourism initiative. Aalto will provide high level speakers at events, mentors and coaches for acceleration programmes, and moderate networking events to strengthen industry ties. Mundaneum archives near our Belgian data center. We have been holding a series of presentations and exhibitions about Google Data Centres and hosted a jobs day, explaining what skills are needed to work at a data center. We will use these learnings to offer similar events in Finland. In both Belgium and Finland, our goal is the same: to show the way from our industrial past to our digital future.Posted by William Echikson, External Relations
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