Billionaire Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar says Australia has a unique opportunity to become a leading data centre hub in Southeast Asia, including by offering other countries the ability to host data in ‘digital embassies’.
Mr Farquhar, who chairs the Tech Council of Australia, used his address to the National Press Club on Wednesday to talk up the novel concept, which would bypass local laws like copyright.
“Just like we host embassies from around the world on Australian soil, Australia should host digital embassies: secure sovereign cloud vaults to host countries’ most important data operating under the laws of that country,” he said.
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