📋 Tender Overview
Data centers regulation will contribute to the development of the economy, given the advancement of artificial intelligence in all sectors, which, in the not so distant future, will be even more affected by the high evolution of technology. And Brazil, due to its energy potential, has favorable conditions to occupy a prominent place in the world scenario.
The assessment is from the guests of public hearing of the Commission of Science, Technology, Innovation and Informatics (CCT) that discussed on Wednesday (21) the project, which regulates the data centers of artificial intelligence in Brazil. The debate was held at the initiative of Senator Vanderlan Cardoso (PSD-GO), rapporteur of the article.
The bill aims to ensure safety, privacy, transparency, energy efficiency and responsibility for the use of these technologies. Therefore, it establishes obligations for data centers and their operators, as well as measures to ensure energy efficiency and environmental sustainability.
I believe this is one of the most important projects today, the government wants the project to walk, said Vanderlan, who defended energy investments for the benefit of the technology sector.
Astronaut Senator Marcos Pontes (PL-SP) stated that the theme is of great importance in the world and favors Brazil, which needs development through science and technology, which is the most solid way of growing.
- There are three legs connected, which are cyber security, artificial intelligence and data protection. These three legs always need to walk together so that we have this growth correctly. Brazil has very special and favorable conditions for the development of data centers here - he said.
Expansion process
The General Coordinator of Digital Innovation of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), Rubens Caetano said that the Informatics Law brings a guideline that is quite connected to the very essence of PL 3.018/2024, such as increased aggregation of national production value, the increase of sectoral productivity and the search for technological sovereignty of the national economy.
- Artificial intelligence is in the process of expanding and is expected to grow in its next generations. Today we are talking about general artificial intelligence. It still has her next jumps, a general artificial intelligence and, even further, an artificial superintelligence. This is already reaching and will reach even more the various sectors of the economy, impact shape, will significantly impact these sectors, the way they act, the productivity of these sectors will be affected by artificial intelligence.
Director of the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD), Miriam Wimmer explained that the General Data Protection Law (LGPD) has an interface with the bill and the public policies that have been designed, especially those that can contribute to legal certainty and investment promotion.
- Given the breadth of the concept of personal data, as well as the breadth of the concept of personal data processing, there is no doubt that, in general, LGPD will also apply to the processing of personal data that is stored, processed and transported within the scope of Data Centers. Hence the importance we have a stable legal framework, a well -calibrated institutional framework, so that the rules are clear, so as to promote legal certainty necessary to attract investments and protect the rights of persons whose data may be dealt with under these data centers.
Renewable energy
Several opportunities in the technological market that represent the development of the economy were pointed out by the President of the Brazilian Data Centers Association (ABDC), Renan Lima Alves. Most of the data centers are located in the Southeast Region (110), followed by the South (27), Northeast (15), Midwest (8) and North (2). According to Renan, there is a great movement of decentralization, with the combination of small, medium and large data centers that will bring added value to the entire nation.
- The accelerator of this market was Covid. Those who were not scanned with remote access could not work. Immediately, he migrated to the cloud and this has stimulated the data centers too much. This created an extremely relevant database. We need more data centers on the edge to increasingly improve the users experience. If we depend on very remote data centers, the users experience is very bad. This market only comes to Brazil due to our renewable energy. Data Center operator companies only talk if they are guaranteed energy availability, renewable energy source and very high electrical efficiency. If you dont have these points, the conversations dont even start.
Everest Digital CEO Gleysson Klynger de Moura Araujo stressed that we are really at a time in aTwo or three -year window for construction and it is important to organize so that Brazil is a worldwide highlight
- We need to be fast in some definitions because the world is looking where to invest in data centers. Brazilian investors seeking expansion of investments in this industry and international investors also seeking a healthy source for this investment. Brazil, through this window, has been standing out not only for our weather and energy conditions, but also of every condition that the world has been placed on wars and how stable we are for it. Europe is very concerned about its data. With what has happened in both power and wars, how much large companies can lose their data that is there and lose their history. So we have a great opportunity for this.
Senate Agency (reproduction authorized by citation of the Senate Agency)
