Brookfield and Qai, Qatar’s artificial intelligence (AI) company and a subsidiary of Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), have partnered to establish a $20 billion joint venture focused on AI infrastructure in Qatar and select international markets.
Brookfield and Qai plan to contribute capital and operating expertise to the effort, which will involve the development of fully integrated AI facilities, to support the country’s rapidly expanding digital and AI ecosystem. The partnership also will benefit from strategic support from the Government of Qatar, which will invest in the skills and supply chain needed to support the backbone of AI infrastructure and the adoption of AI throughout Qatar. The joint venture is expected to play a central role in supporting Qatar’s ambition to become a key hub for AI services and infrastructure in the Middle East.
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