Opinion | Why Nepal must build a sovereign ‘AI Factory’
Summary
Nepal should build a sovereign AI compute center leveraging its abundant hydropower resources to establish technological sovereignty and boost economic growth in the emerging AI-driven digital economy.
Key Points
- Artificial Intelligence is becoming a defining technological platform requiring significant compute infrastructure.
- Nepal currently relies on foreign AI infrastructure, posing challenges for data security and sovereignty.
- Nepal's abundant low-cost hydropower offers a competitive advantage for building AI compute centers.
- Establishing a national AI compute center would foster local innovation, attract investment, and position Nepal as a global AI infrastructure provider.
