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Sweden -

March 2009

Tomas Sokolnicki

Manager, ICT

Tomas.Sokolnicki@isa.se

+46 70 642 7831

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Top conditions for datacenter operations

1. Stable and low electricity prices

2. Favorable climate, free cooling at least 8-10 months

3. Excellent communications infrastructure

4. Heating & cooling system experience for minimal energy waste

5. Security & stability – political, economical, physical

6. Green systems thinking – growth with reduced environmental impact

7. Ample availability of IT competence, at competitive price

8. Favourable corporate, real estate and investment tax schemes

9. Inexpensive land & real estate prices

10.Available greenfield and brownfield sites

Sweden

Source: Dagens Nyheter

EU’s dependency on fossil fuelsFOSSIL FUEL SOURCES

Percentage of total energy supply

4 April 21, 2023

Global ICT developments, 1998-2008

ICT Development Index 2009

Economy Rank 2007 IDI 2007 Rank 2002 IDI 2002

Sweden 1 7.50 1 6.05

S.Korea 2 7.26 3 5.83

Denmark 3 7.22 4 5.78

Netherlands 4 7.14 6 5.43

Iceland 5 7.14 2 5.88

Norway 6 7.09 5 5.64

Luxembourg 7 7.03 21 4.62

Switzerland 8 6.94 7 5.42

Finland 9 6.79 8 5.38

UK 10 6.78 10 5.27

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Source: ITU