“This is the largest investment our country has seen from a global technology provider, and is an exciting opportunity for Australia to build AI capability using secure, resilient infrastructure,” says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Skills training for a green digital economy

Amazon’s focus also includes developing digital skills to support this transformation.

AWS says it has trained more than 400,000 people in Australia since 2017 and continues to back upskilling through programmes such as AWS AI Spring Australia, the AWS Generative AI Accelerator and AWS AI Launchpad.

These initiatives support early-stage startups, larger enterprises and learners looking to enter the technology field.

They are part of Amazon’s wider AI Ready initiative, which aims to deliver free AI training to two million people globally by 2025.

AWS also runs a Work-Based Learning Program offering 12-month training in data centre operations.

It collaborates with education providers, public sector organisations and private enterprises across the country to support workforce development and long-term employment.

By combining infrastructure expansion, renewable energy and workforce training, Amazon links digital transformation to environmental responsibility.

With new solar projects powering AI compute and investments in upskilling Australia’s population, the programme is geared towards a future where economic and ecological goals are closely connected.

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