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The
deal is estimated to contribute some 2.2 billion euros ($2.13
billion) to Greece's economic output and create some 20,000 jobs
by 2030, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said.
Since taking office in 2019, Mitsotakis's conservative
government has stepped up moves to diversify the economy and
attract foreign investment and high tech companies to the
country which emerged from a decade-long financial crisis in
2018.
"Today, we are very pleased to be announcing our first cloud
region in Greece which will provide storage and cloud services
for Google customers," said Adaire Fox-Martin, president of
Google Cloud International, announcing the investment at an
event in Athens.
The investment would enable organisations to better use their
data, help improve low latency and ensure users' security in the
face of cybersecurity threats, she said.
A cloud region usually is based around a cluster of data centres.
Google's investment comes two years after Microsoft Corp.
decided to build a data centre hub in the country.
Amazon Inc's cloud computing division also opened its first
office in Greece last year to support what it said was a growing
number of companies and public sector agencies using its cloud
services.
($1 = 1.0333 euros)
(Reporting by Angeliki Koutantou. Editing by Jnae Merriman)
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