The cabinet approved a draft Prime Minister's Office regulation creating a data-centre policy committee. It will propose policies and standards for agencies that approve or license data-centre operators, and track their effects on energy security, electricity and water use, land-use planning, fire safety, data security and carbon neutrality. For most small firms this is background. It matters mainly if you supply power, water, land or construction to data-centre projects, or if your area is a likely site, since permitting rules may tighten. No deadline or cost change is stated yet.