On 5 August 2026 the Cabinet approved a draft Prime Minister's Office regulation creating a Data Center policy committee. It is chaired by a Deputy PM and includes 13 permanent permanent-secretary-level officials plus up to 3 outside experts. It will set standards for permits and investment privileges for data center operators, weighing clean energy, electricity and water allocation, fire safety, zoning, data sovereignty and carbon neutrality. For a typical SME this is background: it mainly affects data center operators and the power and water costs they may shape over time. No action is needed now.