Angus Dowell
@angusd.bsky.social
PhD Student. Economic Geography. The University of Auckland.
Cloud tech, STS, political economy
Cloud tech, STS, political economy
I’ve written a piece on the government’s attempt to frame the AWS cloud region investment as our chance to become the next Singapore or Ireland.
I argue - “The economic advantages of Singapore and Ireland are not just hard to reproduce, they reflect very different sets of political commitment.”
I argue - “The economic advantages of Singapore and Ireland are not just hard to reproduce, they reflect very different sets of political commitment.”
Politicians love comparing NZ’s economy to Singapore or Ireland – but it’s simplistic and misleading
Christopher Luxon has hyped Amazon Web Service’ data centre plans as a chance for NZ to emulate Singapore and Ireland. Politics and geography make this unlikely.
theconversation.com
September 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I’ve written a piece on the government’s attempt to frame the AWS cloud region investment as our chance to become the next Singapore or Ireland.
I argue - “The economic advantages of Singapore and Ireland are not just hard to reproduce, they reflect very different sets of political commitment.”
I argue - “The economic advantages of Singapore and Ireland are not just hard to reproduce, they reflect very different sets of political commitment.”