Global AI Infrastructure Expansion
Global leaders push for inclusive artificial intelligence expansion and digital partnerships across regions.
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At the 81st UN General Assembly, India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said countries should be able to shape AI models and deployment around their priorities, describing AI as a tool for empowerment, economic growth and problem-solving, particularly through partnerships with the Global South. Rwanda called for investment in digital infrastructure and skills, responsible AI and international cooperation; its AI hub spans health, agriculture and education, and a Gates Foundation record documents $7.4 million in funding over 34 months, while larger reported figures remain unverified. A Kinyarwanda voice assistant for farmers is being tested. Separately, the EU and Gulf Cooperation Council are seeking wider economic ties, with a Riyadh summit focused on investment in AI, data centres, clean energy, digital connectivity and resilient supply chains. Growing demand for AI infrastructure is drawing investor attention, while India’s digital health infrastructure and unmet medical needs are being presented as opportunities for healthcare AI investment.
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The EU-GCC summit in Riyadh was scheduled for October 24. The European Commission said goods trade between the two sides reached €165.7 billion in 2025, up 1.1 percent from the previous year.
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McKinsey estimates AI workloads will drive a 3.5-fold increase in global data-centre capacity demand between 2025 and 2030; Cushman & Wakefield projects $156 billion in data-centre capital expenditure needs in Asia Pacific over the same period. EQT partner Ken Wong described the firm’s approach as a “picks-and-shovels strategy.”
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India’s digital health infrastructure included 96.43 crore Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts and more than 110 crore linked health records as of August 12, 2026. The article also identifies eSanjeevani telemedicine and the National Health Claims Exchange as platforms that could support private healthcare services.
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In trials, Rwanda’s Kinyarwanda voice assistant Tunga answered about 60 percent of farmers’ questions correctly and referred the remainder to human experts; the article says it was still being tested, not deployed.
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Jaishankar said India hosted the AI Impact Summit in February, and argued that technology democratization should be accompanied by mutual respect. He also called for cultural rebalancing alongside ongoing economic and political rebalancing.
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