In Slovenia, the foundation stone was laid for the infrastructure for the artificial intelligence factory

Arnes will build the data center next to the Dravske elektrarn Maribor office building and near the Mariborski otok hydroelectric power plant.

The foundation stone for the Arnes Maribor data center, which will house an artificial intelligence factory with a new supercomputer, was laid in Maribor. The selected bidder is expected to build the data center for 18.1 million euros including VAT.

In Slovenia, the foundation stone was laid for the infrastructure for the artificial intelligence factory

Maribor – In the area of the Drava Power Plants Maribor (DEM) in northeastern Slovenia, the foundation stone was laid for a data center, which will in the future serve as infrastructure for open science, supercomputing, and artificial intelligence. The center will be a key infrastructural pillar for Slovenia’s artificial intelligence factory, for which Slovenia has received European funding of 67.5 million euros. The event was attended by Sloven…

Construction of new data centre launched

Ground was broken on 6 May on a EUR 18 million data centre that will provide infrastructure for open science and house Slovenia's new supercomputer and artificial intelligence factory. Located in Slovenia's second largest city Maribor, right next to a hydro power plant, the data centre will be operated by the Academic and Research Network of Slovenia (ARNES), a public non-profit that specialises in providing backbone services and internet infras…

The foundation stone for the Arnes data center in Maribor, which will house the infrastructure for open science, supercomputing and artificial intelligence, was laid today at the Dravske elektrarne Maribor (DEM) site. Prime Minister Robert Golob, along with several ministers, also attended the event, highlighting the project's sustainable focus.

The foundation stone for the Arnes data center in Maribor: the infrastructure of the future for open science, supercomputing and artificial intelligence. On Tuesday, May 6, 2025, the ceremonial opening of the construction of the Arnes data center Maribor took place with the laying of the foundation stone, speeches and round tables. The speeches were given by Prime Minister Robert Golob, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Igor P…