Google Cloud and the government of El Salvador have announced a new partnership to establish an office and provide Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) services in the country. The seven-year partnership aims to digitize the country, update government services and improve the healthcare and education systems. It will also bring infrastructure closer to where data is generated for El Salvador.Nayib Bukele, the country’s president, said he believes El Salvador is quickly becoming a “hub for innovation.” He also took to social media and posted about the partnership with a smirking smiley face emoji.Thomas Kurian, the CEO of Google Cloud, said he believes cloud computing can “truly transform” Latin America. He added that access to cloud computing has enabled both small companies and the public sector to utilize the same applications and services as more mature markets.The additional GDC infrastructure will also help support El Salvador’s active stance on Bitcoin adoption and integration into society. It allows for Bitcoin full nodes with Ordinal Protocol support. On Aug. 8, El Salvador granted the cryptocurrency exchange Binance a license to offer crypto services to users in the country. Bitcoin has been legal tender there since 2021.The Bitcoin Beach initiative has taken to the classroom and taught over 25,000 students about Bitcoin and helped them earn a “Bitcoin diploma” via the country’s education system. One teenager earned the diploma and then returned to his former school to teach educators about the digital asset.
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| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Geography | South America |
| Countries | 🇸🇻 🇺🇸 🇲🇽 🇦🇷 🇨🇱 🇨🇴 🇵🇪 🇧🇷 🇪🇨 🇵🇾 🇺🇾 🇳🇮 🇨🇷 🇵🇦 🇬🇹 |
| Sentiment | positive |
| Relevance Score | 8 |
| People | Thomas Kurian, Bitcoin Beach, Nayib Bukele, Bitcoin Diploma, Binance |
| Companies | Google Distributed Cloud (GDC), El Salvador Government, Nvidia, Bitcoin Beach, Nayib Bukele, Google Cloud, Iris Energy, Binance, Ordinal Protocol. |
| Currencies | ELYSIA, Ethereum, Bitcoin |
| Securities | None |
