内蒙古乌兰察布新建百余座数据中心 就业效益引发质疑

内蒙古乌兰察布作为中国"东数西算"工程的算力枢纽节点，已新建超过100座数据中心1。该地区年均气温仅摄氏4.3度，拥有丰富的风能和太阳能资源1，吸引了苹果、华为、百度、DeepSeek等企业进驻1。

为适应数据中心产业发展需求，当地人社部门开办了20多期技能培训班1，乌兰察布市润创产业学院已培养上千名学员1。然而，BBC质疑数据中心用人不多，当地就业增加可能有限1。同时，外界也对数据中心运营可能加剧当地用水危机表示担忧1。

Inner Mongolia's Ulanqab has emerged as a key computing hub under China's "East Data West Computing" initiative, with more than 100 data centers now constructed in the region 1. The city was designated as one of eight major computing nodes for this national infrastructure project in 2022 1. Major technology companies including Apple, Huawei, Baidu, and DeepSeek have established operations in Ulanqab 1.

The region's favorable conditions have made it an attractive location for data center development. Ulanqab benefits from an average annual temperature of just 4.3 degrees Celsius and abundant wind and solar energy resources 1. To support the influx of data centers, local human resources departments have launched more than 20 skills training programs, and the Ulanqab Runchang Industry Academy has trained over a thousand workers for data center operations and maintenance roles 1.

However, questions persist regarding the actual employment benefits generated by this expansion. The BBC has raised concerns that data centers employ relatively few workers, suggesting that job creation in the region may be more limited than anticipated 1. Additionally, external observers have expressed worry that the proliferation of data centers could exacerbate existing water scarcity issues in Ulanqab 1.