Budget 2026: Tech industry calls for AI ecosystem development, digital infrastructure

When they talk about the budget, they’re talking about digital infrastructure, not just throwing cash at LLM fine-tuning. The entire ecosystem is broken because the underlying infrastructure isn't scalable or accessible enough for real innovation. We need massive investment in cloud infrastructure and data governance, not just consumption.

We're seeing enormous potential, but if the pipelines and digital foundations are weak, the whole thing stalls. I'm talking about open-source support and democratizing access to compute power so actual entrepreneurs can build things without relying solely on hyperscalers.

Actionable: Prioritize public and private investment into regional data centers and open-source AI infrastructure development.
Impact:high