Dossier
Jaime Valles
Coverage of Jaime Valles in the Nexus archive.
- AWS’s Asia chief is relocating to Japan as the country scrambles to modernize its legacy IT systems
AWS's top Asia executive is moving to Tokyo because the company believes Japan holds significant potential for AI adoption despite slow GDP growth. Japan must modernize its legacy IT systems to avoid a looming "digital cliff" that could cost $76 billion annually. In response, the country plans massive public and private investment into strategic sectors like semiconductors and physical AI.