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The 2028 number is an industry forecast and could change with investment and trade conditions.", "evidenceClass": "measured-trend", "geographies": [ "global", "China", "Japan", "Republic of Korea", "India", "European Union", "United States", "Americas" ] }, { "kind": "source", "id": "SC-R06", "title": "China targets wider mutual-aid eldercare coverage by 2030", "publisher": "State Council of the People's Republic of China", "url": "https://english.www.gov.cn/news/202604/29/content_WS69f1abd1c6d00ca5f9a0ab18.html", "publishedAt": "2026-04-29", "accessedAt": "2026-08-02", "limitations": "A target is not proof of implementation, equitable access, service quality or social-connection outcomes.", "evidenceClass": "policy-intent", "geographies": [ "China" ] }, { "kind": "source", "id": "PC-S07", "title": "The AI Continent Action Plan", "publisher": "European Commission", "url": "https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/ai-continent-action-plan", "publishedAt": "2025-04-09", "accessedAt": "2026-08-02", "limitations": "This is a policy plan, not proof that gigafactories or tripled capacity are operating. EU-wide goals hide national grid and permitting differences. The source does not establish open public access to supercomputing capacity.", "evidenceClass": "policy-intent", "geographies": [ "European Union" ] }, { "kind": "source", "id": "PC-S15", "title": "Robotics", "publisher": "European Commission", "url": "https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/robotics", "publishedAt": "2026-03-27", "accessedAt": "2026-08-02", "limitations": "A policy page is not deployment data. It does not establish that open-world autonomy will be reliable by 2031. Regulated care, transport, safety and security duties cannot be delegated to private software merely because a robot is involved.", "evidenceClass": "policy-intent", "geographies": [ "European Union" ] }, { "kind": "source", "id": "HBD-13", "title": "European Health Data Space Regulation", "publisher": "European Commission", "url": "https://health.ec.europa.eu/ehealth-digital-health-and-care/european-health-data-space-regulation-ehds_en", "publishedAt": "undated-at-access", "accessedAt": "2026-08-01", "limitations": "Entry into force is not operational interoperability; implementing acts, national readiness and enforcement remain consequential.", "evidenceClass": "measured-trend", "geographies": [ "European Union", "Europe/EU" ] }, { "kind": "source", "id": "SC-R04", "title": "Household composition statistics", "publisher": "Eurostat", "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/SEPDF/cache/29071.pdf", "publishedAt": "undated-at-access", "accessedAt": "2026-08-02", "limitations": "Household form does not measure loneliness or belonging; member-state patterns vary.", "evidenceClass": "measured-trend", "geographies": [ "European Union" ] }, { "kind": "source", "id": "PC-S08", "title": "India's Common Compute Capacity Crosses 34,000 GPUs", "publisher": "Press Information Bureau, Government of India", "url": "https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2132817&lang=1®=3", "publishedAt": "2025-05-30", "accessedAt": "2026-08-02", "limitations": "Empanelled capacity is not the same as continuously available capacity. GPU counts do not capture performance differences, networking, storage or software readiness. Government reporting is not evidence that every person can access every listed resource.", "evidenceClass": "measured-trend", "geographies": [ "India" ] } ], "rankingIndexPath": "rankings/category-006/index.json", "sourceReceipts": [] }