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September 17, 2021 2021-09-17 16:40News
EuroHPC Access
Access to EuroHPC systems The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (JU) was established to enable the coordination of efforts and the sharing of resources at European level with the objective of deploying …
New EU financing instrument of up to €150 million to support European artificial intelligence companies
Yesterday at the Web Summit in Lisbon, the European Investment Bank (EIB) together with the European Investment Fund (EIF) launched a new financing instrument, in the form of a co-investment …
Building a new quantum computer in Europe
VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland) and IQM have signed an agreement to collaborate in building Finland’s first quantum computer. https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/building-new-quantum-computer-europe …
First six Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Technology funds backed by InnovFin raise a total of EUR 700m
The European Investment Fund (EIF) and the European Commission are announcing the first 6 Venture Capital funds under the InnovFin Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain pilot. https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/first-six-artificial-intelligence-and-blockchain-technology-funds-backed-innovfin-raise-total-eur …
EU steps up investment in world-class supercomputers for researchers and businesses
The European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking, which pools European resources to buy and deploy world-class supercomputers and technologies, has co-signed a contract worth €144.5 million to acquire the LUMI supercomputer. …
Artificial intelligence: stock-taking and way forward during the second AI Alliance Assembly
Tomorrow, the second AI Alliance Assembly will take place. This full day of debate, on topics from the use of AI against coronavirus to biometric identification, will contribute to the …
Harmonisation of the 5.9 GHz spectrum band for real-time information exchange will improve road and urban rail transport safety
The Commission has adopted the Implementing Decision to improve safety of road and urban rail transport. The Decision harmonises across Member States the use of the 5.9 GHz band for …
Thierry Breton: How Supercomputers will be at the core of our European Digital Decade
Not all heroes wear capes. Take supercomputers for example. From simulating drug molecules against the pandemic to better understanding neurological disorders, from predicting and monitoring the effects of global warming …
State of the Union: Commission sets out new ambitious mission to lead on supercomputing
Today, the Commission takes further steps in the Digital Decade agenda to strengthen Europe’s digital sovereignty, as announced by President Ursula von der Leyen in her State of the Union …
EuroCC and CASTIEL: two new projects to boost European HPC knowledge and opportunities
With funding from the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU), EuroCC and CASTIEL will build a European network of 33 national HPC competence centres. The two projects will …
