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Italy has secured a €49M investment to deploy five new HPC systems that integrate cloud, AI, and quantum capabilities, aiming to establish a permanent national platform for big data autonomy. This infrastructure expansion directly supports the country's role as a host for European AI Factories and enhances its capacity for advanced data lifecycle management. The initiative underscores a strategic shift toward consolidating sovereign computing resources to reduce reliance on external providers for critical research and industrial applications.

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EuroHPC Joint Undertaking Backs €49M Italian Computing Boost

Quantum ZeitgeistJune 11, 20264 min read

The ICSC National Research Centre has inaugurated five new high-performance computing systems, expanding Italy’s infrastructure for data analysis and supporting the integration of HPC, Cloud, and Quantum Computing. These systems were developed with over €49 million in funding from the Ministry of University and Research and the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking, strengthening the country’s capacity for big data management.

Italy has significantly expanded its high-performance computing capabilities with the inauguration of five new systems, LISA, MARCO POLO, GAIA, NOX, and SOL, at the CINECA headquarters in Bologna. The €49 million investment, drawn from both the National Recovery and Resilience Plan and the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking, establishes a platform designed to integrate HPC, Cloud, and Quantum Computing, bolstering the nation’s autonomy in big data management. These systems will…

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