Why do supercomputers matter for your everyday life?

Why do supercomputers matter for your everyday life?
Why do supercomputers matter for your everyday life?

09/10/2015

Why do supercomputers matter for your everyday life?

High performance computing is a strategic tool for science, industry, and society.

There is an interesting article published by authors: Roberto Viola, Director-General, DG Communications Networks, Content and Technologies, and, Robert-Jan Smits, Director-General, DG Research and Innovation. They argue that supercomputers can change our lives by: more competitive industry, direct benefits to our health, better forecasting, making possible more specifice advances; and, more reliable decision-making.

High Performance computing in Europe has received funds from the European Commision, with a commitment of € 700 million from the Horizon 2020 programme.  The private sector is providing the equivalent in funding. The Public-Private Partnership with the European Technology Platform on HPC, to develop HPC technologies and applications, was set-up by the EU last year, and, thus far, initial investments have resulted in the establishment of eight Centres of Excellence in HPC applications, nineteen projects in HPC technology, as well as two coordination and support actions.

You can continue reading Roberta Viola and Robert-Jan Smits’ article at:

https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/blog/why-do-supercomputers-matter-your-everyday-life

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