Canada becomes the 39th participating state of EuroHPC
Canada will be able to access European HPC, AI and quantum computing resources. The sources do not say anything changes for Greece's access.
Source of trutheurohpc-ju.europa.eu/…/canada-becomes-3…On October 30, at the EU-Canada Summit in Montreal, Canada became the 39th participating state of the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking, the joint undertaking that has procured 12 supercomputers and oversees 19 AI Factories across Europe. Canada will have access to its HPC, AI and quantum computing resources, and Canadian scientists will be able to work on European projects. The sources do not say anything changes for Greece: European users get access through the EuroHPC Access Calls. At the same summit, an arrangement on Destination Earth was signed, with joint work on AI-powered climate modeling such as wildfire prediction.
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