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Greece has launched its supercomputer, which is the latest in the race to be the fastest. Daedalus.
The €41 million project, awarded to HP Hellas after an international tender, is being led by the Ministry of Digital Governance. As reported, the contract will be signed on March 26th, marking the official beginning of development. Ekathimerini.
The supercomputer is located in Lavrio’s Technological and Cultural Park in the “former electrical station building”. The Future Media The location represents “not only a technological success but also a marriage of tradition and innovation.”
Daedalus supercomputer – unmatched power with eco-conscious design
Notably, in Greek mythology, Daedalus was a craftsman and artist, who had two sons: Icarus and Iapyx. Daedalus was known as the creator of the Labyrinth, a huge maze located under the court of King Minos of Crete, where the Minotaur, a half-man half-bull creature dwelt.
Daedalus’ performance is among the fastest supercomputers in the world. It exceeds “60 Petaflops”, making it one of its kind. Daedalus outperforms its predecessor ARIS and ranks among the 30 fastest supercomputers in the world, according to The Future Media Citing TOP500 and GREEN500 listing.
The machine will also be environmentally aware. The same report states that it will include “renewable energies to keep operations sustainable, and minimise environmental impact.”
Europe’s AI & data innovation
The AI Factories, which are AI-research centres in seven EU countries, will be located in Greece. Ekathimerini The report confirms that “Finland Germany Sweden Italy Spain Luxembourg and Luxembourg will host AI research facilities.”
Greece’s centre, named Pharos, will be powered by Daedalus and has an allocated budget of €30 million.
Daedalus, once operational, will be able to “perform billions of calculations per second and deliver computational power equivalent of one million conventional computers operating simultaneously.” Ekathimerini reports.
This project will boost Europe’s technology capabilities significantly. Ekathimerini Note that “collectively the seven AI research centers are expected double the EU data processing capacity by the year 2026.”
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