The European Commission emphasizes the strategic importance of high-performance computing, maintaining that such a platform plays a crucial role in the continent's scientific and industrial competitiveness. ETP4HPC is an open industry forum for any organization involved in high-performance computing in Europe, which will define priorities for the development of European supercomputing technologies. In this way, ETP4HPC will strengthen European competitiveness in this field, which is key to the future of innovation and to addressing new economic and social challenges.
The European Commission is expected to recognize the ETP4HPC platform as a European Technology Platform (ETP), which will complement the research guidelines set by the European supercomputing infrastructure PRACE. The document outlining the platform's vision states that ETP4HPC can enhance Europe's position in supercomputing technologies through a research program based on shared strengths, leveraging the most disruptive technologies with tangible and sustainable market potential, investing in technology that meets the needs of critical applications, facilitating the creation of startups and the development of the SME sector, and exploiting synergies with other IT sectors to influence the next generation of computing.
