Scotland to host UK바카라 사이트檚 national supercomputer as Chancellor confirms 拢750 million investment
Scotland will become home to the UK's most powerful supercomputer, with up to 拢750 million for the project confirmed in the Spending Review.
Scotland to host the UK바카라 사이트檚 most powerful supercomputer.
- Up to 拢750 million for a new supercomputer in Edinburgh will be confirmed by the Chancellor at Spending Review 바카라 사이트� giving scientists across the UK access to compute power found in only a handful of other nations.
- Commitment follows the Prime Minister committing an extra 拢1 billion of聽funding to ramp up the UK바카라 사이트檚聽AI compute聽power twenty fold as he opened London Tech Week.
- AI Research Resource coming into operation soon, as Isambard supercomputer named one of the most powerful in the world.
Scotland will be home to the UK바카라 사이트檚 most powerful supercomputer to drive forward innovations that grow our economy and ensure people are better off, putting Edinburgh at heart of the UK바카라 사이트檚 plans to unlock a decade of national renewal through artificial intelligence.
The news comes after the Prime Minister kicked off London Tech Week by unveiling 拢1 billion of extra funding to scale up the country바카라 사이트檚 AI compute power twenty-fold.聽Following that announcement, the聽Chancellor has now confirmed up to a further 拢750 million to build the UK바카라 사이트檚 new national supercomputer at the University of Edinburgh, strengthening聽Britain바카라 사이트檚 position as an AI-maker and research power, with researchers and start-ups backed to deliver new waves of innovations and discoveries.
Edinburgh바카라 사이트檚 new supercomputer will give scientists from across the UK the compute power they need for cutting edge research and making the next big breakthrough 바카라 사이트� whether that바카라 사이트檚 personalised medical treatments, making air travel more sustainable, or modelling climate change. This will form part of the Chancellor바카라 사이트檚 commitment to investing in Britain바카라 사이트檚 renewal at the Spending Review today (Wednesday), ensuring the British people are better off 바카라 사이트� from better health to economic growth.
The supercomputer will work alongside the AI research resource, a network of the UK바카라 사이트檚 most powerful supercomputers that were built to bolster scientific research. The AI Research Resource, which is due to come into operation soon, is already being used to research Alzheimer바카라 사이트檚 vaccines and treatments for cancer by simulating how drugs work inside the body and 바카라 사이트榯esting바카라 사이트� millions of potential drugs virtually to speed up the creation of new medicines.聽
Ahead of that moment, the聽Isambard聽system has this week been ranked in the top ten globally and top 5 in Europe for publicly available supercomputers. According to the latest Top500 rankings, it also ranks as a leader in terms of efficiency, setting a clear benchmark of how the UK government is delivering on its AI ambitions while driving forward its mission to become a clean energy superpower.
UK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology, Peter Kyle said:
From the shipyards of the Clyde to developments in steam engine technology, Scottish trailblazers were central to the industrial revolution 바카라 사이트� so the next great industrial leap through AI and technology should be no different.聽聽
Basing the UK바카라 사이트檚 most powerful supercomputer in Edinburgh, Scotland will now be a major player in driving forward the next breakthroughs that put our Plan for Change into action.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said:
We are investing in Scotland바카라 사이트檚 renewal, so working people are better off.聽
Strong investment in our science and technology sector is part of our Plan for Change to kickstart economic growth, and as the home of the UK바카라 사이트檚 largest supercomputer, Scotland will be an integral part of that journey.
Secretary of State for Scotland Ian Murray said:
This is a landmark moment and will place Scotland at the forefront of the UK바카라 사이트檚 technological revolution. The 拢750 million investment in Edinburgh바카라 사이트檚 new supercomputer places Scotland at the cutting edge of computing power globally.
This will see Scotland playing a leading role in creating breakthroughs that have a global benefit - such as new medicines, health advances, and climate change solutions. This is the Plan for Change 바카라 사이트� delivering real opportunities and economic growth for communities across Scotland.
Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, Professor Sir Peter Mathieson said:聽
This significant investment will have a profoundly positive impact on the UK바카라 사이트檚 global standing, and we welcome the vast opportunities it聽will create for research and innovation.
Building on the University of Edinburgh바카라 사이트檚 expertise and experience over decades, this powerful supercomputer will drive economic growth by supporting advancements in medicine, bolstering emerging industries and public services, and unlocking the full potential of AI. We look forward to working alongside the UK government and other partners to deliver this critical national resource.
The new supercomputer will vastly exceed the capacity of the UK바카라 사이트檚 current national supercomputer, ARCHER2.聽
The government will set out more details about the system in our upcoming Compute Roadmap, which we will publish this summer. It will outline the government바카라 사이트檚 strategic approach to building world-class compute infrastructure in the UK - which will include the new national supercomputer in Edinburgh and our investment to expand the AI Research Resource by at least 20 times by 2030.聽
DSIT and UKRI will work to ensure that the Edinburgh supercomputer바카라 사이트檚 system size represents value for money on our investment and meets the needs of the diverse user groups of the UK바카라 사이트檚 compute infrastructure.
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