05/10/2022 (Agence Europe) – The European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) announced on Tuesday 4 October that it had selected six European sites in Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Poland and the Czech Republic to host the first quantum computers that will integrate a network of existing supercomputers. The computers will be made available to researchers and industry for research and development purposes. The total investment announced amounts to more than €100 million, 50% of which is co-financed by the Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) and 50% by contributions from 17 participating states. Hosting contracts will be signed shortly and will set out the details of funding for each system. EuroHPC JU is a legal and financial entity established in 2018 for the EU and participating countries to coordinate and pool their resources in order to improve European high-performance computing. (EV)