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National Competence Centre for HPC at ITAPA

National Competence Centre for HPC at ITAPA

The 19th edition of the largest IT conference in Slovakia – ITAPA– took place on December 7 – 9, 2020. The EuroCC project and the National Competence centre for HPC was presented by Lukáš Demovič, director of the Centre of Operations of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and Chairman of the Board of the National Supercumputing centre (NSCC).

In his presentation, L. Demovič introduced the scope and goals of the EuroCC project and underlined the importance of HPC in many areas, such as innovations, digitalization and transformation of industry. The National competence centre for HPC provides services for SMEs, industry, public and academic sector and enables them to utilize HPC, AI HPDA and ML tools in their business or research.

The newly founded National supercomputing centre (NSCC) was established in 2020 as a consortium of the Centre of Operations SAS, the Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic and the I4DI organization. The NSCC is expected to cooperate closely with the NCC for HPC.

The importance and role of the basic and applied research in the transformation of industry was debated by L. Demovič during a discussion panel together with other participants, including the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of the Slovak Republic, Richard Sulík.

We are convinced that the EuroCC project will play a key role in overcoming barriers in introducing HPC/HPDA/AI solutions during the informatization and digitalization process and will increase the competence level in these areas in Slovakia significantly.

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  • Industry 4.0 discussion panel
  • Lukáš Demovič about how European supercomputers promote innovation
  • Industry 4.0 discussion panel
  • Panel discussion: The Road to Industry 4.0: Richard Sulík (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of the Slovak Republic Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic), Peter Blaškovitš (SIEA), Lukáš Demovič (COO SAS and Chairman of the NSCC Board), Emil Fitoš (ITAS), and Eva Stejskalová (MicroStep)
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Supercomputers for Business – Article in the SOPK Monthly 17 Apr - V najnovšom čísle mesačníka Slovenskej obchodnej a priemyselnej komory (SOPK) sme predstavili, ako technológie High Performance Computing (HPC) a služby Národného superpočítačového centra pomáhajú slovenským firmám inovovať, urýchliť vývoj a získať konkurenčnú výhodu. Superpočítače už dávno nie sú výlučne nástrojom akademickej sféry – dnes zohrávajú kľúčovú úlohu aj v priemysle, zdravotníctve, energetike či automobilovom sektore. V článku približujeme konkrétne príklady z praxe a ukazujeme, ako sa výpočtový výkon superpočítača využíva pri riešení reálnych výziev firiem.
Spolupráca so SARIO – podpísali sme memorandum o spolupráci 16 Apr - Dňa 16. apríla sme podpísali memorandum o spolupráci so Slovenskou agentúrou pre rozvoj investícií a obchodu (SARIO). Tento krok predstavuje dôležitý míľnik v našom úsilí posilniť prepojenie medzi technologickou infraštruktúrou v oblasti vysokovýkonného počítania (HPC) a potrebami podnikateľského prostredia na Slovensku.
Webinar: Digital Forensics in the Era of Big Data  14 Apr - National Competence Centres for HPC in Slovakia, Austria, and the Czech Republic invite you to an expert session on how high-performance computing (HPC) can support digital forensics in modern large-scale environments. The webinar is hosted by the National Competence Centre for HPC in Slovakia. 
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National Supercomputer Center was created in Slovakia

National Supercomputer Center was created in Slovakia

On November 18, the National SuperComputing Center (NSCC) was established, which will cover HPC (High Performance Computing) activities in Slovakia, including strengthening HPC competencies in close cooperation with the National Competence Centre for HPCdevelopment of HPC infrastructure, project support and investment in HPC.

The National Supercomputing Center was established as a consortium of the Centre of Operations of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (COO SAS), the Ministry of Investment, Regional Development and Informatization SR (MIRRI) and the I4DI (Innovations for Digital Infrastructure) association, whose members are Tachyum, Towercom and PosAm. During the first two years of the NSCC's activities, Lukáš Demovič, Director of COO SAS, will be the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and Radoslav Repa, General Director of the MIRRI Digital Agenda Section, will become the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

The vision of the National Supercomputing Center project as an association of state institutions and the private sector is, among other things, to build a new supercomputer in Slovakia, which would be at a competitive performance level in Europe and allow more extensive and efficient use of HPC technologies and utilization of high-performance data analytics tools. artificial intelligence and machine learning by Slovak users. The NSCC, in cooperation with the National Competence Center for HPC, will participate in increasing competencies in these areas, in particular by providing free consultations and educational activities for small and medium-sized enterprises, industrial companies, government entities and, last but not least, academic institutions.

„Cieleným rozvojom HPC infraštruktúry a jej sprístupnením, zvyšovaním kompetencií, poskytovaním služieb a v neposlednom rade podporou národných projektov činnosť NSCC bezpochyby prispeje k zlepšeniu konkurencieschopnosti Slovenska nielen v oblasti inovácií,” povedal predseda správnej rady NSCC Lukáš Demovič.

The NSCC will be actively involved in European projects and international grant calls. It is expected that in the future it will represent Slovakia in European projects such as PRACE (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe) or EuroHPC (European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking).

NEWS
Supercomputers for Business – Article in the SOPK Monthly 17 Apr - V najnovšom čísle mesačníka Slovenskej obchodnej a priemyselnej komory (SOPK) sme predstavili, ako technológie High Performance Computing (HPC) a služby Národného superpočítačového centra pomáhajú slovenským firmám inovovať, urýchliť vývoj a získať konkurenčnú výhodu. Superpočítače už dávno nie sú výlučne nástrojom akademickej sféry – dnes zohrávajú kľúčovú úlohu aj v priemysle, zdravotníctve, energetike či automobilovom sektore. V článku približujeme konkrétne príklady z praxe a ukazujeme, ako sa výpočtový výkon superpočítača využíva pri riešení reálnych výziev firiem.
Spolupráca so SARIO – podpísali sme memorandum o spolupráci 16 Apr - Dňa 16. apríla sme podpísali memorandum o spolupráci so Slovenskou agentúrou pre rozvoj investícií a obchodu (SARIO). Tento krok predstavuje dôležitý míľnik v našom úsilí posilniť prepojenie medzi technologickou infraštruktúrou v oblasti vysokovýkonného počítania (HPC) a potrebami podnikateľského prostredia na Slovensku.
Webinar: Digital Forensics in the Era of Big Data  14 Apr - National Competence Centres for HPC in Slovakia, Austria, and the Czech Republic invite you to an expert session on how high-performance computing (HPC) can support digital forensics in modern large-scale environments. The webinar is hosted by the National Competence Centre for HPC in Slovakia. 
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European Cyber Security Month

European Cyber Security Month

The European Cybersecurity Month (ECSM) is the EU’s annual campaign dedicated to promoting cybersecurity among citizens and organisations, and to providing up-to-date online security information through awareness raising and sharing of good practices. Each year, for the entire month of October, hundreds of activities take place across Europe, including conferences, workshops, trainings, webinars, presentations and more, to promote digital security and cyber hygiene.

The EU Agency for Cybersecurity coordinates the organisation of the ECSM campaign by acting as a “hub” for all participating Member States and EU Institutions, and by providing expert suggestions, generating synergies and promoting common messaging among EU citizens, businesses and public administration. The Agency also publishes new materials and provides expert advice on different cybersecurity topics for Member States’ audiences.

The main objectives of the European CyberSecMonth are the following:

  • Raise security awareness among a wide spectrum of addressees as defined in the EU Cyber Security Strategy.
  • Spread awareness about NIS Directive and its importance.
  • Promote rules of safer use of the Internet for all users.
  • Involve all important entities in raising security awareness.
  • Increase a media interest in raising security awareness across and outside Europe as well.
  • Enhance interest in cyber security topic through political and media coordination.

Hlavným odkazom ECSM je: The motto of the campaign is: Cyber Security is a Shared Responsibility!

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More informantion about ECSM  

EU Cyber Security Strategy

NEWS
Supercomputers for Business – Article in the SOPK Monthly 17 Apr - V najnovšom čísle mesačníka Slovenskej obchodnej a priemyselnej komory (SOPK) sme predstavili, ako technológie High Performance Computing (HPC) a služby Národného superpočítačového centra pomáhajú slovenským firmám inovovať, urýchliť vývoj a získať konkurenčnú výhodu. Superpočítače už dávno nie sú výlučne nástrojom akademickej sféry – dnes zohrávajú kľúčovú úlohu aj v priemysle, zdravotníctve, energetike či automobilovom sektore. V článku približujeme konkrétne príklady z praxe a ukazujeme, ako sa výpočtový výkon superpočítača využíva pri riešení reálnych výziev firiem.
Spolupráca so SARIO – podpísali sme memorandum o spolupráci 16 Apr - Dňa 16. apríla sme podpísali memorandum o spolupráci so Slovenskou agentúrou pre rozvoj investícií a obchodu (SARIO). Tento krok predstavuje dôležitý míľnik v našom úsilí posilniť prepojenie medzi technologickou infraštruktúrou v oblasti vysokovýkonného počítania (HPC) a potrebami podnikateľského prostredia na Slovensku.
Webinar: Digital Forensics in the Era of Big Data  14 Apr - National Competence Centres for HPC in Slovakia, Austria, and the Czech Republic invite you to an expert session on how high-performance computing (HPC) can support digital forensics in modern large-scale environments. The webinar is hosted by the National Competence Centre for HPC in Slovakia.