{"id":4220,"date":"2024-01-16T09:19:09","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T09:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyber-valley.de\/news\/top-supercomputers-strengthen-un-sdgs-and-global-sustainability\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T09:17:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T09:17:02","slug":"top-supercomputers-strengthen-un-sdgs-and-global-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/cyber-valley.de\/de\/news\/top-supercomputers-strengthen-un-sdgs-and-global-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Top supercomputers strengthen UN SDGs and global sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The new network aims to broaden access to supercomputing, data and software infrastructures, and will operate at the intersection of public and private sectors, academia, and civil society. In addition to ELLIS, ICAIN\u2019s founding members include the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs<\/a>, ETH Zurich<\/a>, the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre<\/a>, Data Science Africa<\/a> and the Finnish IT Center for Science, which is the hosting member of the LUMI consortium<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Supercomputing facilities is essential for AI-based technologies <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Artificial intelligence has a profound economic and societal impact on a global scale and can help combat challenges such as climate change and pandemics. However, not all players, especially in the global south, have the same access to expertise and computing resources which are crucial for the development and implementation of innovative AI-based technologies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is where ICAIN comes in: By broadening access to such resources, the founders of ICAIN aim to enable international research projects that benefit society as a whole and are in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With the European LUMI and the Swiss \u2018Alps\u2019, the new network includes two of the most powerful supercomputers in the world. All founding partners will further contribute to ICAIN by sharing their AI expertise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Powering the future of AI excellence internationally <\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

ICAIN is set to have a strong impact on AI entrepreneurs and scientists internationally, providing them with the knowledge and necessary tools needed to push their AI advancements to unprecedented heights. This initiative positions Europe as a global leader in AI excellence, fostering innovation and collaboration to drive the capabilities of AI forward.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ICAIN is driven by the recognition of artificial intelligence as a crucial technology with the potential to address global challenges. The initiative aims to ensure inclusive participation in AI research and viewing AI solutions as global public goods accessible to all. It prioritizes addressing major scientific and social issues in AI collaboratively and transparently. This also illustrates the importance of collaborative efforts between politics and science to ensure that AI remains at the forefront of future developments. 
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Cyber\u00a0Valley Community Member ELLIS joins forces <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

„ELLIS is a pan-European AI network aiming to create outstanding conditions for AI researchers. More than 1,000 top scientists and leading AI research institutions such as ETH Zurich, Cambridge, Oxford, Paris and Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems are part of ELLIS“, says Bernhard Sch\u00f6lkopf, Director of the ELLIS, Director of Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, and Cyber\u00a0Valley Board Member. „We will contribute our network\u2019s scientific expertise to provide meaningful input on how the compute resources get used, ensuring that the major scientific and social issues of AI are tackled jointly and transparently. We like to think that having ELLIS as a founding partner and co-initiator will be essential to the success of the proposal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ICAIN’s launch was announced at a joint press conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 17, 2024, followed by an inaugural panel discussion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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