A 'supercomputer of the future' which
Italy has been chosen to host will be called Leonardo after the
Renaissance genius, the 500th anniversary of whose death is
being marked this year, the education and research ministry said
Monday.
It has been chosen by the European Committee on
High-Performance Calculus (EuroHPC), Minister Marco Bussetti
said.
The supercomputer will be able to carry out an extraordinary
number of operations per second, he said.
The location of the new supercomputer will be in Bologna.
"The assignation is a cause for pride on the part of our
country," said Bussetti.
"It's a strategic initiative and will be an engine for growth
and innovation".
"The new computer will lend impetus to all areas of
research," he said.
The 120-million-euro computer will be built at the Tecnopolo
science park in the Emilian capital.
It is expected to be ready in 2020.
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