Europe and Latin America strengthen digital ties with High-Performance Computing and AI
The European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) launches the EU-LAC Supercomputing Network for AI, as part of the EU’s Global Gateway strategy.
This new initiative will strengthen cooperation between Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and the European Union (EU), on high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI), supporting digital transformation and the development of a more integrated regional HPC ecosystem.
A panel for the EU–LAC Supercomputing Network for AI, which took place as part of the CARLA conference in Córdoba, Argentina, on 22 September 2026, marked the kick-off of this initiative.
The EU-LAC Supercomputing Network for AI will address challenges including fragmented HPC capacity, uneven access to computing resources, investment needs and skills gaps, while supporting greater regional integration and stronger links between LAC and European HPC ecosystems. It will support the objectives of the AI continent action plan and is aligned with the EU-LAC Digital Alliance and the EU’s Global Gateway Strategy.
The implementation commenced in August 2026 and will continue for two years, focusing on seven Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico and Uruguay.
The consortium brings together seven leading European HPC and research institutions, each contributing specific expertise and resources to the initiative: The Barcelona Supercomputing Center (Spain) as coordinator, the Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (Portugal), Jülich Supercomputing Centre (Germany), CSC-IT Center for Science (Finland), the Institute of Information Science (Slovenia), the National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology (France), and CINECA (Italy).
The network is expected to expand over time to include more countries participating in the EU–LAC Digital Alliance.
The EU-LAC Supercomputing Network for AI will benefit from financial support from the European Union and alignment with national initiatives by Spain and Brazil within the framework of the EU-LAC Digital Alliance and Global Gateway. It will strengthen the EU-LAC partnership in advanced digital skills and technologies, while creating new opportunities for researchers and industry to develop and test models, explore relevant use cases, and collaborate on shared challenges based on shared values.
