Activities of Paolo BORCHIA related to 2020/0260(NLE)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation on establishing the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking
Amendments (8)
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
(1) The mission of the Joint Undertaking shall be to develop, deploy, extend and maintain in the Union a world leading federated, secure and hyper- connected supercomputing, quantum computing, service and data infrastructure ecosystem; support the domestic production of innovative and competitive supercomputing systems based on a supply chain that will ensure components, technologies and knowledge limiting the risk of disruptions and the development of a wide range of applications optimised for these systems; and, widen the use of this supercomputing infrastructure to a large number of public and private users, and support the development of key skills for European science and industry.
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) to contribute to the implementation of Regulation (EU) No xxx establishing Horizon Europe and in particular Article 3 thereof, to deliver scientific, economic, environmental, technological and societal impact from the Union's investments in research and innovation, so as to strengthen the scientific and technological bases of the Union, deliver on the Union strategic priorities, contribute to the realisation of EU objectives and policies, and contribute to tackling global challenges, including the Sustainable Development Goals by following the principles of the Agenda 2030 and the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) to develop, deploy, extend and maintain in the Union an integrated, strategically independent, demand- oriented and user-driven hyper- connected world-class supercomputing and data infrastructure;
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) to further develop and support a highly competitive and innovative supercomputing and data ecosystem in Europe contributing to the standing and technological autonomy of the Union in the digital economy, capable to autonomously produce globally competitive, world-class forerunning computing technologies and architectures and their integration on leading computing systems, and advanced applications optimised for these systems;
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) to widen the use of supercomputing services and the development of key skills that European science and industry need. to achieve autonomy and global leadership;
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii a (new)
iii a) research and development aimed at the constant improvement of the supercomputing hardware system's capacity and reaction speed.
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
(7) The Union's financial contribution referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 shall be used for capability building across the whole Union, including the acquisition, and operation of High Performance Computers, quantum computers or quantum simulators, the federation of the High Performance Computing and quantum computing service and data infrastructure and the widening of its use, and the development of advanced skills and training accessible also to citizens living in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas.
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Article 22 – paragraph 4
(4) The Commission shall carry out an interim evaluation of each Joint Undertaking as part of the Horizon Europe interim evaluation, as specified in Article 47 of Regulation (EU) No xxx establishing Horizon Europe. This evaluation shall be performed with the assistance of independent experts on the basis of a transparent process once there is sufficient information available about the implementation of Horizon Europe, but no later than four years after the start of Horizon Europe implementation. The evaluations shall examine how the Joint Undertaking fulfils its mission according to its economic, technological, scientific, societal and policy objectives, including climate-related objectives, and evaluate the effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence, and Union added value of its activities as part of Horizon Europe, its synergies and complementarities with relevant European, national and, where relevant, regional initiatives, including synergies with other parts of Horizon Europe (such as missions, clusters or thematic/specific programmes). Impacts achieved at Union and national level, taking into account the component of synergies and policy retrofitting will be given particular attention. The evaluations shall, where relevant, also include an assessment of the long-term scientific, societal, economic and policy-relevant impact of the Joint Undertaking and shall include an assessment of the most effective policy intervention mode for any future action, as well as the positioning of any possible renewal of the Joint Undertaking in the overall European Partnerships landscape and its policy priorities.