Activities of Barbara KAPPEL related to 2018/0003(NLE)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation on establishing the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking PDF (668 KB) DOC (97 KB)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Since there is a serious funding gap in the field of High Performance Computing in comparison with other entities in the world and since the applications of High Performance Computing in the fields of, inter alia, medicine, climate research and industry, this could potentially cause the Union to fall behind on the field of innovation, which is an important motor for its economic success, it is of the utmost strategic and economic importance that this issue is addressed.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 b (new)
Recital 10 b (new)
(10b) Since there are serious defence and security risks aligned to the dependency of the Union on foreign High Performance Computing technology, it is in the interest of the security of the Union that investments are made in the development of a European High Performance Computing infrastructure, functioning independently.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 a (new)
Recital 41 a (new)
(41a) Since High Performance Computing is an intensive and energy- consuming activity due to, inter alia, the cooling process, the hosting entity should be able to rely as much as possible on renewable energy for its functioning, this aspect should be taken into account in the selection process of the Joint Undertaking.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘Private Members’ means the private associations and businesses that are members of the Joint Undertaking.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) to bridge the gap between research and development and the delivery of exascale High Performance Computing systems reinforcing the digital technology supply chain in the Union, closing the technology gap vis-à-vis international competitors and enabling the acquisition by the Joint Undertaking of leadership- class supercomputers;
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point k a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point k a (new)
(ka) to improve and secure the technological and scientific autonomy of the Union and its Member States.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) EUR 386 000 000 from the Horizon 2020 Programme, including up to EUR 105 000 000 for administrative costs;
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
(1) The Participating States shall make a contribution to the operational and administrative costs of the Joint Undertaking for at least EUR 486 000 000, including EUR 105 000 000 for administrative costs.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point g a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point g a (new)
(ga) the percentage of renewable energy consumed in the region where the hosting facility is located;