What does EuroCC?
EuroCC strengthens the European network of National Competence Centres (NCCs) for High-Performance Computing (HPC), supporting the delivery of high-quality services across all participating countries. Building on the achievements of previous phases, EuroCC focuses on consolidating and further enhancing the network by accelerating the uptake of HPC in Europe. In parallel, three new NCCs will be established, expanding the network and strengthening HPC capacity in additional countries.
Each NCC is officially mandated by its national authority to act as the national one-stop shop for HPC expertise, services, and training. Together, the NCCs identify and strengthen national competences in HPC and related technologies, foster collaboration across Europe, and facilitate access to national and European HPC resources.
The network serves a broad range of stakeholders – including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), large industry, academia, research organisations, and public administrations – by providing training, consulting, technical support, and guidance on the effective adoption and use of HPC. Where appropriate and in coordination with national AI Factory structures, NCCs also support users whose applications combine HPC and artificial intelligence technologies.
Working in close collaboration with the Coordination and Support Action CASTIEL, EuroCC promotes coordinated network development, knowledge exchange, and a coherent European presence through the HPC in Europe portal and the HPC Service Hub. By advancing digital skills, supporting innovation, and strengthening Europe’s competitiveness, EuroCC directly contributes to the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking’s “Widening Usage and Skills” pillar and to Europe’s broader digital transformation.
Who is on board?
The third implementation phase of EuroCC (EuroCC3) brings together 36 National Competence Centres from EU Member States and Associated Countries and is coordinated by the High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS), Germany.
Participating countries
Germany, Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye.
What is the Goal of NCC Netherlands?
The NCC Netherlands aims at facilitating the knowledge sharing in the topics of HPC, HPDA and AI among all interested national parties (research institutes, SMEs, big industries, public administration and society in general), as well as to offer access to these competencies for other stakeholders at international level and be a driver for innovation. The NCC Netherlands will be used as a starting point to get access to HPC, HPDA and AI resources in the Netherlands.
A National Competence Centres (NCCs) is the the central point of contact for HPC and related technologies in the country. There are NCC’s across the whole of Europe.
Each NCC has as their missions to:
- Develop and display a comprehensive and transparent map of HPC competences and institutions in their country
- Act as a gateway for industry and academia to providers with suitable expertise or relevant projects, may that be national or international
- Collect HPC training offers in their country and display them on a central place together with international training offers collected by other NCCs
- Foster the industrial uptake of HPC
