In 2021, Israel recommended building local computer systems to support artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC). The government allocated funds to create infrastructure for AI model training, support startups developing AI hardware and software, and provide computing power for scientific research. This initiative helps researchers, startups, and industries improve AI capabilities and innovation.
Name in original language
Establishing Local AI & HPC Compute Infrastrcuture
Initiative overview
The initiative has the following objectives:a. Compute infrastructure for the training of large scale AI models, b. An HPC technology lab for supporting innovative early stage startups in the domain of HW/SW for AI & HPC, and c. HPC Compute infrastructure for scientific computation (modeling and simulation) tasks
Name of responsible organisation (in English)
Israel Innovation Authority (IIA)|Defense R&D Directorate (DDRD)
