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<p>In the Spring Statement, the Government announced £79 million funding for the next
national supercomputer ARCHER2. The supercomputer will be hundreds of thousands of
times more powerful than a traditional desktop computer and will be used to run massive
research simulations. This project is being delivered and supported by UK Research
and Innovation (UKRI) through the Engineering and Physical Sciences, and the Natural
Environment Research Councils.</p><p> </p><p>E-infrastructure, including supercomputing,
is also a critical strand within UKRI’s national research and innovation infrastructure
roadmap programme. This is seeking to increase our understanding of the UK’s current
capabilities and future requirements with a final report expected later in 2019. We
want to ensure that future investments in High Performance Computing will deliver
benefits across research and innovation, including to tech start-ups and Small and
Medium-sized Enterprises. (SMEs). The Government will be working with UKRI and Tech
UK on UKRI’s e-infrastructure strategy which will be engaging with tech-SMEs on how
they can access high-performance computing for the benefit of their businesses.</p>
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