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EuroHPC JU Multi-Annual Strategic Programme 2025

The EuroHPC JU MASP 2025 is Europe’s computational sovereignty blueprint. It transitions from a hardware-centric view toward an integrated HPC-AI-Quantum ecosystem, emphasising open access, energy efficiency, and real-world impact.

For OPENVERSE, EuroHPC represents the compute backbone of the European virtual-world stack — providing the AI Factories, sustainable supercomputing resources, and federated infrastructure needed to host, train, and operate next-generation immersive applications.

Basic Identification

Initiative / Partnership Name: EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU)

Document Title & Version: Multi-Annual Strategic Programme 2021–2027 (MASP 2025 edition)

Latest Edition: February 2025

Prepared by: RIAG & INFRAG Working Groups of EuroHPC JU

Nature: Strategic programme defining medium- to long-term priorities and funding orientation.

URL: eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/about/key-documents

Strategic Orientation

Vision Statement:

“To maintain Europe’s leadership in High-Performance Computing, Quantum Computing and Artificial Intelligence through an open, federated, and sustainable infrastructure.”

Mission: Develop and operate the world’s most powerful and versatile open infrastructures for HPC, QC, and AI, accessible to academia, industry, and public sector.

Strategic Recommendations:

1. Rebalance distribution of funding across pillars.
2. Strengthen European sovereignty and technology autonomy.
3. Improve coordination between EuroHPC JU and European Commission programmes.
4. Define roadmap for post-exascale computing and key scientific & industrial use cases .

Policy Alignment:

• Digital Europe Programme (DEP);
• Horizon Europe Cluster 4
• Artificial Intelligence Act
• Chips Act
• The European Green Deal.

Technological & Thematic Priorities

EuroHPC JU structures its work around six pillars + cross-cutting topics :

Pillar / Topic	Main Focus (2025 update)	Beyond 2027 Orientation
Infrastructures	Upgrade petascale → exascale systems; deploy quantum computers; link HPC–AI–QC facilities.	Shift focus from Top500 ranking to real-world impact; standardisation & QC certification .
AI Factories	Deploy coherent AIFs with application and skills focus; AI-optimised architectures.	Evolve toward next-generation AI gigafactories .
Federation & Hyperconnectivity	Federate HPC with national infra and private clouds; link to Data Spaces & Edge sources.	Integrate data management and storage in next EuroHPC regulation .
Technology (HW & SW)	Invest in European chips (ARM, RISC-V), accelerators and software stack; build supply chain.	Mandate European tech use in EuroHPC deployments .
Applications	Support porting/optimising apps to HPC architectures; integrate AI and QC.	Automate domain-app porting frameworks on EuroHPC platforms .
Skills & Usage	Train HPC/AI/QC experts; support user structures.	Grow diverse expert pool and stable career paths .
International Cooperation	Collaborate with Latin America, South Korea, Singapore & Canada.	Enable exchange of compute cycles with partners .

Governance & Ecosystem

Governing Bodies:

• EuroHPC JU Board of Directors (Member States + EC + Private Members).
• RIAG (Research & Innovation Advisory Group) and INFRAG (Infra Advisory Group).

Stakeholders: National HPC centres, AI labs, universities, industries, SMEs, defence and health actors.

Engagement Mechanisms: Regular updates of MASP (annual/biennial) and open calls for R&I projects.

Update Cycle: 2021 initial → 2023 update → 2025 edition → next due 2027.

Building-Block Crosswalk (EC Staff Working Document Alignment)

Building Block	EuroHPC Focus
Cloud–Edge–HPC Continuum	Core federated infrastructure linking AI Factories and QC nodes
AI & ML Integration	AI-optimised architectures and foundational models
Quantum Computing	Hybrid HPC/AI/QC platforms and applications
Data Spaces & Interoperability	Connection to European data lakes and repositories
Cybersecurity & Trust	Security Task Force with ENISA and national agencies
Sustainability & Energy Efficiency	Carbon-aware computing and monitoring metrics
Skills & Capacity Building	Comprehensive education programme in HPC/AI/QC

Alignment with Virtual Worlds

Relevance to Virtual Worlds:

EuroHPC JU provides the compute and AI infrastructure that underpins Europe’s digital sovereignty and innovation capacity. Its AI Factories and Federation layers are directly transferable to OPENVERSE for scalable XR and multimodal AI operations.

Document Metadata

Keywords: HPC, Quantum Computing, AI Factories, Federation, Open Source, Energy Efficiency, Skills, Sovereignty.

Horizon Europe Clusters: Cluster 4 (Digital & Industry) + links to Clusters 5 and 2.

TRL Range: TRL 5 – 9 (deployment and scale-up).

Investment Scope: > €7 billion (2021–27 period, combined EU + national + private).