Author Admin Posted on May 14, 2025June 11, 2025Categories Europe   Leave a comment on Challenges to high-performance computing threaten US innovation

Challenges to high-performance computing threaten US innovation

Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Frontier supercomputer is one of the world's fastest. Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, CC BY High-performance computing, or HPC for short, might sound like something only scientists use in secret labs, but it’s actually one of the most important technologies in the world today. From predicting the weather to finding new medicines and even training artificial intelligence, high-performance computing systems help solve problems that are too hard or too big for regular computers. This technology has … Continue reading “Challenges to high-performance computing threaten US innovation”

Author Admin Posted on May 14, 2025June 11, 2025Categories Europe   Leave a comment on South African companies aren’t innovating enough: why support during tough economic times matters

South African companies aren’t innovating enough: why support during tough economic times matters

South Africa’s innovation fund, announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in the 2025 state of the nation address, was a response to the country’s urgent need for inclusive and sustainable economic growth. Evidence from South Africa shows that public financial support for innovation influences the investment that businesses make in innovation. The fund will focus on providing venture capital to tech start-ups from higher education institutions. In practice, its activities will complement several programmes that offer different forms of investment for … Continue reading “South African companies aren’t innovating enough: why support during tough economic times matters”