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Energised from the lunch break, the day continues with a thematic focus on open source as an enabler of digital sovereignty. Panels will include “OSPOs as Sovereignty Engines” and “Building Alternatives – Cloud & AI”.

Find key quotes, insights and pictures below!

Jutta Hostmann, co-CEO of Heinlein Group wishes that "public procurement should be way faster, by building on measurable criteria". She suggests to use existing frameworks, such as the EU cloud sovereignty framework, with clearly defined criteria to evaluate responses to tenders.

@sebastianraible.bsky.social (@apell.info) affirms that "open source, can, may and should not be as cheap as proprietary solutions.”

He highlights the true benefits of the open source business model, where you buy a technology and can actually keep it.

The last panels of the day are now underway! Up next is a closer look into unlocking the benefits of open source through the panels "Competitiveness & Open Source in the Automotive Industry" and "Sovereignty & Procurement." Follow this thread for highlights and pictures.

Meet the Consortium: EXAPSYS We are proud to present EXAPSYS (EXAscale Performance SYStems) plc, a Greek SME dedicated to advancing high-performance computing (HPC) systems and

👋 Next up in our "Meet the Consortium" series is EXAPSYS, an SME dedicated to advancing high-performance computing (HPC) systems and applications that address real industrial challenges. Learn more about their role in the HIGHER project here: www.higher-project.eu/meet-our-con...

Meet the Consortium: Extoll We are proud to highlight EXTOLL GmbH, a leading provider of high-performance interconnect IP and an established player in Europe’s High-Performance

👋Next in our "Meet the Consortium" series is EXTOLL, a leading provider of high-performance interconnect IP and an established player in Europe’s HPC landscape. Learn about their role in the HIGHER project here: www.higher-project.eu/meet-the-con...

Integration of the Caliptra Root-of-Trust in DC-SCM secure control modules The HIGHER project aims to build data-center system platforms based on open standards using European technologies and OCP (Open Compute Project)

🗞️ FORTH details the integration of the Caliptra Root-of-Trust into OCP-based DC-SCM secure control modules. A major step toward EU-built, open, secure, energy-efficient cloud-to-edge platforms powered by Arm & RISC-V.
Read more 👉 www.higher-project.eu/integration-...

Meet the Consortium: RISE Research Institutes of Sweden We are delighted to highlight RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, the country’s national research institute and innovation partner, dedicated to

👋Next up in our "Meet the Consortium" series is RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, one of Europe’s most versatile applied research organisations! Learn about their role in the HIGHER project here: www.higher-project.eu/meet-the-con...

FORTH presents at the 7th International CANOPIE-HPC workshop - RISER FORTH presents at the 7th International CANOPIE-HPC workshop FORTH recently participated in the 7th International Workshop on Containers and New Orchestration Paradigms for Isolated Environments in HP...

Excited to share that FORTH presented at the 7th CANOPIE-HPC Workshop during #SC25 "Evaluating HPK for Running Cloud-Native Workloads on SLURM clusters" - bridging the cloud/HPC divide without partitioning resources.
🔗 www.riser-project.eu/forth-presen...

Advancing Modular and Secure Server Design The HIGHER project adheres to the Open Compute Project (OCP) Data Center modularity scheme for servers assembly (DC-MHS), which standardizes the form

🚀 We are advancing modular, secure & energy-efficient European server design integrating SiPearl's Host Processor Modules (HPMs) within OCP’s DC-MHS standard to power next-gen AI & HPC infrastructure.

🔗 Read more: www.higher-project.eu/advancing-mo...

#EUHPC #OCP #AI #HPC #TechInnovation

RISE and 2CRSi highlight the crucial role of open standards in AI at the 2025 OCP Global Summit RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, took the stage at the 2025 Open Compute Project (OCP) Foundation Global Summit, held under the theme “Leading the

HIGHER partners, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden and 2CRSi made an impact at this year's OCP Global Summit. Find out how to watch the recorded presentation at www.higher-project.eu/rise-and-2cr...

Meet Our Consortium: FORTH We are proud to highlight FORTH (The Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas), one of Europe’s leading research institutions and the coordinator

👋First up in our "Meet the Consortium" series is our coordinating partner FORTH. Learn about one of Europe's leading research centres and their various roles in the HIGHER project here: www.higher-project.eu/meet-our-con...

Open Compute Project EMEA Community Monthly Call [June, 2025] Tue, June 10, 2025, 16:00 - 17:00 (CET) Online event Join the event here. This month, there will be a presentation of the HIGHER Project by the project

Join us for the Open Compute Project EMEA Community Monthly Call, with presentations from our coordinator Manolis Marazakis (ICS_FORTH) and Karl Rabe (Co-Lead OCP MDC Group) & founder of Wooden Data Center.

🗓️Online: 16:00-17:00 (CET), Tue, 10 Jun.

More info: www.higher-project.eu/open-compute...

The Intersection of Open Hardware and European Data Sovereignty - RISER The Intersection of Open Hardware and European Data Sovereignty A European Cloud Service Provider Perspective By Peter Gray – CloudSigma The appeal of RISC-V lies in its open and programmable architec...

🔎 Latest on the RISER Project blog: “The Intersection of Open Hardware and European Data Sovereignty.” Open hardware is fast emerging as a key pillar for ensuring transparency, trust, and sovereignty in technology development.
🔗 www.riser-project.eu/the-intersec...

🎤 Vincent Casillas (SiPEARL) presented HIGHER at the OCP EMEA Summit yesterday. "A European Data Center-ready Technologies approach to True Hardware Modularity leveraging OCP Standards"

👏 A big thank you to all who attended!

🎙️The OCPEMEA Summit in Dublin has concluded. Thanks to all who attended the panel discussion "The RISC-V Paradigm Shift: Open Hardware Advancements and the Path to Sustainable Digitalization".

🚀 The OCP EMEA Summit in Dublin starts tomorrow! Don't miss the Wednesday panel discussion: "The RISC Paradigm Shift: Open Hardware Advancements and the Path to Sustainable Digitalization".

🗓️ Wed, April 30, 14:00 - 14:30
🔗 Full agenda & registration: bit.ly/4hQ6iy5

YouTube video by ETP4HPC ETP4HPC Webinar - OpenCUBE & RISER, 2 projects to advance European cloud platforms - 28/03/2025

If you missed the ETP4HPC webinar "OpenCUBE & RISER: Two projects to advance European cloud platforms" featuring speakers from the OpenCUBE project and RISER, it is now available here:
@etp4hpc.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF3Z...

📡 Nick Kossifidis from ICS-FORTH presenting our poster "An overview of available and upcoming RISC-V security mechanisms & their potential use in Satellite as a Service scenarios" to Andrea Gallo, Vice President of Technology
@ RISC-V International.
🛰️ RISC-V In Space Workshop 2025. 🛰️

✨Our first face-to-face meeting was a resounding success! A big thank you to our coordinators at FORTH for hosting. It was great to connect with everyone in beautiful Heraklion and discuss big things to come. #HorizonEU #ResearchAndInnovation #Crete

YouTube video by The Open Compute Project Podcast Inside RISE: Sweden's OCP Innovation Hub & The Future of European Data Infrastructure

📺 Here's a great OCP podcast with HIGHER contributor Cagatay Yilmaz RISE Sweden, "INSIDE RISE: The Future of European Data Infrastructure", where he discusses the impact of HIGHER and HEATWISE EU funded project. 📽️
youtu.be/hO1pVFTe6zc?...

YouTube video by The Open Compute Project Podcast Inside RISE: Sweden's OCP Innovation Hub & The Future of European Data Infrastructure

📺 Here's a great OCP podcast with HIGHER contributor Cagatay Yilmaz RISE Sweden, "INSIDE RISE: The Future of European Data Infrastructure", where he discusses the impact of HIGHER and HEATWISE EU funded project. 📽️
youtu.be/hO1pVFTe6zc?...

We are excited to announce the RISE Computer Science Open House 2025 Where: Isafjordsgatan 22, Kista, Sverige When: April 10, 2025 | 09:00-15:00 Explore how computer science and AI are driving groundbreaking advancements

⚡️We're excited to announce the RISE Computer Science Open House 2025. With keynote speakers, presentations, and over 70 research posters and demo sessions (incl. HIGHER)
📍Isafjordsgatan 22, Kista, Sverige
🗓️ 10 April, 2025
🎟️ For more info visit: www.higher-project.eu/announcing-t...

Announcing ETP4HPC webinar: OpenCUBE & RISER - RISER Announcing ETP4HPC webinar: OpenCUBE & RISER Two projects to advance European cloud platforms 28-03-2025 @ 11:00 to 12:00 (CET) REGISTER HERE   We are excited to announce an ETP4HPC webinar featuring ...

⚡Announcing an ETP4HPC webinar featuring the OpenCUBE project and RISER. Two projects to advance European cloud platforms. ⚡ @etp4hpc.bsky.social
🗓️ 28-03-2025 @ 11:00 - 12:00 (CET)
🔗 For more info visit: www.riser-project.eu/announcing-e...

An interesting article!

Thrilled to have #CloudSigma onboard!