On October 20, 2023, during the Intelligent Development Forum 2023 in Uniejów, the Polish Smart Development Award winners were announced.
In the “Project of the Future” category, the award was given to the "National Supercomputing Infrastructure for EuroHPC - EuroHPC PL" project, coordinated by Cyfronet AGH. The award was granted "for the results of projects that may positively impact socio-economic development, as well as an open approach to promotion and communication with the public to present the importance of the benefits resulting from the implemented solution".
On behalf of the project, the award was received by Marek Magryś, Deputy Director of ACC Cyfronet AGH for High-Performance Computers and coordinator of the EuroHPC PL infrastructure. Henryk Baniowski, Deputy Director of ACC Cyfronet AGH for Cybersecurity and Innovative Economy, also participated in the event.
The awards gala ended the two-day Smart Development Forum, during which representatives of ACC Cyfronet AGH promoted the achievements of the EuroHPC PL project and the possibilities of using them by representatives of science and innovative economy.
During the event, at the "Digital Transformation and Intelligent Automation using Analytics and Artificial Intelligence" conference, Marek Magryś gave a presentation entitled: "National Supercomputing Infrastructure for EuroHPC - EuroHPC PL" and participated in a panel discussion.
-The Smart Development Award shows that the development of Polish computing infrastructure is crucial for the further development and support of innovation of the entire country − said Marek Magryś after the event. − I would like to thank everyone who implements and supports activities for the National Supercomputing Infrastructure for EuroHPC - EuroHPC PL, particularly Cyfronet and project partners’ teams.
