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'''CINECA''' is a non profit consortium, made up of 28 Italian universities, the National Research Council (CNR) and the Ministry of University and Research (MiUR).
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It is the [http://www.top500.org/sublist?edit%5Blist_id%5D=28&edit%5Bcountry_id%5D=98&edit%5Bvendor_id%5D=all&edit%5Bregion_id%5D=all&edit%5Bcontinent_id%5D=all&edit%5Bsegment_id%5D=all&edit%5Bapplication_id%5D=all&edit%5Barchitecture_id%5D=all&edit%5Bconnfam_id%5D=all&edit%5Bconn_id%5D=all&edit%5Bprocfam_id%5D=all&edit%5Bsystemfamily_id%5D=all&edit%5Brankf%5D=1&edit%5Brankt%5D=500&op=Create+Sublist&edit%5Bform_id%5D=frmFieldsmost powerful supercomputing] centre in [[Italy]], and was established in 1969 in [[Casalecchio di Reno]], [[Bologna]].
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[[File:Sala Cdc 6600 Cineca.jpg|thumb|[[CDC 6600]] supercomputer in Cineca (8 January 1970)]]
[[File:IBM BlueGene Q (Fermi in Cineca).jpg|thumb|The [[Fermi (supercomputer)|Fermi]] [[IBM Blue Gene|IBM Blue Gene/Q]] supercomputer in Cineca (10 October 2012)]]
'''Cineca''' is a non-profit consortium, made up of 69 Italian universities, 27 national public research centres, the Italian Ministry of Universities and Research (MUR) and the Italian Ministry of Education (MI), and was established in 1969 in [[Casalecchio di Reno]], [[Bologna]].


It is the most powerful supercomputing centre for scientific research in [[Italy]],<ref>[https://www.top500.org/lists/top500/list/2021/11/ TOP500 List – November 2021], retrieved 15 December 2021</ref> as stated in the [[TOP500]] list of the most powerful supercomputers in the world: Marconi100, is ranked at the 18th position of the list as of November 2021, with about 30 P/FLOPS.
Its institutional mission is to support the Italian scientific community through supercomputing and through the most advanced information processing systems.


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The consortium's institutional mission is to support the Italian scientific community through [[supercomputing]] and [[scientific visualisation]] tools. Since the end of the 1980s, Cineca has broadened the scope of its mission by embracing other IT sectors, developing management and administrative services for universities and designing ICT systems for the exchange of information between the MIUR and the Italian national academic system. The consortium is also strongly committed to transfer technology to many categories of users, from public administration to the private enterprises.
CINECA has a computing environment equipped with cutting-edge technology, and highly-qualified personnel who cooperate with researchers in both the academic and industrial fields.


Today it merges the specificities and competences of the other two Italian high performance computing consortia, [[Consorzio Interuniversitario Lombardo per l'Elaborazione Automatica|CILEA]] and Caspur: as a unique reference point for technology innovation in Italy, with its services Cineca supports the whole higher education and research system.
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Since the end of the 1980s, CINECA has broadened the scope of its mission by embracing many IT sectors, developing management and administrative services for universities and designing telematic systems for the exchange of information between the Ministry of University and Research and the national academic system. Moreover, the Consortium is also strongly committed to transfer technology to many categories of users, from the Public Administration to private enterprises.


Cineca takes part in several research projects funded by the [[European Union]] for the promotion and development of IT technologies ([[grid computing]], [[bioinformatic]], [[Digital object identifier|digital content]], the promotion of transnational access to European supercomputing centres, etc.).
Thanks to the skills built up in its almost 40-year history, CINECA is able to guarantee exceptional standards of quality in the provision of services.


==Activities==
CINECA takes part in several EU-funded research projects for the promotion, development and dissemination of leading IT technologies.


It supports the scientific community by means of high performance computing, develops management systems for the university administrations and for the Ministry of Universities and Research, designs and develops information systems for businesses, health care organizations and public administration.
== Links ==
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* [http://www.cineca.it/en CINECA]
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* [http://www.cineca.it/resources CINECA's Resources]
* Ministry of University and Research [http://www.miur.it Ministero dell'università e della ricerca] [[MIUR]]
* National Research Council [[Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche]]
* [[supercomputing]]


==See also==
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[[Category:Science and technology in Italy]]
* [[Fermi (supercomputer)]]
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[[Category:Supercomputer sites]]
* [[Leonardo (supercomputer)]]
* [[Pico (supercomputer)]], the supercomputer installed at CINECA's data center
* [[Consorzio Interuniversitario Lombardo per l'Elaborazione Automatica]], merged into CINECA in 2013


==References==
== Consortium's members ==
*Cineca, «uso disinvolto di soldi pubblici» Indagine su ex manager della partecipata<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://corrieredibologna.corriere.it/bologna/notizie/cronaca/2016/8-ottobre-2016/cineca-uso-disinvolto-soldi-pubblici-indagine-ex-manager-partecipata-240963438196.shtml|title=Cineca, "uso disinvolto di soldi pubblici" Indagine su ex manager della partecipata|date=10 August 2016}}</ref>
** Bari, Bergamo, Bologna, Camerino, Catania, Ferrara, Florence, Insubria, Macerata, Messina, Milano Bicocca, Napoli Federico II, Modena and Reggio Emilia, Padua, Parma, Pavia, Pisa, Politecnico di Bari, Politecnica delle Marche (Ancona), Salerno, Siena, Torino, Trento, Trieste, Udine, Urbino, Venice, Verona, the CNR (National Research Council), and the Ministry of University and Research.
*Bologna, al Cineca sciopero bulgaro<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bologna.repubblica.it/cronaca/2016/10/05/news/bologna_cineca_sciopero-149155729/|title=Bologna, al Cineca sciopero bulgaro|date=5 October 2016}}</ref>
*Tutti gli strafalcioni del Concorso scuola<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ilgiornale.it/news/cronache/tutti-strafalcioni-concorso-scuola-1314329.html|title = Tutti gli strafalcioni del Concorso scuola|date = 4 October 2016}}</ref>
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==External links==
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* [http://www.cineca.it/en Cineca]
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* [http://www.cineca.it/resources Cineca's resources]

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Latest revision as of 16:01, 14 August 2024

CINECA
FormationJuly 1967; 57 years ago (1967-07)
Typegovernmental organisation
Purposesupercomputing centre for scientific research
HeadquartersCasalecchio di Reno, Bologna, Italy, EU
Location
Fieldsgrid computing, bioinformatic, digital content
Official language
English, Italian
Staff1,030
Websitewww.cineca.it
CDC 6600 supercomputer in Cineca (8 January 1970)
The Fermi IBM Blue Gene/Q supercomputer in Cineca (10 October 2012)

Cineca is a non-profit consortium, made up of 69 Italian universities, 27 national public research centres, the Italian Ministry of Universities and Research (MUR) and the Italian Ministry of Education (MI), and was established in 1969 in Casalecchio di Reno, Bologna.

It is the most powerful supercomputing centre for scientific research in Italy,[1] as stated in the TOP500 list of the most powerful supercomputers in the world: Marconi100, is ranked at the 18th position of the list as of November 2021, with about 30 P/FLOPS.

The consortium's institutional mission is to support the Italian scientific community through supercomputing and scientific visualisation tools. Since the end of the 1980s, Cineca has broadened the scope of its mission by embracing other IT sectors, developing management and administrative services for universities and designing ICT systems for the exchange of information between the MIUR and the Italian national academic system. The consortium is also strongly committed to transfer technology to many categories of users, from public administration to the private enterprises.

Today it merges the specificities and competences of the other two Italian high performance computing consortia, CILEA and Caspur: as a unique reference point for technology innovation in Italy, with its services Cineca supports the whole higher education and research system.

Cineca takes part in several research projects funded by the European Union for the promotion and development of IT technologies (grid computing, bioinformatic, digital content, the promotion of transnational access to European supercomputing centres, etc.).

Activities

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It supports the scientific community by means of high performance computing, develops management systems for the university administrations and for the Ministry of Universities and Research, designs and develops information systems for businesses, health care organizations and public administration.

See also

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References

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  • Cineca, «uso disinvolto di soldi pubblici» Indagine su ex manager della partecipata[2]
  • Bologna, al Cineca sciopero bulgaro[3]
  • Tutti gli strafalcioni del Concorso scuola[4]
  1. ^ TOP500 List – November 2021, retrieved 15 December 2021
  2. ^ "Cineca, "uso disinvolto di soldi pubblici" Indagine su ex manager della partecipata". 10 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Bologna, al Cineca sciopero bulgaro". 5 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Tutti gli strafalcioni del Concorso scuola". 4 October 2016.
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