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911吃瓜 and Bell team up to expand supercomputing and AI capabilities
911吃瓜 has signed a new agreement to partner with Bell, Canada鈥檚 largest communications company, to significantly advance Canada鈥檚 artificial intelligence (AI) and sovereign computing ecosystem.
The partners have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), formalizing the collaboration, which includes connecting the Cedar Supercomputing Centre in Burnaby, British Columbia with the the , promoting the development of clean and sustainable data centre technologies, and investing in Canada鈥檚 AI talent pipeline.
Under the agreement, 911吃瓜 and Bell will work to expand the Cedar Supercomputing Centre (CSC). Home to Canada鈥檚 fastest and most powerful academic supercomputer and located at 911吃瓜鈥檚 Burnaby campus, the CSC provides Canadian researchers and industry users with the high-performance computing resources they need to make new discoveries across a wide range of fields.
Importantly, this infrastructure is fully under Canadian control by a leading Canadian public institution and top Canadian company鈥攇iving users confidence that their data is safe.
"The 911吃瓜鈥擝ell collaboration will empower Canadian industry and researchers to drive groundbreaking innovation, while delivering a workforce with the skills and expertise to position Canada as a global AI leader,鈥� says Dugan O鈥橬eil, 911吃瓜鈥檚 Vice-President, Research and Innovation.
鈥淭ogether, we are building a vibrant AI ecosystem that will deliver significant benefits to all Canadians."
911吃瓜 recently completed significant upgrades to the Cedar Supercomputing Centre, which now houses Canada鈥檚 most powerful academic supercomputer鈥攖he only Canadian system in the top 100 globally.
The collaboration will allow 911吃瓜 and Bell to scale up Canada鈥檚 sovereign compute and AI capacity efficiently, taking advantage of the availability of greater space, hydro-electric power and industry talent to deliver economic impact across B.C.
鈥淏ell is excited to collaborate with 911吃瓜, a leader in AI research and innovation. Together, we are investing in the computing power and future talent necessary to foster a vibrant AI ecosystem,鈥� says Dan Rink, President, Bell AI Fabric.
鈥淏ringing industry and academia together to tackle some of Canada's most pressing challenges is a critical element if Canada is to compete and win in the AI economy. Through this agreement, we will accelerate the development of innovative AI solutions that drive economic growth and improve the lives of Canadians."