Article 3 3.

The Joint Undertaking shall contribute to safeguarding the interests of the Union when procuring supercomputers and supporting the development and uptake of High Performance Computing (HPC), AI and quantum technologies, systems and applications. It shall enable a co-design approach for the acquisition of world-class supercomputers, while safeguarding the security of the supply chain of procured technologies and systems. It shall contribute to the Union’s strategic autonomy, while preserving an open economy in the Union, support the development of technologies and applications reinforcing European HPC, AI and quantum technologies supply chains and promote their integration in systems that address a large number of scientific, societal, environmental, industrial and security-use needs.