Greece inaugurates Daedalus supercomputer

Athens (ANTARA) – Greece inaugurated its national supercomputer, Daedalus, on Monday (19 October) at Lavrio Technological and Cultural Park, south-east of Athens, with the aim of strengthening its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and reducing dependence on foreign computing infrastructure, the prime minister’s office said.

Named after Daedalus, a skilled craftsman and inventor in Greek mythology, the system has achieved a measured performance of 85.69 petaflops. It ranks 31st in the June 2026 TOP500 list of the world’s most powerful supercomputers and 23rd in the Green500 list of the most energy-efficient systems.

Daedalus is expected to begin providing services in December, following testing and technical adjustments, according to Greece’s Ministry of Digital Governance and Artificial Intelligence.

The supercomputer will support scientific research, large-scale data processing and AI development. It will also serve as the computing backbone for Greece’s Pharos AI Factory, part of a developing European network of AI factories, the government said.

At the inauguration, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greece did not intend to compete with major international technology companies to develop the world’s most advanced AI models, but would instead focus on practical applications that deliver tangible economic benefits.

Greece’s Minister of Digital Governance and Artificial Intelligence, Dimitris Papastergiou, highlighted opportunities for co-operation with Cyprus, Malta, Serbia and North Macedonia. He said the system would give Greece greater control over its data and computing resources, Xinhua reported.