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Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Monday, 9 September 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 September 2024. It was answered by Feryal Clark (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 September 2024 on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.


ICT: Innovation

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made an estimate of the cost-benefit return of the projected Edinburgh supercomputer.

Answer

The exascale project was announced at the March Budget 2023, but no new funding was allocated for it. Future investment decisions will be informed by a long term plan and subject to business case approvals. We will provide further updates in due course.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
4591
Session
2024-26
Subjects
ICT Cost benefit analysis Innovation University of Edinburgh
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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