Athens: Greece inaugurated its national supercomputer Daedalus on Monday at the Lavrio Technological and Cultural Park southeast of Athens, aiming to strengthen its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and reduce reliance on foreign computing infrastructure, the prime minister's office said.
The system, named after Daedalus, the skilled craftsman and inventor in Greek mythology, achieved a measured performance of 85.69 petaflops, ranking 31st on the June 2026 TOP500 list of the world's most powerful supercomputers and 23rd on the Green500 list of the most energy-efficient systems.
Daedalus is expected to begin providing services in December after testing and technical adjustments, according to the 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 of Greece's Pharos AI factory, part of a developing European network of AI factories, according to the government.
While inaugurating the system, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greece was not seeking to compete with major international technology companies in developing the world's most advanced AI models but instead to focus on practical applications with tangible economic benefits.
Digital Governance and Artificial Intelligence Minister Dimitris Papastergiou highlighted opportunities for cooperation with Cyprus, Malta, Serbia and North Macedonia. He said the system would give Greece greater control over its data and computing resources.
