ASEAN gets first shared supercomputer in Indonesia
Hosted by Indonesia’s National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) and South Korea’s Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI), the facility is intended to allow researchers from across ASEAN to remotely access computing resources that remain limited in much of the region.
Indonesia now hosts ASEAN's first shared supercomputer, marking a significant milestone in digital infrastructure for the region. The high-performance computing (HPC) facility, located in Cibinong, West Java, was unveiled to representatives from all 11 ASEAN member states.
The facility, a result of the ASEAN-South Korea partnership under the Korea-ASEAN Digital Innovation Flagship (KADIF), aims to provide researchers across the region with access to powerful computing resources for data-intensive research. This includes applications in artificial intelligence, climate modeling, disaster forecasting, and other fields.
South Korea's Ambassador to ASEAN, Lee Chul, emphasized the strategic importance of the facility, describing it as a regional asset that could drive innovation in various areas. Cibinong was chosen for the site due to its existing research infrastructure and its closeness to Jakarta, a key center for regional policy and administrative processes.
The HPC system is hosted at BRIN's Data Center, utilizing existing research networks and a reliable power supply. It currently boasts a test capacity of 3.2 petaflops, with a theoretical peak performance of around 4.2 petaflops. One petaflop equals 1 quadrillion calculations per second, an immense capacity that would require a human to match in approximately 31 million years given the current human calculation pace.
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