Denmark Invests Additional 500 Million Kroner in AI Supercomputer Gefion

According to Euronews Next, Denmark announced on November 10 that it will invest an additional 500 million Danish kroner (approximately 66.9 million euros) in Gefion, an AI supercomputer backed by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, to fund its infrastructure and operations at the Danish Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DCAI). The Danish Export and Investment Fund stated that details on how the funds will be specifically allocated and the timeline for bringing the additional computing power online have not yet been disclosed. Commissioned in 2024, Gefion is equipped with 1,528 NVIDIA chips and is currently operating near full capacity. Previously, the Danish National Investment Fund and the Novo Nordisk Foundation had already contributed 700 million Danish kroner (approximately 93.8 million euros). Martin Lidegaard, Denmark's Minister of Business and Competitiveness, stated that the move aims to provide Danish businesses and researchers with increased computing capacity to transform ideas into new solutions, companies, and job opportunities. Danish technology company Netcompany will join as a new investor, providing software for access management, monitoring, and security.