# Germany — National AI Strategy · sovereign AI programme Sovereign programme record · Germany · 2019–2030 ## Germany: ~$3.62B in government funding # Germany: National AI Strategy / Gaia-X / Gauss Centre for Supercomputing - Announced— No announced dollar amount on record. - Government funding~$3.62B - Committed~$3.62B - Disbursed— No disbursed dollar amount on record. Funding stages share a dollar scale. A hatched track marks an absent figure and gives its reason. Tildes mark estimated figures. Cite **Funding committed**. 100% of government-only announced funding committed; no disbursement recorded. ### Hardware on record #### Empanelled partners · 13
PartnerAcceleratorsModelStageSource
High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS)——AwardedPrimary source · 2024-12-10

Coordinates HammerHAI and will host its new HPE supercomputer. HammerHAI opened in April 2025 with services on existing partner systems; the March 2026 contract announcement scheduled the new system to begin operation in the second half of 2026.

  • Programme-level disclosure
Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ)——EmpanelledPrimary source · 2024-12-10

A HammerHAI partner responsible for user training, the core AI software environment, data access and management, and AI trustworthiness. LRZ also hosts the separate Blue Lion project.

  • Programme-level disclosure
Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung Göttingen (GWDG)——EmpanelledPrimary source · 2024-12-10

A HammerHAI partner and Göttingen research computing centre. It contributes experience from the KISSKI AI service centre, helps users assess their requirements and develops solution architectures.

  • Programme-level disclosure
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)——EmpanelledPrimary source · 2024-12-10

A HammerHAI partner that contributes expertise from the Smart Data Innovation Lab in data-driven applications, trustworthy AI and support for smaller companies.

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SICOS BW——EmpanelledPrimary source · 2024-12-10

An HPC and AI consultancy cofounded by HLRS and KIT. In HammerHAI it supports communication with users and development of the user community.

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise——AwardedPrimary source · 2026-03-16

Signed the March 2026 contract to manufacture and install HammerHAI’s new AI supercomputer at HLRS. The design combines NVIDIA GB200 NVL4 systems with an Axelera AI inference partition.

  • Programme-level disclosure
Forschungszentrum Jülich (JSC)—NVIDIA GH200 Grace HopperCommissionedPrimary source · 2024-11-18

Operates JUPITER, inaugurated in September 2025 with an Eviden-supplied Booster based on NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper superchips. JSC also coordinates the JUPITER AI Factory, which extends access and support for AI applications.

  • Programme-level disclosure
ParTec-Eviden——AwardedPrimary source · 2023-10-03

The Eviden-led consortium with ParTec was awarded the JUPITER procurement contract in October 2023. The design combines an accelerated Booster with a general-purpose computing module.

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Center for Artificial Intelligence at RWTH Aachen University——EmpanelledPrimary source · 2025-03-12

A partner in the JUPITER AI Factory, coordinated by Jülich. The consortium provides access to computing and support for AI applications in research, industry and public services.

  • Programme-level disclosure
Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology (FIT)——EmpanelledPrimary source · 2025-03-12

Participates in the JUPITER AI Factory consortium with Jülich, RWTH Aachen and other research and AI service centres.

  • Programme-level disclosure
Fraunhofer Institute for Intelligent Analysis and Information Systems (IAIS)——EmpanelledPrimary source · 2025-03-12

Participates in the JUPITER AI Factory consortium with Jülich, RWTH Aachen and other research and AI service centres.

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hessian.AI——EmpanelledPrimary source · 2025-03-12

Participates in the JUPITER AI Factory through its AI Service Center hessian.AISC. It leads work on education, culture and media, with expertise in language models, startup support and trustworthy AI.

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WestAI——EmpanelledPrimary source · 2025-03-12

A German AI service centre participating in the JUPITER AI Factory consortium. It contributes to the network through which researchers and companies can obtain AI computing and support.

  • Programme-level disclosure
### External dependence NVIDIA hardware: High · US technology: Medium. These are editorial assessments based on the programme’s procurement disclosures. Named partners: BMBF, BMWK, BMAS, Eviden, NVIDIA, Deutsche Telekom, Gaia-X Association. Germany’s national AI strategy funds research and adoption alongside computing infrastructure. OECD reports €3.38B allocated to specific projects by June 2024. At the computing centres, Jülich operates JUPITER; LRZ’s Blue Lion is planned to enter service in 2027. HammerHAI has offered services on existing systems since April 2025 and signed a contract for its new HPE supercomputer in March 2026. ### Data-quality caveats on this record · 6 - OECD reports €3.38B allocated to specific projects across the national AI strategy by June 2024. It gives no payments to recipients. - Blue Lion’s €250M budget includes acquisition and operation through 2032. HammerHAI’s approximately €85M project budget covers an AI Factory led by HLRS. - EuroHPC’s March 2026 HammerHAI contract announcement scheduled delivery for the second quarter and operation for the second half of 2026. HammerHAI had already opened its services on existing partner systems in April 2025. - Gaia-X develops rules and specifications for interoperable data exchange. JUPITER’s hardware also appears in the EuroHPC regional record, so country and regional hardware totals require deduplication. - In November 2025, the federal government planned approximately €5.5B from the Infrastructure and Climate Neutrality Special Fund for the broader Hightech Agenda during the legislative term; spending remains subject to parliamentary budget provision. - The dollar figures convert the €3.38B allocation at US$1.0711 per euro on 28 June 2024, the last rate published in the month the allocation is dated to, from the Federal Reserve’s H.10 series distributed by FRED. They restate an allocation, not a payment. ### The evidence trail 13 cited sources - [BMBF AI strategy page](https://www.bmbf.de/EN/Research/EmergingTechnologies/ArtificialIntelligence/artificialintelligence.html) — Primary source · accessed 2026-04-07 - [OECD: €3.38B to specific projects by June 2024](https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/progress-in-implementing-the-european-union-coordinated-plan-on-artificial-intelligence-volume-1_6d530a88-en/germany_f00f3020-en.html) — Research database · accessed 2026-03-28 - [Official German AI Strategy document](https://www.ki-strategie-deutschland.de/files/downloads/Fortschreibung_KI-Strategie_engl.pdf) — Primary source · accessed 2026-03-28 - [GTAI: Germany AI industry overview, Deutsche Telekom 10,000 GPU cloud](https://www.gtai.de/en/invest/industries/digital-economy/artificial-intelligence) — Primary source · accessed 2026-03-28 - [BMWK official Gaia-X page](https://www.bundeswirtschaftsministerium.de/Redaktion/EN/Dossier/gaia-x.html) — Primary source · accessed 2026-03-28 - [HLRS: HammerHAI budget, consortium members and their responsibilities](https://www.hlrs.de/news/detail/hammerhai-to-create-an-ai-factory-for-science-and-industry-1) — Primary source · accessed 2026-09-08 - [EuroHPC: HammerHAI hardware contract, existing services and installation targets](https://www.eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/eurohpc-ju-signs-contract-deploy-ai-supercomputer-hammerhai-2026-03-16_en) — Primary source · accessed 2026-09-08 - [LRZ: Blue Lion hardware selection and planned operation in 2027](https://www.lrz.de/en/news/detail/blue-lion-based-on-vera-rubin-chip-architecture) — Primary source · accessed 2026-09-08 - [Jülich: JUPITER inauguration, GH200 Booster and AI Factory plans](https://www.fz-juelich.de/en/news/archive/press-release/2025/ceremony-jupiter) — Primary source · accessed 2026-09-08 - [hessian.AI: JUPITER AI Factory consortium and member roles](https://hessian.ai/55-million-euro-project-for-ai-innovation-in-europe-hessian-ai-strengthens-jupiter-ai-factory-consortium/) — Primary source · accessed 2026-09-08 - [LRZ: Blue Lion contract, €250M budget and operating costs through 2032](https://www.lrz.de/en/research/research-projects/detail/2024-12-13-bluelion-en) — Primary source · accessed 2026-09-08 - [Federal government answer, 5 November 2025, question 59, printed p4047: approximately €5.5B planned from the Infrastructure and Climate Neutrality Special Fund for the Hightech Agenda during the legislative term](https://dserver.bundestag.de/btp/21/21036.pdf) — Primary source · accessed 2026-09-08 - [Federal government answer, 28 January 2026, answers 1–4, p2: Hightech Agenda funding-source scope and parliamentary budget-provision condition](https://dserver.bundestag.de/btd/21/039/2103915.pdf) — Primary source · accessed 2026-09-08 Machine access The same record, machine-readable: the [evidence-trail feed](https://scrutica.com/sovereign-ai/program/sovereign-de/feed.xml) and the [derivation-chain export](https://scrutica.com/api/sovereign-programs/derivation-chain/de).