About the CoE
The HPC and Big Data Analytics Center of Excellence at Addis Ababa Science and Technology University is a specialized hub established to advance research, innovation, and capacity building in high-performance computing and large-scale data analytics. It serves as a strategic platform to address complex computational challenges and foster data-driven decision-making across various scientific, industrial, and societal domains.
By integrating cutting-edge computational infrastructure with interdisciplinary expertise, the center aims to:
- ✦ Accelerate scientific discoveries and technological innovations.
- ✦ Support national and regional development priorities through data public infrastructure, Data as an Asset, digital skills and capacity building.
- ✦ Provide training and collaboration opportunities for academia, industry, and government.
Core Values
Pursuing world-class research and groundbreaking solutions.
Fostering strong partnerships between academia, industry, and government.
Committed to nurturing Ethiopia's future leaders in data science and HPC.
Handling data with the highest ethical standards and robust cybersecurity.
Ensuring our work delivers tangible benefits to Ethiopian society and industry.
Vision of the CoE
"To be the leading HPC and Big Data Analytics research center in East Africa by 2030, renowned for developing data-driven solutions and innovative technologies that address the critical challenges of Ethiopian industries and business systems."
Mission of the CoE
- ✓ To establish and provide unparalleled supercomputing resources that empower large-scale, data-intensive research and national projects.
- ✓ To nurture a new generation of world-class data scientists and engineers equipped to design and develop efficient, reliable big data technologies.
- ✓ To collaborate with industry and institutions on advanced training programs and transformative big data research projects that have a direct national impact.
Objectives of the CoE
The CoE acts as a national hub for quality Big Data Analytic Services and digital infrastructure development, empowering government departments and public sector units to achieve data-driven governance. We help our partners to:
- ▸ Define their analytical needs and strategic questions.
- ▸ Identify the critical data sets required to meet these needs.
- ▸ Determine secure access to relevant data sources across government and beyond.
- ▸ Build custom, robust data analytic solutions and platforms.
- ▸ Share data in a secure, controlled, and ethical manner.
- ▸ Integrate departmental data silos to enable a "whole-of-government" view for integrated policy formulation and national planning.
