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# EuroHPC signs EUR 290 million Dell and E4 contract for Italy's AI factory
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-04-22-eurohpc-it4lia-ai-factory-dell-e4-italy/
- Published: 2026-04-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-01T10:50:42.000Z
- Description: EuroHPC signed a EUR 290 million contract with Dell Technologies and Italy's E4 Computer Engineering to build the IT4LIA AI factory at CINECA, Bologna, on Nvidia GB200 hardware with French SiPearl CPUs, split evenly with Italy's research ministry.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, #news, #verified

Verified [EuroHPC Joint Undertaking press release, 22 April 2026](https://www.eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/eurohpc-ju-signs-contract-boost-ai-capabilities-it4lia-ai-factory-2026-04-22%5Fen?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that Europe controls the chips inside the machine; the GPUs and prime vendor are American even though the site and funding are European.

**How this item counts.** Both ways: towards autonomy on who owns, towards dependence on who made the parts. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Verified counts in full: weight 0 of 36 possible. EU owns/funds Italy AI factory but Dell is prime vendor & Nvidia GPUs remain American parts. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)