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# Cyprus puts first supercomputer into pilot service with NVIDIA
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-06-05-cyprus-supercomputer-pharos-cy-pilot/
- Published: 2026-06-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-23T12:00:17.000Z
- Description: Cyprus put its first supercomputer into pilot operation and joined the European AI Factories network as Pharos-CY, President Nikos Christodoulides said at the Presidential Palace, with NVIDIA providing technology transfer and training.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [CBN (Cyprus Business News), 5 June 2026](https://www.cbn.com.cy/article/130092/nvidia-s-supercomputer-in-operation-on-a-pilot-basis-from-today-cyprus-joins-the-european-ai-factories-network-through-pharos-cy?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not disclose the supercomputer's cost or capacity, or confirm when the public call for pilot applications opens.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who operates. Binding 3 of 3 (in force or operating), scale 1 of 3 (small), Reported counts half: weight +1.5 of 36 possible. Cyprus's first supercomputer now piloting under national/EU control; operate autonomy. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-23\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)