The Czech Republic is positioning itself as a future AI hub: with the ‘AI Gigafactory CZ’ project, the country is applying to build a European supercomputing centre. The ambitious project forms part of the national AI strategy and is actively supported by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
The Czech Republic is preparing for the next stage of Europe’s digital future: the Ministry of Industry and Trade officially supports the ‘AI Gigafactory CZ’ initiative – a project submitted by the Czech telecommunications company České Radiokomunikace (CRA) as part of a public consultation by the European Commission. The aim is to build a state-of-the-art computing infrastructure for artificial intelligence (AI) that will establish the Czech Republic as a strategic location for European AI development.
“Artificial intelligence is changing not only industry but our entire society. That is why we wholeheartedly welcome CRA’s initiative,” said Minister of Industry and Trade Lukáš Vlček in a press release. “The project has an ambitious but realistic goal: to build powerful AI infrastructure in the Czech Republic. It has the potential to bring new investment, skilled workers and innovation to our country.”
The project is part of the Czech AI Strategy 2030 and has already been included in the Action Plan 2025+, which comprises 86 specific measures. At the heart of the project is a planned data centre in Prague-Zbraslav on company-owned land – the ‘Prague Gateway DC’, which, according to CRA head Miloš Mastník, is set to become one of the largest and most modern data centres in Central Europe.
With the Czech Republic’s bid to build a so-called ‘AI Gigafactory’, the country is moving into the spotlight of European digital policy. Through its ‘AI Continent’ initiative, the European Commission plans to invest up to €20 billion in new AI data centres to strengthen Europe’s competitiveness in the global AI landscape. Two-thirds of the funding is expected to come from private investors.
In addition to CRA, the Czech supercomputing centre IT4Innovations is also involved in the project. Together, they aim to be part of a new generation of European infrastructures capable of developing and training AI models on an unprecedented scale – based on up to 100,000 latest-generation H100 processors.
