“We are launching the Dama Technology Park; Europe must regain its technological sovereignty”. This was stated by Vincenzo Colla, Vice-President responsible for Economic Development and the Green Economy, on the sidelines of a meeting with the Emilia-Romagna delegation in Brussels, talking about DAMA Tecnopolo (Data Manifattura Tecnopolo Emilia-Romagna), which is a major innovation hub in Bologna, Italy, focused on supercomputing, Artificial Intelligence, and Big Data. Located in a redeveloped former tobacco factory, it serves as a strategic Data Valley for Italy and Europe, hosting high-performance computing (HPC) systems for climate, health, and industrial research