The CHPC is one of three primary pillars of the national cyberinfrastructure intervention supported by the Department of Science and Technology (DST). The South African National Research Network (SANReN) and the Very Large Databases (VLDB) complement the CHPC through the provision of high-speed, high-bandwidth connectivity, and the effective curation of a variety of notably large databases. The CHPC infrastructure is updated and maintained meticulously to comply with international standards.
Research and Human Capital Development Division remit is to advance scientific boundaries by enabling world-class research through promoting and facilitating the use of computational technologies and techniques amongst researchers forster innovation through effective partnership the training of a new generation of computationally skilled researchers in areas underpinned by high end computing, particularly those of national and continental strategic importance, to the benefit of basic and applied research in the public and private sectors.
"Infrastructure is a critical success factor in research, and the ability of our scientists to perform cutting-edge research and to be competitive globally is linked to the availability of good state-of-the-art infrastructure for science and technology" - Min. of Science and Technology, Budget vote, 7 April 2005