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petaflop/s-range dedicated to this task. Strong support
of theoretical modelling to link the upcoming experimental
data to fundamental theory is needed.
5) Computing facilities have become a key factor in the
modelling and analysis of experimental data in this field.
Funding and human resources for the maintenance
and further development of sustainable large-scale
high-performance computing resources, such as
the GRID, must be secured.
6) A dedicated very-high centre-of-mass energy
electron-nucleus collider (LHeC) will open up entirely
new possibilities for the study of extreme QCD matter
in the future. Forefront accelerator and detector R&D
must be supported to rapidly reach a technical design
for such a facility.
7) Progress in the field is marked by large international
collaborative efforts. Continuing support for networking
infrastructures is needed. Suitable career
programmes for young researchers, in theory and experiment,
need to be fostered in order to exploit fully the
long-term perspectives.
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