The Supercomputing center of the University of Málaga is included in the last book presented by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities with the current list of ICTS (Infraestructura Científico-Tecnológica Singular), which are large installations, resources, facilities and services, unique in its kind, that are dedicated to cutting edge and high quality research and technological development, as well as to promote exchange, transmission and preservation of knowledge, technology transfer and innovation.

The main objective of the ICTSs is to provision the national and international scientific, technological and industrial community of essential scientific and technical infrastructure for the development of a scientific and technological research unique or exceptional in its genre, with a very high cost of investment and maintenance and whose importance and strategic nature justifies their availability for the whole R + D + i collective.