AID4SME Kick-off meeting: boosting competitiveness and green transition in Europe
AID4SME Kick-off meeting: boosting competitiveness and green transition in Europe
The AID4SME project has been launched on 5 and 6 December 2024 to enhance Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Data Solutions adoption in Europe. This project is going to enable small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to develop AI and DATA solutions through support of a Community of Practice and low-TRL and high-TRL playgrounds. It will assist SMEs to develop combined AI & Data Solutions for large scale resource optimisation challenges on industries that have significant impact on the objectives of the Green Deal.
Combined AI & data technologies are a synergistic duo and key drivers of future economic development. However, they have been facing low adoption in Europe and most likely running behind other parts of the world.
Funded by the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA), the AID4SME project will be active until November 2027, and aims to resolve this current scenario and expand the AI and data solutions great potential for the European economy and societal benefits by approaching three pillars:
- SMEs, who will receive our long-term business development support to overcome growth challenges and the valley of death;
- AID4SME Community of Practice (CoP): with an active stakeholder engagement, the CoP network will generate scientific, industry and knowledge support for SMEs tackling AI & data tech solutions; and
- Low-TRL and High TRL playgrounds, for the development of different technologies.
Representatives from all 16 partners organisations physically joined the project kick-off meeting in Leuven, Belgium allowing us to create strong bonds, implement deep conversations and discuss the best strategy for our upcoming collaborative work, highlighting the next steps and priorities.
See more details in the AID4SME press release.
