Project description
Supercharging AI access for European innovators
Smart Machines can change the way things work for businesses all over Europe, but there is a real problem with getting the best tools and know-how, especially for small firms and new start-ups. To fix this problem, the EU-funded BSC AI Factory project will build a state-of-the-art AI hub powered by the upgraded MareNostrum5 supercomputer. The centre will give advanced computer support, custom made ͏AI services, and focused training. Targeting small and medium businesses, the BSC AI Factory hopes to increase AI use, spark local inventions and strengthen Europe’s position in the global AI field.
Objective
This proposal represents the joint initiative of Barcelona Supercomputing Center – Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS), Fundação para a Ciencia e a Tecnología, I.P. (FCT), the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (Tubitak) and National Institute for Research & Development in Informatics (ICI Bucuresti), to develop and operate the BSC AI Factory, a new Artificial Intelligence Factory at the service of the European Union Artificial Intelligence innovation ecosystem.
The BSC AI Factory project will deploy a comprehensive set of AI-oriented services, complemented with strong training, networking and hub facilities to boost the uptake and use of AI by industry with a special emphasis in SMEs and start-up companies, all of them based in the four participating countries and at the service of the European innovation community, designed specifically to meet Europe’s evolving AI needs, and running on a powerful upgrade of the EuroHPC JU MareNostrum5 supercomputer exploiting the most recent AI-oriented computing technologies.
Keywords
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Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
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HORIZON.2.4 - Digital, Industry and Space
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HORIZON.2.4.7 - Advanced Computing and Big Data
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HORIZON.2.4.5 - Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
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Topic(s)
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Funding Scheme
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Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
HORIZON-JU-RIA - HORIZON JU Research and Innovation Actions
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2025-AI-01-IBA
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08034 BARCELONA
Spain
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