Project description
Accelerating AI adoption in Slovenia
Supporting productivity growth by automating repetitive tasks and eliminating unnecessary processes, AI is becoming increasingly incorporated into various research domains and sectors. With this in mind, the EU-funded SLAIF project will build a national AI ecosystem in Slovenia by linking research, industry and the public sector through shared high-performance computing and cloud infrastructure. It will make AI more accessible, especially for SMEs and public institutions, by providing easier access to tools, data, training and support services. The project will also improve the use of national data through secure data spaces and promote trustworthy AI with transparency and compliance features. In addition, it will strengthen AI and HPC skills through targeted training and hands-on programmes.
Objective
The Slovenian Artificial Intelligence Factory (SLAIF) is a flagship initiative co-funded by EuroHPC and the EC, as well as Slovenia. It is designed to encourage innovation in AI, speed up its use in industry and make Europe more self-sufficient in the digital sector by creating an ecosystem centred on users. Slovenia has a long history of excellence in AI and high-performance computing, which SLAIF will build upon to create an inclusive and sustainable AI ecosystem by using a dedicated AI-optimised HPC facility, a cloud-HPC hybrid infrastructure, and a unified national access point for AI services, tools, and training.
SLAIF will unify Slovenia’s AI ecosystem by connecting academic, industrial, and public actors through shared infrastructure and coordinated services. It will lower entry barriers for SMEs and public institutions through simplified access, tailored support, and low-code tools. It will enhance the exploitation of national data assets by establishing secure, FAIR-aligned data spaces and semantic catalogues, while ensuring trustworthy and transparent AI systems through integrated explainability, auditing, and compliance mechanisms. Finally, it will strengthen national AI and HPC skills through targeted training, onboarding, and upskilling through hands-on programmes, as well as sector-specific capacity building engaging end-users from the public sector, industry and SMEs.
SLAIF’s vertical services target four domains: green transition, health and biotechnology, digital society, and AI for science. These reflect the diversity and structure of Slovenia’s economy—largely SME-driven, regionally distributed, and technologically varied—and ensure relevance across public and private sectors. Use cases will demonstrate impact in areas such as precision agriculture, medical diagnostics, smart energy systems, and scientific discovery, and will be co-developed with research institutes, hospitals, SMEs, and government bodies.
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Programme(s)
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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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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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2000 Maribor
Slovenia
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