{"id":3037,"date":"2024-12-16T07:59:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T07:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=3037"},"modified":"2024-12-16T07:59:58","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T07:59:58","slug":"romanias-ici-joins-eur-1-5-bln-european-ai-infrastructure-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=3037","title":{"rendered":"Romania&#8217;s ICI joins EUR 1.5 bln European AI Infrastructure Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Romania, through its National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics (ICI Bucharest), has joined a European consortium to develop advanced computing infrastructure powered by artificial intelligence (AI), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.profit.ro\/povesti-cu-profit\/foto-romania-implicata-in-proiectul-de-constructie-a-primelor-fabrici-europene-de-ai-21868891?mc_cid=708615cba2&amp;mc_eid=cd1f92f96c\" target=\"_blank\">Profit.ro<\/a> reported. This initiative is part of a broader EUR 1.5 billion European project to establish seven &#8220;AI factories&#8221; that will drive innovation across industries, start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and public administrations across the continent.<\/p>\n<p>The consortium, led by Spain&#8217;s Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS), includes partners from Romania, Spain, Portugal, and Turkey. With a total project cost of EUR 198 million, the initiative focuses on enhancing AI-driven innovation across key sectors, including public administration, healthcare, biotechnology, finance, agriculture, energy, and media.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the BSC AI Factory project, Romania will contribute to efforts that revolve around three core objectives:<\/p>\n<p>\tDeveloping and delivering advanced, high-value AI services with specialised support for target industries.<br \/>\n\tEnhancing the EuroHPC JU MareNostrum 5 supercomputer, integrating cutting-edge AI computing capabilities, AI-specific software, and a vast data warehouse.<br \/>\n\tBuilding an advanced experimental platform optimised for AI applications, enabling the testing of emerging computing technologies.<\/p>\n<p>The BSC AI Factory will be a cornerstone of Europe&#8217;s push to establish a robust AI ecosystem, with Romania playing a key supporting role. Focused on practical applications in areas such as climate, healthcare, and public sector digitalisation, the project underscores the EU&#8217;s ambition to remain at the forefront of global AI development.<\/p>\n<p><em>iulian@romania-insider.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(Photo source: Hakinmhan\/Dreamstime.com)<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Romania, through its National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics (ICI Bucharest), has joined a European consortium to develop advanced computing infrastructure powered by artificial intelligence (AI), Profit.ro reported. This initiative is part of a broader EUR 1.5 billion European project to establish seven &#8220;AI factories&#8221; that will drive innovation across industries, start-ups, small [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3037"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3037\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}