{"id":18732,"date":"2024-12-12T18:03:41","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T16:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/?p=18732"},"modified":"2024-12-13T13:24:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T11:24:59","slug":"pr-ai-factories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/en\/2024\/12\/12\/pr-ai-factories\/","title":{"rendered":"Greece will host one of the seven AI Factories in the EU.  &#8220;Pharos&#8221; positions Greece on the map of Artificial Intelligence Innovation."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joint press release issued by the Ministry of Digital Governance, National Infrastructures for Research and Technology (GRNET), the National Centre for Scientific Research DEMOKRITOS\u00a0 (NCSRD), the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Athena Research Center, GrowthFund and the Special Secretariat of Foresight.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greece will host one of the first Artificial Intelligence (AI) Factories in Europe. The Ministry of Digital Governance\u2019s proposal for the project <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Pharos &#8211; The Greek AI Factory for accelerating AI innovation&#8221;,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has been approved under the EU\u2019s EuroHPC Joint Undertaking AI Factories initiative.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The &#8220;Pharos&#8221; project will serve as a hub for academia, research, the public sector, and private enterprises, aiming to develop innovative AI-driven services. Its focus will span the sectors of Health, Culture and Language and Sustainability (energy, environment, climate). In doing so, it will play a crucial role in fostering the growth and ongoing support of an innovative and competitive ecosystem of startups and small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project has a total budget of \u20ac30 million, funded 50% by the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking and 50% by National Resources. The project is scheduled to commence in March 2025, with a total duration of 36 months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This initiative is a flagship project under the Blueprint for Greece&#8217;s AI Transformation,\u00a0 developed by the High Level Advisory Committee on Artificial Intelligence (AI) The project will leverage the high-performance computing infrastructure of the &#8220;DAEDALUS&#8221; supercomputer, enabling seamless collaboration with other European infrastructures. The cooperation amongst AI Factories across countries, will ensure the collective data produced can be utilized for the benefit of all European citizens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More specifically, an ecosystem of innovative best practices will be developed in Greece that will:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Enhance competitiveness<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by providing advanced computational resources, access to big data, and specialised human expertise.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Support the development of reliable AI services<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> aligned with European AI regulations (AI Act).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Promote innovation in the targeted key industrial sectors,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> i.e. sustainability, through satellite data analysis for natural resource management and mitigating the effects of climate change.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Invest in human capital<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> via training programs, fostering academic collaborations, upskilling and attracting talent in the AI domain.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ensure innovation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by connecting with other relevant initiatives, such as European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs), Data Spaces, National Competence Centers (NCCs), and key projects such as DeployAI, ALT-EDIC4EU, LLMs4EU, amongst others.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Foster a cross-border innovation ecosystem<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through AI, delivering widespread benefits for all EU countries.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The &#8220;Pharos&#8221; project will be managed and operated by the National Infrastructures for Research and Technology (GRNET), operating under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Digital Governance. The Greek AI Factory Pharos is coordinated by a consortium of partners which include the National Centre for Scientific Research DEMOKRITOS\u00a0 (NCSRD), the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), the Athena Research Center, and the GrowthFund, in close collaboration with the Special Secretariat of Foresight of the Government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Affiliated Bodies include: a) The National Center for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), b) Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), c) National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), d) Foundation for Research and Technology \u2013 Hellas (FORTH), e) University of Piraeus (UNIPI), as well as the National Documentation Centre (EKT) and IDIKA S.A., both operating under the auspices of\u00a0 the Greek Ministry of Digital Governance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18736 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PR_Twitter-posts-37-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PR_Twitter-posts-37-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/grnet.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PR_Twitter-posts-37-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/grnet.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PR_Twitter-posts-37-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/grnet.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PR_Twitter-posts-37-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/grnet.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PR_Twitter-posts-37-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/grnet.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PR_Twitter-posts-37-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/grnet.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PR_Twitter-posts-37.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joint press release issued by the Ministry of Digital Governance, National Infrastructures for Research and Technology (GRNET), the National Centre for Scientific Research DEMOKRITOS\u00a0 (NCSRD), the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Athena Research Center, GrowthFund and the Special Secretariat of Foresight. 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