{"id":18708,"date":"2024-12-10T11:46:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T09:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/?post_type=wpbdp_listing&#038;p=18708"},"modified":"2025-07-02T14:51:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T11:51:57","slug":"pharos-ai-factory-en","status":"publish","type":"wpbdp_listing","link":"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/en\/business-directory\/pharos-ai-factory-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Pharos: The Greek AI Factory for accelerating AI innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20336 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/logos-banner-white-1-1024x93.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"87\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (JU) has decided to set up artificial intelligence (AI) factories across Europe. The aim of the AI Factories is to create a single service centre for users, including start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and scientific users, to facilitate access to its services, as well as skills development and user support.<\/p>\n<p>The project \u201cPharos: The Greek AI Factory for Accelerating AI Innovation\u201d is a groundbreaking initiative that establishes a national hub for AI research, development, and application. Designed to harness the capabilities of the upcoming Greek national supercomputer DAEDALUS, Pharos is positioned as a strategic pillar in Greece&#8217;s and EU\u2019s journey towards AI democratisation, sustainability and innovation.<\/p>\n<p>Pharos aims to create a trusted, sustainable AI ecosystem in Greece that bridges the gap between academia, industry and the public sector, by promoting ethical AI innovation, focusing on critical sectors, such as Health, Culture &amp; Language and Sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>Benefits of the project:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For Startups &amp; SMEs: Access to cutting-edge AI tools and support for scaling AI solutions.<\/li>\n<li>For Researchers: Opportunities to collaborate on AI projects with access to DAEDALUS.<\/li>\n<li>For the citizens: AI-driven advancements in health, culture and sustainability will contribute to Greece\u2019s and EU\u2019s digital transformation goals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Led by the National Infrastructures for Research and Technology &#8211; GRNET and supported by a consortium including leading academic institutions, research centers and industry partners, Pharos will integrate state-of-the-art technologies, responsible AI principles, and innovative services to empower startups, SMEs and researchers. Collaborative engagements with other EU initiatives ensure Pharos\u2019 integration into the European AI landscape.<\/p>\n<p>Pharos consortium:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>(Coordinator) National Infrastructures for Research and Technology (GRNET) with associated bodies:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>1.1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.certh.gr\/root.en.aspx\">Centre for Research and Technology &#8211; Hellas CERTH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>1.2 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auth.gr\/en\/\">Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>1.3 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.uoa.gr\/\">National Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>1.4 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forth.gr\/en\/home\/list\/\">Foundation for Research &amp; Technology (FORTH)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>1.5 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unipi.gr\/en\/home\/\">University of Piraeus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>1.6 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekt.gr\/en\/index\">National Documentation Centre<\/a><\/p>\n<p>and the collaborating entity <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idika.gr\/\">IDIKA<\/a><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.demokritos.gr\/\">National Centre for Scientific Research DEMOKRITOS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ntua.gr\/en\/\">National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.athenarc.gr\/en\">ATHENA Research Centre (ATHENA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/growthfund.gr\/en\/\">Growthfund<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eurohpc-ju.europa.eu\/selection-first-seven-ai-factories-drive-europes-leadership-ai-2024-12-10_en\">EuroHPC Joint Undertaking\u2019s press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/presscorner\/detail\/en\/ip_24_6302\">European Commission\u2019s communication<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (JU) has decided to set up artificial intelligence (AI) factories across Europe. 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