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A EUR 125M pan-European challenge competition run by Germany's Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation (SPRIND), funding up to 10 teams for 24 months to build European Frontier AI labs, with up to 3 winners positioned to raise EUR 1B scale-up rounds.

The Network of German Centres of Excellence for AI Research is comprised of six leading research institutions in the field of Artificial Intelligence: BIFOLD, DFKI, MCML, LAMARR, ScaDS.AI Dresden/Leipzig and TUE.AI Center. Together, they work towards strengthening Germany as a top-tier location for AI technologies as well as increasing the national and international visibility of German AI research.

Funded by the BMWK, this technology programme aims to facilitate the effective adoption of generative AI in businesses by showcasing practical use cases in areas such as knowledge management, maintenance, healthcare, and production. The programme is specifically designed to address the unique needs and opportunities of SMEs, ensuring that AI solutions are both relevant and accessible to them.

Coordinated by the AI Advisory Centre (BeKI), AI Guidelines are being developed to ensure a harmonised inter-ministerial approach to the use of AI in public administration. These guidelines promote a value-based approach to AI deployment and offer practical guidance for both employees utilising AI systems and the respective administrative units responsible for providing these systems.

Surgical interventions are a core element of multimodal treatment strategies for solid cancers and continue to play a central role in modern oncology. Artificial intelligence is expected to contribute to more personalised and precise approaches to cancer care, supporting clinical decisions before, during, and after surgery. The funding measure seeks to advance the precision of oncological surgery through the development and application of interactive AI technologies.

An AI Factory built around Europe’s JUPITER exascale supercomputer (Forschungszentrum Jülich) that enables industry and researchers to access exascale compute for AI R&D and industrial pilots.

Jointly managed by BeKI, BMF and the Federal Chancellery's Data Lab, KIPITZ is an overarching AI infrastructure supporting LLMs for the federal administration. The platform, built by ITZBund with open-source components, allows cross-departmental testing and deployment of generative AI tools, fostering innovation and digital sovereignty in the public sector.

As a pilot project under BeKI, this marketplace will connect ministries and agencies with AI solutions that meet their needs. It will improve transparency and collaboration by cataloguing AI applications and experiences within government departments. The project is currently being developed with the BMI’s Data Lab, ITZBund, and other ministries, with plans to launch publicly by late 2024.