The update aims to strengthen Germany as aninternationally competitive centre of AI research, development and application. This entails further establishing and expanding AI ecosystems in Germany and Europe to strengthen the application of AI on a broad scale and at the same time to promote the visibility of outstandinginitiatives and structures.
Name in original language
Nationale Strategie fur Kunstliche Intelligenz
Initiative overview
On 15 November 2018, the Federal Government adopted its Artificial Intelligence Strategy. It is based on findings from a public consultation and expert workshops. Responsible and public good-oriented development and application of AI systems should be made an integral part and thus a trademark of an "AI Made in Europe". In addition to this, the update puts pandemic control, sustainability - in particular environmental and climate protection - and international and European networking at the heart of newinitiatives.In December 2020, the German AI Strategy was reviewed to take into account new developments in the field, especially in the light of the COVID-19-pandemic. The review was based on expert workshops. The German economic stimulus package in response to Covid 19 increased the German AI budget until 2025 by 2 billion Euros. More about the update of the German federal governments updated national AI strategy can be found here (in German): https://www.bmwi.de/Redaktion/DE/Pressemitteilungen/2020/12/20201202-kabinett-beschliesst-fortschreibung-ki-strategie-bundesregierung.htmlObjectives:To make Germany and Europe a leading centre for AI and help safeguarding Germany's future competitiveness by attracting AI investments, by developing Centres for Excellence for AI research and by reviewing research funding schemes.To responsibly develop and use AI in order to serve the good of society through the implementation of an AI Observatory for sustainable AI development and by funding AI applications to benefit the environment.To integrate AI in society in ethical, legal, cultural and institutional terms in the context of a broad societal dialogue and active political measures by developing initiatives such as a new Skilled Labour Strategy, the Digital Work and Future Fund and by recognising the need of developing AI expertise in the public administration.
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Has this initiative been evaluated?
Yes
Are evaluation results public?
No
