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Founded in 2020, Teton.ai provides an AI nurse companion to support patient care and improve nursing staff efficiency. Teton.ai uses sensors to monitor patient movements and predict when there could be urgent needs or potential falls. The technology is in use at the North Denmark Regional Hospital as of 2024.

Radiobotics product RBfracture, which detects fractures, effusions, and lipohemarthrosis with high accuracy has been introduced in Denmark to support the diagnostic process.

The Radiological AI test center aims to accelerate the development and use of AI technology in radiology practice.

The Danish Centre for Clinical Artificial Intelligence (CAI-X) is partnership between the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute at the University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital to connect clinicians with technical staff and researchers within the universities, along with private enterprises to benefit patients and hospital staff through the use of AI.

Local Government Denmark (KL), which represents municipalities, has established this centre to collect and help share knowledge about digitalisation and help explore how new technologies, including AI, can be applied and create value in municipalities, and identify emerging challenges. It also provides action-oriented guidance and tools on topics ranging from security to IT procurement and framework architecture. KL has also launched an AI school for managers, executives, and politicians.

Plan for new technology and automation of the public sector. The joint public digitalisation strategy 2022-2025 contains an initiative to use new technologies such as AI to free up labour for other tasks in the public sector. New technological solutions, such as automation, AI, and robotics, are increasingly being implemented in the public sector. The state, municipalities, and regions have therefore agreed to launch a 10-year plan for new technology and automation of the public sector.

"One of seven Danish government-approved Research and Technology Organisations (GTS institutes), whose mission is to transfer research-based knowledge to industry and help drive innovation and growth in public and private organisations. Provides research-based knowledge in the following areas: • Artificial intelligence (strong focus) • Computer vision • Cybersecurity • Digital sustainability • Digital health • IoT and smart products"

The Signature Projects in Denmark test AI applications in the public sector to improve sustainability and reduce CO2 emissions. AI is applied in areas such as energy management, fleet optimisation, and flood forecasting. The projects aim to make public services more efficient and environmentally friendly.

Under the research and development programme “Grønt Udviklings- og Demonstrationsprojekt” (GUDP), there are several examples of projects funded that investigate AI-based solutions in agriculture. GUDP supports the development and demonstration of knowledge and technologies that can make the food sector of the future greener. The second application round in 2025 with a focus on reducing emissions and nitrogen is now open for applications.

Part of the business promotion system and Denmark's national cluster for digital technologies, serves as a hub for digital innovation – both for companies developing digital solutions and for other sectors in need of innovative digital solutions. The cluster build bridges between businesses, entrepreneurs, and knowledge institutions.

Support to SMEs through grants, mainly for the purchase of private advice to identify digitalisation potential (including an AI-dedicated strand) or advice on implementation. Other support measures include subsidies for investments; skills and management development; and guidance on digital development. In addition, since May 2023, the EIFO facilitates access to financing for smaller Danish companies for digitalisation.

DIREC’s research spans ten areas in advanced digital technology. It aims to develop and support research in AI, big data, IoT, and IT Security.

This platform for developing and training language models will be established for Danish companies and authorities to freely access and use and further develop Danish language models for their own contexts. The initiative will be run under the auspices of the Danish Foundations Models – a collaboration between Aarhus University, the University of Southern Denmark, the University of Copenhagen and the Alexandra Institute on research-based development of language models.

The Danish government establish an interdisciplinary centre for research and advice on using AI in society. The centre will work closely with the Pioneer Centre for Artificial Intelligence. The centre will serve as a single point of access to knowledge and advice on how authorities and companies can best use AI in practice and will also conduct independent research and practice-oriented evaluation and monitoring of generative AI.

Denmark has started collaborating with NVIDIA in 2024 to establish the centre for AI innovation that will host one of the world’s most powerful AI supercomputers (Gefion). Researchers from Denmark’s public and private sectors will gain access to a state-of-the-art supercomputer optimised for large-scale projects using AI as well as software platforms, training, and expertise (Novo Nordisk Foundation, 2024).

Denmark has started collaborating with NVIDIA in 2024 to establish the centre for AI innovation that will host one of the world’s most powerful AI supercomputers (Gefion). Researchers from Denmark’s public and private sectors will gain access to a state-of-the-art supercomputer optimised for large-scale projects using AI as well as software platforms, training, and expertise (Novo Nordisk Foundation, 2024).

DeiC is also leading the work to implement the National Strategy for Research Data Management. The strategy targets research institutions and research funding organisations. It defines several principles and areas of action to strengthen the dissemination and financing of good data management practices, resulting in more FAIR research data (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) in Denmark.

DeiC is “the collaboration with and between the Danish universities. DeIC coordinates the delivery and development of the national digital research infrastructure. Its “purpose is to ensure that computing power, data storage and network infrastructure are available for Danish research and education”.

In 2022, the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science published a research mapping on the quantum field. This shows that Danish quantum research is considered to be world-class in a number of fields and enjoys great international recognition. Over the last ten years, the activities of the Danish research institutions within the quantum area have been on the rise. New research groups have been established, and we have succeeded in recruiting several international top researchers.

Cloud service for governmental bodies hosted by the Danish Agency for Governmental IT Services (SIT) on the platform https://www.dmi.dk/frie-data, which is delivered as community cloud for SIT customers and offers data hosting on Danish territory. Used for distributing open meteorological data and for the National Data Portal among others.