Baden-Württemberg promotes AI together with France

The state supports cross-border cooperation between start-ups and companies. There is 500,000 euros for this.

The Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economic Affairs wants to improve networking between companies on the German-French border. The state is providing funding of 500,000 euros for this purpose. The aim is to enable companies, start-ups and research institutions to exchange more information on artificial intelligence and Industry 4.0. "We want to lay the foundation for the development of a Franco-German AI ecosystem and thus improve networking between players from science, business and politics," says Minister of Economic Affairs Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut (CDU).

The focus is on cross-border networking and supporting the economy in market development. The funded institutions include the Digital Innovation Center DIZ, the Digital Hub Karlsruhe for Applied Artificial Intelligence, the Allianz Industrie 4.0 Baden-Württemberg, the Steinbeis-Europa Zentrum and Baden-Württemberg International.

The second Franco-German conference on applied artificial intelligence took place at the beginning of December, creating a platform for innovation partnerships. "The task now is to take the cooperation established in this way to a new level in the long term," says the Minister.