E4 the only Italian Founding Member of CLAIRE (Confederation of Laboratories for Research on Artificial Intelligence in Europe)

2 September 2021

Europe has an impressive number of strong businesses in all shapes, markets and sizes and holds some of the world’s strongest Artificial Intelligence (AI) scientists, research groups, research centers and universities, leading the way in turning new enabling technologies like AI into global products, platforms and services.

In this context CLAIRE was born, a non-profit organization with the goal of positioning Europe in the global lead in AI.

More than 380 research groups and institutes in AI are part of the CLAIRE Research Network, representing over 22,000 employees. The CLAIRE Innovation Network is designed to leverage this for the benefit of Europe’s businesses.

CLAIRE supports excellence in all of AI across all of Europe and aims to establish a world-wide recognition of “AI made in Europe”.

What is the CLAIRE Research Network?

A network of existing and new research labs and organizations across Europe, that will jointly identify fundamental questions for basic and applied research, discuss the most promising approaches, and participate in collaborative approaches to address them.

What are the CLAIRE Centres of Excellence?

A selection of sites in the CLAIRE Network, located strategically throughout Europe. These Centres will play strong roles as highly visible hubs for the members of the CLAIRE network in their region and facilitate industry collaboration and entrepreneurship.

What is the CLAIRE Hub?

A facility where excellent scientists and experts come together for periods of time to work on the most exciting topics, technologies and applications of AI. This Hub should aim to achieve the impact and brand recognition of CERN and become the “place to be“ in Europe when it comes to human-centered AI research and innovation. The Hub will play a key role for coordination, integration and scale-up of large AI projects in Europe. Therefore, a cutting-edge infrastructure as well as highly-skilled personnel crucial to support researchers in developing a human-centred AI will be located at this facility.

Which are the benefits of this innovation network?

• Contribute to shaping the future of AI in Europe
• Gain access to the largest AI community in the world
• Stay informed about AI developments and policy initiatives
• Find collaborators and partners from academia and industry
• Increase the visibility of your company in the AI community

Why E4 decided to support this initiative and be one of the founding members?

The mission of E4 is fulfilling the requests and needs of the customers. CLAIRE is the ideal arena where the needs of the customers engaged in AI projects and the infrastructure required to meet or even exceed their needs come togheter.

What’s the contribute of E4?

E4 brings to CLAIRE 20+ years of know-how in designing, building and deploying high-end infrastructure and in-depth knowledge of the needs of customers.

To know more, visit https://claire-ai.org/