Transforming the European AI Landscape: The CLAIRE Innovation Network

The Confederation of Laboratories for Artificial Intelligence Research in Europe (CLAIRE AISBL) was created in 2018 by the European AI community seeking to strengthen European excellence in AI research and innovation, with a human-centred focus. CLAIRE stands for AI that benefits society, in particular by helping realise the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (AI for Good) and AI that benefits all of society (AI for all). We aim to achieve world-wide brand recognition for "AI made in Europe".

CLAIRE encompasses more than 390 AI labs and organizations from across Europe. Now, to leverage both Europe’s impressive number of strong companies of all shapes and sizes, and some of the world’s strongest AI scientists, research groups, research centres and universities, we are launching the CLAIRE Innovation Network, complementing the Research Network. Together with our large and well-established Research Network, this will foster strong links and synergy between research and industry.

Together, CLAIRE covers the entire European AI ecosystem, within which our Research and Innovation Networks will interact closely in order to realise our ambitious vision for European excellence in human-centred, trustworthy AI.

The Innovation Network is designed for for-profit commercial companies, legal entities and groups or units within these companies that develop or use AI methods or technologies. Members of the CLAIRE Innovation Network not only gain access to the world’s largest AI community, where they stay informed about AI developments and policy initiatives, can find collaborators and partners from academia and industry, and increase the visibility of their company, but are also given the opportunity to contribute to shaping the future of "AI made in Europe".

Furthermore, CLAIRE is setting up various services that benefit Innovation Network members, including Theme Development Workshops, where latest AI topics and trends can be discussed with experts and policy stakeholders to shape an AI roadmap. CLAIRE also offers companies the opportunity to get into personal contact with members of the Research Network to receive the best possible fit for their business needs through matchmaking. By accessing CLAIRE’s community platform, members can become active or directly benefit from results and activities shared by others. As CLAIRE places great value on close cooperation, additional services tailored to research and business needs can be developed together to further improve CLAIRE’s service portfolio for the benefit of all members.

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