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The Institute of Informatics & Telecommunications participates in the project “Pharos: the Greek AI Factory”, among the 7 first AI Factories in the European Union.

The proposal that was submitted by the Ministry of Digital Governance was recently approved by the Joint Undertaking for High-Performance Computing (EuroHPC), resulting in signing off this flagship project under the Blueprint for Greece’s AI Transformation and leveraging the high-performance computing infrastructure of the “DAEDALUS” supercomputer, and enabling seamless collaboration with other European infrastructures.

The cooperation among AI Factories across countries will ensure the collective data produced can be utilised for the benefit of all European citizens.

More specifically, the ecosystem of innovative best practices which will be developed in Greece, will:

  • Enhance competitiveness by providing advanced computational resources, access to big data, and specialised human expertise.
  • Support the development of reliable AI services aligned with European AI regulations (AI Act).
  • Promote innovation in the targeted key industrial sectors, i.e. sustainability, through satellite data analysis for natural resource management and mitigating the effects of climate change.
  • Invest in human capital via training programs, fostering academic collaborations, upskilling and attracting talent in the AI domain.
  • Ensure innovation by connecting with other relevant initiatives, such as European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs), Data Spaces, National Competence Centers (NCCs), and other key projects .
  • Foster a cross-border innovation ecosystem through AI, delivering widespread benefits for all EU countries.

The Pharos project will be managed and operated by the National Infrastructures for Research and Technology (GRNET), operating under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Digital Governance. The Greek AI Factory Pharos is coordinated by a consortium of partners which include the National Centre for Scientific Research DEMOKRITOS  (NCSRD), the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), the Athena Research Center, and the GrowthFund, in close collaboration with the Special Secretariat of Foresight of the Government. Affiliated Bodies include: a) The National Center for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), b) Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), c) National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), d) Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH), e) University of Piraeus (UNIPI), as well as the National Documentation Centre (EKT) and IDIKA S.A., both operating under the auspices of  the Greek Ministry of Digital Governance.

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