MIT AI 2026 is now open for applications
The new round of the MIT AI program is now open. SMEs can apply for funding through May 26, 2026, for collaborative R&D projects focused on AI. The total budget for the AiNed MIT AI Call 2026 is 3.55 million euros. Are you collaborating with other SME entrepreneurs to develop or innovate products, production processes, or services, and would you like […]
Interview Willem Jonker in Het Financieele Dagblad
Europe can catch up significantly by confronting AI Big Tech with AI Clean Tech. Read Sandra Olsthoorn's full interview in Het Financieele Dagblad here. Want to learn more about AI developments in Europe and the Netherlands and discuss them with others? Then come to our Dutch AI congress in [...].
Launch of 4 new ELSA Labs for responsible AI development
AI Coalition for the Netherlands (AIC4NL) announces the start of four research projects within the National Growth Fund call AiNed ELSA Labs. These projects focus on the development of AI applications that combine technological advances with societal embedding and exploiting economic opportunities. The implementing organization for the ELSA Labs is the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO). [...]
Successful first partner session Breaking Barriers: Building AI growth together
February saw the first partner session of Breaking Barriers, the program that helps AI startups scale faster and make international impact. Together with leading partners such as LegalAIR, EIT Digital, NEBUL | European Private AI, nlgroeit, Greyt, Highberg, TNO, AccelerAsia, Centre of Excellence for Data Sharing & Cloud, ScaleUpNation and Gritd, we went [...]
AI ACTION SUMMIT in Paris strengthening European and Dutch AI position
Global ambitions in AI are huge. The billion-dollar plans are flying around our ears. AI is BIG. In January, we saw the kickoff of this race in the U.S. with the Stargate project of between $100 billion and $500 billion. In Europe, France provided the kickoff with 30 to 50 billion [...]
AIC4NL is helping to build Europe's AI future with OpenEuroLLM!
Together with consortium partner Alliance for Language Technologies - ALT-EDIC, AIC4NL is involved in the creation of the OpenEuroLLM project. This initiative focuses on the development of open-source and European Large Language Models (LLMs) that contribute to Europe's digital sovereignty. With a focus on open and transparent AI, OpenEuroLLM offers companies and organizations the [...]
Europe is making strides in AI - but implementation is the real challenge
After all the U.S. and Chinese AI violence: 100 to 500 billion for Stargate and the launch of China's DeepSeek, Europe seems to have realized that real work on a European AI industry is now needed. The EU Competitive Compass in response to the Draghi report sets out an agenda for the plans that [...]
AI in healthcare too often stranded: time for direction and breakthroughs
Pilots abound, but far too few AI innovations survive the three so-called "valleys of death. However promising these innovations may be, they often do not reach the market and therefore do not get the chance to prove themselves. Pieter Jeekel, chairman of the Health and Care Working Group, and Niels Bolding, Technology Lead [...]
Awards final round AiNed XS Europe
Last 10 groundbreaking research projects launched thanks to AiNed call XS Europe The last 10 groundbreaking research projects have been approved from the AiNed XS Europe call of the AI Coalition for the Netherlands (AIC4NL). These projects strengthen the AI knowledge and innovation base that is of great importance to the Netherlands. An important role is the connection of Dutch [...]
Dutch AI Coalition and AiNed join forces in AI Coalition 4 NL
As of January 1, 2025, the Dutch AI Coalition (NL AIC) and AiNed have joined forces. This means that the largest AI community and the largest AI program in the Netherlands now come together in one organization: AI Coalition 4 NL (AIC4NL). With one mission and one strategy, AIC4NL builds on the successes of the NL AIC since [...].
AI Coalition for the Netherlands strengthened with Klaas Wagenaar as new director
Effective January 1, 2025, the Supervisory Board of AI Coalition for the Netherlands has appointed Klaas Wagenaar as ecosystem director. The Supervisory Board and Board welcome Klaas to this new role, in which he will focus on strengthening and connecting the ecosystem and accelerating the adoption of AI, with [...]
Looking back on 2024: Together we got a lot done
2024 was a year when artificial intelligence was not only in the spotlight, but also took on a larger role in our society. From the wide adoption of language models like ChatGPT to the growth of 750 AI startups in the Netherlands and the recognition of the Netherlands as a global leader in responsible AI development, this year showed [...]
Thanks to AI, more efficiency and quality of care in emergency room
Last week, the NL AIC in collaboration with Kickstart AI and Erasmus MC brought together healthcare professionals from the Netherlands to discuss how healthcare problems can be solved with AI. Kickstart AI and Erasmus MC recently partnered to explore how efficiency and quality of care [...]
Podcast series Pike in the Attic, in conversation with inspiring AI startups, among others
Artificial intelligence (AI) is causing major changes in society. Developing and maintaining a good level of knowledge about AI is therefore necessary for the Netherlands. But where are we with AI and what does it mean for you and for society? In the podcast series Pike in the Attic from National Innovation Center Artificial Intelligence (ICAI) [...]
MIT in practice: preventing food waste thanks to an 'AI scanner' for fruits and vegetables
Worldwide, about a third of all food produced is wasted. A shockingly high percentage. Fruit and vegetables deserve extra attention, because it is not always possible to keep them fresh until the moment of consumption. OneThird has therefore developed a special scanner that can determine the quality of fruit and vegetable products at lightning speed. And [...]
Honoring ELSA Lab for Eastern Netherlands with NL AIC Label
To strengthen our vision on the development and application of Artificial Intelligence in the Netherlands, the Dutch AI Coalition has developed the NL AIC Label. An NL AIC Label is a formal recognition of (the quality of) an activity in line with the ambitions and strategic goals of the Dutch AI Coalition. Recognition [...]
