10 strengths of Alicante to host Artificial Intelligence Agency

Concentrate the strengths of the Valencian Community in the city of Alicante to enable the Spanish Artificial Intelligence Supervision Agency to establish its headquarters in the city. The challenge is huge, but the provincial capital’s assets are strong, with the Generalitat Valenciana’s focus as promoter of the candidacy. These are ten.

SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT

Prestigious advisory board to determine the nomination

Alicante’s nomination to host the headquarters of the Spanish Artificial Intelligence Supervision Agency has an advisory committee of renowned experts in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) supporting the project. The Ministry of Innovation, Universities, Science and Digital Society works to integrate all research groups working in the field of AI to approach it from different perspectives such as social, legal, ethical or technological. This week, Laura Olcina, executive director of the Technological Informatics Institute and technology commissioner at Inndromeda; Ricard Martínez, professor in the Department of Constitutional Law, Political Science and UV Management; Adela Cortina, professor of Ethics and Law, Ethics and Political Philosophy at the UV; and Aurelia Bustos, an oncologist and computer engineer with a PhD in AI, is the co-founder of the IIA and Mebravo AI in oncology. They join Vicen Botti, director of VRAIN: UPV’s University Research Institute in Artificial Intelligence; Manolo Desantes, Professor of Private International Law at UA; Nuria Oliver, scientific director and co-founder of the Ellis Alicante Foundation; and Andrés Torrubia, telecommunications engineer and entrepreneur in the artificial intelligence industry. And it won’t be just them. The Ministry, led by Josefina Bueno, assures companies will continue to strengthen a solid nomination.

TALENT KEEPING

Trained for new jobs in demand

The activities carried out by the Universities and the Valencian Administration have contributed to the formation of a prepared and trained staff to practice the new professions demanded by society. The Ministry has facilitated the inclusion of more than 160 researchers over the last five years in the GenT excellence program created by the Valencian Government in 2017, which aims to attract, retain and consolidate the careers of international researchers of excellence in its three methods. All fields of knowledge, according to Consell. As a whole, the Society has five public universities with their own science parks that advocate for the creation of an innovative ecosystem through the application of work from leading university departments in AI, such as UA’s Scientific Business Innovation Unit or VRAIN. UPV, which directs its work to the development of technological innovation and complements Consell’s Graduate School and the launch of the Artificial Intelligence Research Centers Network (ValgrAI); support for the Ellis Node located in the UA Science Park; or the creation of the Center for Aging. In addition, the Ministry launched the Talent Zone project to train 15,000 professionals in three years through the Digital Zone.

ELLIS

Tied to an important European node from Alicante

Fundación Unidad Ellis Alicante directs research activities in the field of Artificial Intelligence focused on humans, with a particular focus on modeling human behavior in use cases for social good, including the current pandemic; or the challenges and limitations of AI systems used for decision making, such as the development of interactive intelligent systems and algorithmic biases or subliminal manipulation of human behavior. The Alicante center is named the Humanity-focused Artificial Intelligence Institute and is the only non-profit organization in our country dedicated solely to basic research in human-centered AI. Ellis is affiliated with 29 other Ellis units in 14 European countries and Israel, located at world-renowned research centers and universities such as the universities of Alicante, Cambridge and Oxford, ETH Zurich or the Max Planck Institute in Tübingen. The Alicante unit is the first Spanish unit to form part of this research excellence project and is the only unit created with a scientific spirit of startup.

AI IN MANAGEMENT

A firm commitment to progress in sustainable and efficient systems

Generalitat’s commitment is to initiate a Public Administration that contributes to improving the lives of citizens through the application of artificial intelligence in public services to move towards more sustainable, effective and efficient management systems in areas such as health, public transport, cities. , education, energy and sustainability of the planet. Generalitat funds UPV’s Head of Artificial Intelligence applied to Public Administration, where prototypes and improvements are proposed in the area of ​​administrative procedures. It is worth mentioning the Ministry of Innovation’s Innovative Regions program, which aims to provide capacity and resources to municipalities and regions to promote innovation and digital transformation.

DIGITAL ZONE

Outstanding pioneer as a technological hub

Generalitat Valenciana argues that the Digital District is more than a project that will build companies, startups, ideas and talent. With its headquarters in Ciudad de la Luz, it is the pioneer of technological transformation and the digital economy, and the great commitment of Consell in Alicante in this legislature. Its main motivation is to contribute to the change of the economic model by providing a strong digital ecosystem for companies in the sector to develop their activities and projects. The main aim is to promote the digital economy, from the procurement and management of spaces and services to technology companies. The service catalog of the technology center highlights a personalized welcome plan, continuous training for professionals from established companies and the organization of market-oriented technological events. Creating synergies between companies is another of the great advantages promoted to work in this innovation factory. This is something that aims to position the Valencian Community as a diverse ecosystem that aims to attract tech companies from all over the world. With the opening of a new headquarters at the Port of Alicante soon, nearly a hundred companies operate from this center, where a thousand employees are concentrated and facilities continue to expand.

EUIPO

Thirty years operating from the capital of the province

The city of Alicante meets all the necessary requirements to host corporate centers, with the main flagship being the European Union Intellectual Property Office (Euipo), which has been operating from the provincial capital for three decades. Created as a decentralized EU agency to offer intellectual property protection to companies and innovative agents; a function that connects with the needs arising from the development of AI application in various fields.

TRANSFER INFORMATION

Programs to build a research community

Generalitat Valenciana’s scientific strategy is based on three axes: talent, knowledge transfer and organization of the region through science and innovation. In this sense, the Valencian Research Foundation for Excellence (ValER) strives to implement tools that make it easy to build a large community of researchers who can advance their careers through rigorous and consistent work through pioneering research. ValgrAI is the Community’s Network of Graduate Schools and Research Centers in Artificial Intelligence. It aims to be a large community of researchers, faculty, students and alumni who will create value for society through rigorous work through pioneering AI research and education. ValgrAI wants to train the next generation of expert staff in the field of artificial intelligence through international programs supervised by the best research teams in the field. On the other hand, the implementation of the Center for Research on Aging in Elche, which aims to become an international benchmark, aims to achieve regional cohesion on the path to economic development. The project was born out of the desire to conduct excellent scientific research with international support and support, and that the research carried out has an impact on society as a whole. His activities include cutting-edge research in molecular and cellular biology, genetics of aging, and computational biology and artificial intelligence systems.

SUPPORT FOR INDUSTRIAL FABRIC

Facilitate innovation with public-private partnerships

The Valencia Innovation Agency (AVI) aims to act as an innovation facilitator for Valencia companies, by strengthening and creating links between representatives of the Valencia innovation system to incorporate existing knowledge into new technologies. despite the controversy a year ago due to the unequal distribution of resources among universities. On the other hand, the Community has a large association, Inndromeda, which represents the common alliance between competence centers and business fabric; Infrastructures and demonstration and experimental spaces that allow the demonstration and evaluation of the real impact of the use of new disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence in production, as well as the execution of tests and pilot projects before the commercialization of products. The future lies in the incorporation of new technologies and the development of R+D+i and in this regard the province of Alicante is among the most distinguished.

LINKS

The fourth airport in the country, the AVE and the future Mediterranean Corridor

Alicante-Elche airport stands out as one of the main strategic infrastructures of the province in terms of connections. It is the fourth busiest airport in the country and is linked to more than twenty countries. The capital city of Alicante is also connected to Madrid by the AVE and hopes to benefit from the future Mediterranean Corridor. It also has a port.

REGIONAL COMPLIANCE

Decentralized Ministry with AI strategy

Innovation is the first non-Valencian ministry to structure the region and this is what the central Executive is currently trying to promote. He has also been a pioneer in launching an Artificial Intelligence strategy for the Community. Presented in 2019, it is a work reflecting the Administration’s profession to reorient the production model by promoting the inclusion of AI in all areas of society, according to regional sources. This document will also be provided with the application to highlight the progress achieved in this area and the strategic action plans. This progressive amalgamation of disruptive technologies has been expressed through three areas: promoting an innovative and inclusive productive ecosystem; preparing this ecosystem for socioeconomic changes; and the adoption of artificial intelligence in public administration. As advocated by the Generalitat, the Valencia region has become a national benchmark in terms of seizing resources that facilitate policy implementation and AI inclusion in society, characterizing the drive to achieve competitive territory in the digital economy. human centered.

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