AI has a profound impact on a wide range of sectors and the people working within them. Developments are rapidly advancing, and the market demands continuous new knowledge and well-trained employees and students. The AiNed Learning Communities are strategic, multi-year collaborations that offer a practical approach for businesses (SMEs) and social organizations to enhance their AI knowledge and skills, while also collaborating with AI knowledge carriers in education.
Objective of Learning Communities
The goal of a Learning Community is to create and sustain a high-quality and diverse pool of AI talent among employees and students, capable of leveraging and addressing the opportunities and challenges of AI. A Learning Community acts as a knowledge booster for AI, delivering scalable results and combining practical cases (particularly from SMEs) with knowledge building. This results in increased AI knowledge and skills among employees and students and the development of learning modules that enable scaling.
For Whom
Both businesses and/or social organizations and educational institutions (from vocational to university level) can be part of an AiNed Learning Community. Within a community, we distinguish the following roles: core partners, team leads, and community participants (knowledge receivers and knowledge providers).
Focus Areas
The AiNed Learning Communities call 2024 focuses on four specific application areas: (1) energy and sustainability, (2) health and care, (3) mobility, transport, and logistics, and (4) technical industry.
Broad Mission
The intended impact of the AiNed Learning Communities aligns seamlessly with the broader mission of the National Growth Fund program AiNed to position the Netherlands as a leading player in responsible AI development and application. By investing in research, innovation, and transition to develop AI-driven solutions that enable positive change, we aim to collaboratively build a sustainable and prosperous future with AI.
Interested?
Visit this page for more information on the AiNed Learning Communities call 2024, including the conditions and schedule. Interested? Join the webinar where this call will be explained. You can register soon, so keep an eye on the AiNed website.
The AiNed InnovationLabs call 2024 has also launched. Check out the news release and the page for more information on this call for proposals.
Questions?
For questions about this scheme, contact Chris Willemsen from Oost NL, program manager of the AI-hub Oost-Nederland.
