SWENODE

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This three-year project intends to establish an AI node that aims to create opportunities for trans-Atlantic collaborations between Swedish and

Silicon Valley actors within Artificiell Intelligens (AI). The project will act as a connecting actor bridging the gap between the

Swedish and US AI ecosystems. The AI node also intends to act as a catalyst by enabling an increased number of international collaborations for Swedish industry, startups and researchers in applied AI, by building and utilizing a strong network of AI actors in Silicon Valley. Expected results and effects:

The AI Node is an need-driven node for applicable AI, bridging the gap between the Swedish and the US AI ecosystems - consisting of researchers, entrepreneurs, startups and

investors - closer to each other, both digitally and physically, and lowers the threshold for AI collaborations between the regions. The AI Node has three objectives: create a strongly integrated AI ecosystem, create networking opportunities with tailored activities and spread knowledge. Approach and implementation:

The AI Node will be broad but also have depth and edge. Depth and cutting edge through tailored activities in the form of expert delegation trips in applied AI to Silicon Valley, where the needs of Swedish industrial actors, academics or startups are matched with potential collaboration partners in Silicon Valley. These experts

may have strong academic roots. Breadth through continuous linking of individual actors and knowledge spreading in the form of events, webinars and newsletters.