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🚀 The BSC AI Factory will be at AMETIC AI Summit 2026! We are excited to share that Albert Cañigueral Bagó, Factory One-Stop Manager at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), will take part in a panel discussion at one of Spain's most prominent AI events, taking place on 15 and 16 April 2026 in Madrid. Albert will join the session "IA en sectores estratégicos" covering AI in Industry 4.0, AI in Health, AI and Robotics, and AI Gigafactories, alongside Carles Llach, Director of Technologies at the Centro Tecnológico del Notariado, moderated by Aitor Cubo Contreras from Ministerio de la Presidencia, Justicia y Relaciones con las Cortes. The conversation will focus on how AI is moving beyond the hype and into real industrial processes, and how Spain can leverage it as a driver of competitiveness, modernization, and sustainable growth. 🔗 Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eJ6YDrkB 📅 15 April 2026 🕐 12:55 to 13:25 📍 Madrid See you there! 👋 #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #BSC #BSCAIFactory #AIFactory #AMETIC #AISummit #AMETICAISUMMIT2026 #Industry40 #DigitalTransformation #Gigafactories #EUAIFactories #EUAIFAntennas EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) | TÜBİTAK | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) | The National Institute for Research & Development in Informatics - ICI Bucharest

The India AI Impact Summit 2026 was a critical moment to put openness in AI systems at the forefront. However, openness alone is not a silver bullet and must be complemented by robust governance and guardrails. In our latest blog, Lea Gimpel and Amreen Taneja share their reflections on the summit: 🔹 How the DPG Standard verifies that AI systems are safe, inclusive, and designed for public benefit. 🔹 Exploring AI systems as DPGs, the use of AI within existing DPGs, and DPGs as trusted resources for responsible AI development (DPG4AI). 🔹 The urgent need for public investment in the open AI ecosystem to avoid the pitfalls seen in the open source software movement. 🔹 Why we must simplify the deployment of open source models while strengthening their safety infrastructure. Read our full reflections here: https://lnkd.in/dvTXW6-H We would like to thank John Dickerson (Mozilla.ai), Ayah Bdeir (CurrentAI), Chenai Chair (Masakhane African Languages Hub), Urvashi Aneja (Digital Futures Lab), Minister Karianne Tung, Minister Esther Dweck (Ministério da Gestão e da Inovação em Serviços Públicos), Morten Dæhlen (University of Oslo), Henrique Dolabella (RER), Swetha Kolluri (@DiCRA), Ashfaq Ahmad (ODK), Eirik Lunnan Djuve (Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation), Alok Gupta (EkStep Foundation), Anastasia Stasenko (pleias), Filippa Braarud, Gauri Bandekar, Philipp Olbrich (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH), James Lovegrove (RedHat Recruitment), Professor Amanda Brock (OpenUK), Aarushi Gupta (Digital Futures Lab), @M Chockalingam (NASSCOM), Yasha Khandelwal (TECH4BIZ), Peter Mattson (MLCommons, Google).

🇪🇺 𝐌𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞’𝐬 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐈 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐨 Between 2024 and 2025, the European Commission launched nearly 100 AI initiatives across four major policy frameworks: The AI Continent Action Plan (COM165) The Apply AI Strategy (COM723) The AI in Science Strategy (COM724) The Data Union Strategy (COM835). The Future Society mapped and analysed this entire portfolio to understand whether Europe has built a coherent AI sovereignty strategy or a fragmented collection of programmes. Here's what we found: 1️⃣ Governance and innovation lead the agenda, but initiative counts can be misleading. Computing Infrastructure accounts for only 5 of 96 initiatives yet commands over €30 billion in funding. Meanwhile, Data is the only policy domain without a single confirmed budget line. 2️⃣ 60% of initiatives are already operational, signalling a genuine shift from planning to delivery. Yet critical interdependencies remain unresolved: research programmes depend on computing infrastructure with no published timeline alignment. 3️⃣ 65% of initiatives have no disclosed budget during the most critical implementation phase (2025-2026). Without transparency, distinguishing genuinely resourced initiatives from aspirational ones is difficult. 4️⃣ Only 10% of initiatives have any international dimension, despite the Commission framing its AI ambitions in competitive terms against the US and China. The next two years will be decisive. Europe has put an ambitious policy portfolio on the table. The challenge now is whether it can translate that portfolio into a credible path toward AI sovereignty. Read the full analysis, link in comments below #EUAIPolicy #AIGovernance #DigitalSovereignty #TechPolicy

Last week, Nataly Buslón, PhD, Senior Researcher Responsible AI @ Universitat Pompeu Fabra, attended #MWC26 in 🇪🇸 Barcelona and presented the ongoing Frontier AI Grand Challenge. European Commission, EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU)and AI BOOST are looking for industrial leaders to push the boundaries of large-scale models. Who can join the Challenge? - Established entities: Industrial players based in and controlled by the EU. - Collaborative power: Consortia are encouraged! Teams can include academic or research partners from Member States. - Proven expertise: Must demonstrate a track record with 100Bn+ parameter models, modular architectures (like MoE), and deep experience in multilingual AI across all EU languages. 📅 Deadline: 13 April 2026 🚀 Know more & apply: https://lnkd.in/eMfUuzVt

🔓 The European Commission's proposed Open Digital Ecosystems Strategy marks a turning point in how we think about digital sovereignty. In our latest analysis, Aditya Singh and Alek Tarkowski examined the submissions to the EC's call for evidence. What emerged is a clear message: fostering open digital ecosystems is no longer just about open source licensing—it's about stewardship, reciprocity, and sustaining the communities that maintain our critical digital infrastructure. Key insights from the responses: 🔹 Beyond code: Digital sovereignty requires supporting the full ecosystem—including open data commons like OpenStreetMap that can power public AI. 🔹 Procurement as strategy: Public spending can be leveraged to ensure that value flows back to communities, not just commercial actors. 🔹 Commoning matters: Digital Commons aren't just freely available resources—they're infrastructures that require collective stewardship and public investment. This shift—from viewing open source as an industrial input to recognizing it as a Digital Commons—is essential for building resilient, democratic, and genuinely sovereign digital infrastructures. Read our full analysis: https://lnkd.in/gtQ_45eZ

🚀 We’re proud to officially launch "#PublicAI: Practical Strategies for Buying, Building, and Governing AI in Government" — a six-part InnovateUS series focused on ensuring AI serves the public interest. 🗓 March 4 – April 8, 2026 🎓 Free, virtual, open with registration As artificial intelligence becomes core public infrastructure, governments face a defining choice: Will the systems shaping public life be controlled by private platforms or built and governed in the public interest? This series equips public professionals with practical strategies to: ✔️ Buy AI systems without vendor lock-in ✔️ Design modular, interoperable, model-agnostic solutions ✔️ Treat AI as shared public infrastructure ✔️ Govern AI with transparency, accountability, and democratic oversight We’re honored to convene an extraordinary group of leaders from government, academia, and civil society: • Nishant Shah (State of Maryland) • Katherine Sklar (Open Contracting Partnership) • David Eaves (UCL; UK Civil Service; Government ZA) • Joshua Tan (Metagov) • Luca Cominassi (Metagov) • Ganesh Sitaraman (Vanderbilt University Law School) • John Bailey (American Enterprise Institute) • Santiago G. (City of Boston) • Albert Cañigueral Bagó (Barcelona Supercomputing Center) • Magnus Sahlgren (AI Sweden) • Dustin Haisler (Darwin AI) • Mihir Kshirsagar (Princeton University) Moderated throughout by Beth Simone Noveck (InnovateUS; The Governance Lab). Across six weeks, we’ll examine how AI is entering government today, where risk and leverage hide in procurement decisions, what a “public option” for AI infrastructure could look like, and what U.S. agencies can learn from international efforts in Sweden, Switzerland, and Spain. Designed for professionals in #procurement, #digitalinnovation, #datagovernance, and #technologypolicy at all levels of government. No technical background required, just a commitment to technology that remains transparent and accountable. 🌟 Participants receive a certificate of participation after completing 4+ sessions. 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eRRfc9S4

🚀 We’re proud to officially launch "#PublicAI: Practical Strategies for Buying, Building, and Governing AI in Government" — a six-part InnovateUS series focused on ensuring AI serves the public interest. 🗓 March 4 – April 8, 2026 🎓 Free, virtual, open with registration As artificial intelligence becomes core public infrastructure, governments face a defining choice: Will the systems shaping public life be controlled by private platforms or built and governed in the public interest? This series equips public professionals with practical strategies to: ✔️ Buy AI systems without vendor lock-in ✔️ Design modular, interoperable, model-agnostic solutions ✔️ Treat AI as shared public infrastructure ✔️ Govern AI with transparency, accountability, and democratic oversight We’re honored to convene an extraordinary group of leaders from government, academia, and civil society: • Nishant Shah (State of Maryland) • Katherine Sklar (Open Contracting Partnership) • David Eaves (UCL; UK Civil Service; Government ZA) • Joshua Tan (Metagov) • Luca Cominassi (Metagov) • Ganesh Sitaraman (Vanderbilt University Law School) • John Bailey (American Enterprise Institute) • Santiago G. (City of Boston) • Albert Cañigueral Bagó (Barcelona Supercomputing Center) • Magnus Sahlgren (AI Sweden) • Dustin Haisler (Darwin AI) • Mihir Kshirsagar (Princeton University) Moderated throughout by Beth Simone Noveck (InnovateUS; The Governance Lab). Across six weeks, we’ll examine how AI is entering government today, where risk and leverage hide in procurement decisions, what a “public option” for AI infrastructure could look like, and what U.S. agencies can learn from international efforts in Sweden, Switzerland, and Spain. Designed for professionals in #procurement, #digitalinnovation, #datagovernance, and #technologypolicy at all levels of government. No technical background required, just a commitment to technology that remains transparent and accountable. 🌟 Participants receive a certificate of participation after completing 4+ sessions. 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eRRfc9S4

🇪🇺 💻Public #AI and Technological Sovereignty in Europe at #MWC26 Roundtable with Aleida Alcaide, Ministerio para la Transformación Digital y de la Función Pública; Lucilla Sioli, EU Digital & Tech; Diego Perino, BSC, and moderated by Francisco Bracero Osuna, La Vanguardia. Some conclusions of this conversation on what is undoubtedly one of the most strategic and challenging issues for European governments and European citizens: ☑There is a need for clear regulations on #AI that are widely known. ☑In Europe, we have a network with a strong supercomputing infrastructure to offer competitive alternatives. ☑It is not just a matter of developing large models, but also of identifying and addressing the specific needs of the ecosystem. #BSCatMWC26 | #InnovationBSC | BSC AI Factory | #EUAIFactories #EUAIFAntennas 4YFN | Ministry of Science and Innovation of Spain | Departament de Recerca i Universitats | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya | Ministerio para la Transformación Digital y de la Función Pública | Secretaría de Estado de Digitalización e Inteligencia Artificial | EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) | SOMM Alliance | #4YFN26 | #MWC26

📅  𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱: 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗘𝗖𝗗 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗜. AI adoption in the public sector is accelerating, but many initiatives remain fragmented, pilot-based, or insufficiently documented. What is often missing is structured evidence on what works, under what governance conditions, and with what safeguards. This Global Call invites governments and public-sector partners to submit: • AI use cases in public administration • Policy and regulatory initiatives • Governance frameworks and oversight mechanisms • Practical tools supporting trustworthy AI implementation 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗘𝗖𝗗.𝗔𝗜 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆. Contributions may also inform OECD analysis, peer learning exercises, and future policy guidance. If you are working on AI deployment at the national, regional or local level, this is an opportunity to ensure your experience contributes to international learning and evidence-based governance. 📅 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝟮𝟬 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. Elsa Pilichowski Jamie Berryhill #ArtificialIntelligence #AIGovernance #DigitalGovernment #PublicSectorInnovation #OECD

💻✨Construimos la #IA Pública entre todos. 🤖Más de 1000 personas han participado en el Desafío ALIA, y 85 de ellas han formado parte de la hackathon 'Humans in the Loop: Desafío ALIA' durante el #TalentArena26 El objetivo: alinear la IA pública ALIA, contribuyendo a mejorar en sesgos de género y valores éticos. 🏅La Secretaría de Estado de Digitalización e Inteligencia Artificial y el BSC entregaron ayer el premio ganador. 🚀#BSCatMWC26 | #InnovationBSC | BSC AI Factory | #EUAIFactories | #EUAIFAntennas | 4YFN | Ministry of Science and Innovation of Spain | Departament de Recerca i Universitats | Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya | Ministerio para la Transformación Digital y de la Función Pública | EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) | SOMM Alliance| #PlandeRecuperación #NextGenerationEU | European Commission | Recovery and resilience plan for Spain | Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Strong democracies require strong digital infrastructure. That’s why we’ve opened applications for the Democracy x AI Cohort within Mozilla Foundation’s Incubator🎉 We’re looking for working technologies — already serving communities — that use AI to: Advance shared understanding Expand civic participation Increase institutional accountability Dig into the CFP and if you're working on tech that serves democracy, we want to hear from you. Applications close March 16, 2026 at 11:59 pm PT https://bit.ly/46KXDcs

La #InteligenciaArtificial (IA) está redefiniendo la forma en que los #gobiernos diseñan e implementan políticas públicas en América Latina y el Caribe. En el primer Diálogo Regional de Políticas de #IA, autoridades y especialistas intercambiaron experiencias sobre: ▪️ Gobernanza y regulación ▪️ Desarrollo de capacidades ▪️ Cooperación regional De este intercambio surgió una convicción compartida: el valor de la IA reside en contar con instituciones capaces de integrarla con reglas claras y un enfoque ciudadano. Así se fortalece la #EfectividadDelEstado. 👉 Revive las sesiones y descarga documentos clave aquí: https://bit.ly/4cdgvom

🚨 Final days to apply! 🚨 Are you an early-stage startup or team developing AI-based products or services with a strong technological foundation and high growth potential? This is your chance to join #BSCAIFactory Incubation Space Program. ✨ What’s new in this call? This edition offers dedicated incubation spaces for selected startups in Barcelona, Guimarães, Lisbon, or Bucharest, where teams can work, collaborate, and grow within vibrant innovation ecosystems. 📍 Incubation period: 1 April 2026 – 30 September 2026 📅 Application deadline: 12 March 👉 Apply now: https://lnkd.in/dHmT7G4U #AIStartups #StartupIncubator #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Entrepreneurship Barcelona Supercomputing Center | Barcelona Activa | Startup Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) | FCCN | EuroCC Portugal | EuroCC Romania | EuroCC_SpainRES | C-TECH | Portuguese Innovation and Technology Hub | PIH Portugal Innovation Hub | Hub Azul Portugal | Portugal Blue Digital Hub | The National Institute for Research & Development in Informatics - ICI Bucharest | PORTIC - Porto Innovation Center | Innovation X Hub | European Digital Innovation Hubs Network | Lisboa Innovation | PTCentroDiH |