AiNed is strengthening the Dutch knowledge and innovation base to promote the development of new AI applications by Dutch industry and public organizations. One of the instruments to this end is the call AiNed Innovation Labs. Public-private partnerships focused on the development of AI innovations and the associated knowledge transfer and application to business and guiding knowledge development. This call focuses on the following application areas:
The goal of InnovationLabs is to rapidly develop AI knowledge from the basic level to a stage of technology validation and demonstration in specific applications. In the AiNed InnovationLabs, AI knowledge and experience from knowledge institutions and (deep) tech companies is brought together into concrete and usable AI techniques, models, tools and prototypes for which there is a clear need among participating companies.
The AiNed Innovation Labs focus in particular on innovative small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups and scale-ups in the aforementioned application areas. In addition, to relevant larger companies, knowledge institutions and civil society organizations. There are many parties that can participate in an InnovationLab. Three roles are distinguished: core partners, flexible partners and lab management. For more information, please refer to the text of the call.
The launch date of this call is Feb. 29, 2024, and the deadline for submitting the full proposal is scheduled for July 5, 2024. The following meetings and deadlines are scheduled in this call:
| Feb. 29, 2024 | Launch call |
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| March 19, 2024 | Webinar for questions about the shortened proposal(review webinar and sheets) |
| April 5, 2024 | Deadline for submitting abbreviated proposal |
| April 8, 2024 | Co-creation workshop, 12.30 - 5 p.m., Malietoren, The Hague |
| April 19, 2024 | Co-creation workshop, 9.30 - 13.00 hrs, Beatrixgebouw Jaarbeurs, Utrecht |
| May 15, 2024 | Pitch session, present intended full proposal |
| May 28, 2024 | Webinar to ask questions about the full proposal(review webinarensheets) |
| July 5, 2024 11:59 p.m. CEST |
Application submission deadline (application form complete proposal including budget form and any letters of intent). Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered wordened. |
| September 2024 | Expected decision first round of AiNed call Innovation Labs |
Please see the documents below for more information about the call including terms and conditions:
The total grant budget for the AiNed Innovation Labs 2024 call for proposals is approximately 21 million euros.
The English translations are intended only for those who do not have full command of Dutch. The Dutch texts are leading.
