{"id":596,"date":"2025-03-31T20:23:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T20:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/?p=4300417"},"modified":"2025-03-31T20:23:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T20:23:44","slug":"eu-invests-e1-3-billion-to-boost-ai-adoption-improve-digital-competencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tecnoartesanos.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/31\/eu-invests-e1-3-billion-to-boost-ai-adoption-improve-digital-competencies\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Invests \u20ac1.3 Billion to Boost AI Adoption & Improve \u2018Digital Competencies\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The EU is pouring \u20ac1.3 billion ($1.4 billion) over the next two years to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence technologies. The funding will support the development and testing of \u201cimmersive environments\u201d to apply in healthcare for purposes like training and virtual patient assessments.<\/p>\n

The investment will also support the implementation of the AI Act<\/a>, which ensures all AI systems developed and used in the EU are done so safely and responsibly. Additionally, it will help build energy-efficient digital public digital infrastructure, including electric vehicle charging ports. Many of the generative AI models powering these initiatives will be created by the EU\u2019s AI factories<\/a>, specialised research centres using powerful supercomputers.<\/p>\n

\u201cSecuring European tech sovereignty starts with investing in advanced technologies and in making it possible for people to improve their digital competences,\u201d Henna Virkkunen, executive vice-president for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, said in a press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Funding will also be allocated toward:<\/p>\n