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Minsait an Indra company and the University of Granada have created AI Lab Granada one of Europes largest and most advanced Artificial Intelligence development centers with Google Cloud as a technology partner.AI Lab Granada will combine talent and cutting-edge technology and will feature technology leaders advanced computing and a model open to startup participation. With this it seeks to develop Artificial Intelligence solutions that will help increase the efficiency and sustainability of companies public authorities and society in order to have a real impact in areas such as health and quality of life sustainability the circular economy the democratization of e-commerce the optimization of industrial processes intelligent employment or education. At the same time it will serve as a center for the transmission and exchange of knowledge on Artificial Intelligence.The center which will be located in the Bioregin building of the Health Technology Park in Granada will house more than 100 scientists with PhDs in Artificial Intelligence as well as 165 consultants developers and researchers spread over its more than 4000 square meters. Eight of the ten most distinguished university researchers in Spain in the field of Artificial Intelligence will be working on the project some of whom are among the main international references in the field. It will also promote from the outset an ecosystem of startups and entrepreneurship that will foster the transfer and exchange of knowledge technologies and use cases. The Junta de Andaluca has played a key role in promoting the AI Lab Granada which means that Granada will become the setting for one of the most innovative communities in the field of Artificial Intelligence in the world. This initiative is part of the process that aims to make Andalusia a European leader in digital transformation improve citizen services and turn the autonomous community into a pioneering region in innovation entrepreneurship and a home for technology companies.As technology partner Google Cloud will provide the suite of its AI and advanced analytics solutions to complement the centers cloud computing and storage capabilities. This approach will lead to the creation of an advanced analytics and Artificial Intelligence marketplace oriented to the development of next-generation decision making models. In addition thanks to this collaboration Google Cloud experts will participate in the different activities tutorials and events organized by the center as well as in training for different audiences. Google Cloud will also grant Cloud Credits which will be used in projects developed within the center and technical training sessions.Minsait will be in charge of managing the AI Lab Granada providing the project with highly qualified professionals and its own OnesaitPlatform which operates on the products and solutions that the Indra company markets worldwide to accelerate the digital transformation of companies and institutions.The center is open to the adhesion of entities that want to promote the development of their own products and services based on access to the highest level of knowledge and development achieved in Artificial Intelligence through the specialized resources of AI Lab Granada.Under this collaborative model companies that join AI Lab Granada will participate in remarkable innovation projects which will allow them to strengthen their competitiveness. They will also have the support of the centers talent in their adoption of Artificial Intelligence and be able to participate in its innovation dynamics and informative workshops.AI Lab Granada will help improve the efficiency of companies through the use of cognitive technologies facilitating the democratization of Artificial Intelligence providing better competitiveness to organizations and maximizing the capacity of companies to extract value from data.The center promoted by Minsait and the University of Granada with Google Cloud as a technological partner seeks to respond to the growing need to create smart organizations based on efficient data management a factor that increases their competitiveness to reduce the growing gap between the advance of technologies and the rate of their adoption which threatens to leave many companies out of the economic fabric due to their lack of resources or talent to take advantage of the technological revolution that Artificial Intelligence will bring and to address the lack of scale in technological proposals.For Jose Luis Flrez Director of Artificial Intelligence at Minsait the AI Lab Granada will be a continuous generator of innovation in Artificial Intelligence with a profound impact on companies and society under the criteria of sustainability and ethics combining the best research talent the most advanced technology and the real challenges proposed by the organizations that will participate in its day to day. It will be a bridge between science and the market with technology leaders in AI and advanced computing open to the participation of startups. The Vice Rector for Research and Transfer of the UGR Enrique Herrera Viedma has highlighted that AI Lab Granada is a public-private AI Center of Excellence unique in Europe which was founded with the purpose of being an AI Innovation Tank driven by a leading international university in Digital Technologies and AI a strong national company leader in innovation in Digital Technologies and AI and a leading international company in digital technologies and AI that is continuously innovating at a global scale. Our aim is to create an ecosystem of advanced digital technologies driven by AI to contribute to the digital transformation and to develop fairer and more sustainable societies with more competitive companies and higher quality social services education healthcare.
