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EIB-verslag: beleggingsgaping van € 10 miljard in kunsmatige intelligensie en blockchain-tegnologieë hou die Europese Unie terug

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On 1 June, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and European Commission published a new study on the state of play in artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies in the European Union: “Artificial intelligence, blockchain and the future of Europe: How disruptive technologies create opportunities for a green and digital economy.” The study was produced by the EIB’s Innovation Finance Advisory team in close collaboration with DG CONNECT under the InnovFin programme – a joint EIB and European Commission initiative to support Europe’s innovators.

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Kunsmatige intelligensie en blockchain-tegnologieë kan die manier waarop ons werk, reis, ontspan, organiseer en ons samelewings en daaglikse lewens organiseer. Reeds vandag verbeter hulle ons wêreld: kunsmatige intelligensie was van kardinale belang om die ontwikkeling en produksie van COVID-19-entstowwe te bespoedig, terwyl blockchain die potensiaal het om nie net die finansiële stelsel te ontwrig nie, maar ook help om die uitstoot van kweekhuisgasse beter op te spoor en aan te meld. , kommersiële vervoer te optimaliseer en opregte beskerming van data-privaatheid te skep. Die verdere ontwikkeling van albei tegnologieë - gelei deur etiese en volhoubare beginsels - het die potensiaal om nuwe weë vir ons groei te skep, wat tegnologiese oplossings dryf om ons samelewings werklik digitaal en groener te maak en uiteindelik die planeet bewoonbaar te hou.

Die verslag wat vandag bekendgestel is, toon dat die Europese Unie in vergelyking met groot wêreldwye mededingers agter raak met die ontwikkeling en implementering van kunsmatige intelligensie en blockchain-tegnologieë. Om in te haal, kan die Europese Unie egter voortbou op sy leidende rol in navorsing van hoë gehalte en sy groot hoeveelheid digitale talent.

'Die werklike toegevoegde waarde van kunsmatige intelligensie en blockchain lê nog voor ons - in industriële, sake- en openbare toepassings. Dit is waar Europa kan inhaal en selfs die leiding kan neem, ” sê die EIB-vise-president Teresa Czerwińska, wat verantwoordelik is vir die EIB se innovasiebeleggings. ”Terselfdertyd moet ons seker maak dat die ontwikkeling van hierdie tegnologieë gefokus is en ons Europese waardes respekteer. Ons moet ons gesamentlike pogings verhoog. Om dit te laat gebeur, wys ons studie dat ons onder meer meer en vinniger moet belê, veral in later stadiums. Met die EIB-groep het EU-lande die ideale instrument byderhand om die ontwikkeling van data-gedrewe oplossings te bevorder en op te skerp, uitnemendheid in navorsing op die mark te bring en 'n groener, slimmer samelewing en sodoende 'n sterker Europa te help bou.

'KI- en blockchain-tegnologieë is van kardinale belang om innovasies, mededingendheid en volhoubare ekonomiese groei te bevorder. Dit bied ongekende geleenthede as sleutelaktore vir die digitale en groen transformasie. Dit is dus noodsaaklik om beleggings in die ontwikkeling en aanvaarding van hierdie deurbraaktegnologieë in Europa 'n hupstoot te gee, ” sê Roberto Viola, direkteur-generaal van DG CONNECT, Direktoraat-generaal Kommunikasie, Netwerke, Inhoud en Tegnologie, by die Europese Kommissie.

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Hou die Europese Unie tred met die wêreldwye kunsmatige intelligensie en blockchain-wedloop?

Die studie toon dat die meeste klein en mediumgrootte ondernemings (KMO's) wat betrokke is by kunsmatige intelligensie en blockchain, in die Verenigde State gevind kan word (2 995), gevolg deur China (1 418) en die EU27 (1 232). Die Verenigde Koninkryk is 'n ander noemenswaardige speler (495). Binne die EU27 is die meeste maatskappye in Duitsland en Oostenryk, gevolg deur Suid-Europa, Frankryk en Sentraal-, Oos- en Suidoos-Europa (EU13).

Vir beskikbare finansiering blyk dit al twee-perdewedren tussen die Verenigde State en China te wees: saam beslaan hulle meer as 80% van die € 25 miljard in jaarlikse ekwiteit wat belê is in kunsmatige intelligensie en blockchain-tegnologieë, terwyl die EU27 slegs verantwoordelik is vir 7% van hierdie totaal en belê ongeveer € 1.75 miljard per jaar. Volgens die studie het die geraamde beleggingsgaping in kunsmatige intelligensie en blockchain-tegnologieë in Europa kan jaarliks ​​soveel as € 10 miljard beloop.

Een verklaring vir hierdie leemte is die beperkte rol wat groot institusionele beleggers soos pensioenfondse, versekeraars en skenkings speel in die finansiering van nuwe ondernemings wat betrokke is by kunsmatige intelligensie en blockchain.

Geografiese uiteensetting van kunsmatige intelligensie en kleiner en mediumgrootte maatskappye in blockchain, 2020

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Source: Crunchbase data, Oliver Wyman analysis

Can the European Union catch up?

The study shows that the business environment overall in the EU27 harbours strong potential for competing with the United States and China. The EU27 has more specialised researchers than its peers, and typically produces the most technology-related academic research. Some Member States are performing strongly in the digital segment, indicating that the region is in a good position to deploy artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies across different sectors.

Europe also has the largest talent pool of researchers in artificial intelligence, with an estimated 43 064 in the field (of whom 7 998 are in the United Kingdom), compared with 28 536 in the United States and 18 232 in China.

What should the European Union do to catch up?

The study identifies three major areas that need to be addressed in Europe’s artificial intelligence and blockchain landscape. The challenges encompass development, market deployment and the wider EU innovation ecosystem. Accordingly, more financing needs to be made available for developing and scaling up EU businesses. It highlights the need of joint European efforts to pool financial resources from the public and private sector to support the scale-up of the most innovative AI and blockchain ventures in Europe. The deployment of both technologies also needs to be supported by backing their take-up on the market. And to expand further, Europe’s innovation hubs need to be better connected to increase the flow of talent, experience and funding access.

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Explainer: What are artificial intelligence and blockchain?

Artificial intelligence, as the term tends to be used today, is the theory and practice of building machines capable of performing tasks that seem to require intelligence. Currently, cutting-edge technologies striving to make this a reality include machine learning, artificial neural networks and deep learning.

Blockchain is essentially a new filing system for digital information, which stores data in an encrypted, distributed ledger format. It is a transparent and decentralised way of recording lists of transactions. Because data are encrypted and distributed across many different computers, it enables the creation of tamper-proof, highly robust databases, which can be read and updated only by those with permission.

The opportunities presented by both technologies are very likely to be combined to create new products, services, assets or even forms of governance. Artificial intelligence can be seen here as the “thinking” part, and blockchain as the “remembering” part.

Agtergrondinligting

Die EIB is one of Europe’s largest financiers of innovation, with investments in innovation, digitalisation and human capital of more than €230 billion since 2000. The EIB Group invested over €2 billion in AI core technologies and AI related applications, digital networks and projects in the past two years. The EIB also supports investments beyond the European Union.

About the InnovFin programme

InnovFin - EU Finansies vir Innovators is a joint initiative launched by the European Investment Bank Group (EIB and EIF) in co-operation with the European Commission under Horizon 2020. InnovFin aims to facilitate and accelerate access to finance for innovative businesses and other innovative entities in Europe. Please kliek hier for the available products under the InnovFin programme.

InnovFin Advisory helps eligible public and private counterparties to improve the bankability and investment-readiness of large, complex, innovative projects that need substantial long-term investments.

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