France 2030: National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence
France Β· Strategy Β· Government of France
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A comprehensive national strategy launched by the French government to establish France as a leading AI power in Europe and globally. The strategy operates in two phases: the first phase (2018-2022) focused on building competitive research capabilities through funding of institutes and doctoral programs, while the second phase (2021-2025) aims to distribute AI technologies across the economy in priority areas including embedded, trustworthy, frugal, and generative AI. The initiative includes objectives for training tens of thousands of students, supporting deep tech development, attracting international talent, and assisting small and medium enterprises in adopting AI solutions.
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Two phases of the national AI strategy
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The strategy consists of two phases: the first from 2018 to 2022 aimed to establish competitive research capabilities in France, and the second from 2021 to 2025 aims to distribute AI technologies throughout the economy.
Phase 1 (2018-2022): competitive research capacity
This initial phase received 1.5 billion euros in funding to establish a network of interdisciplinary AI institutes, create 180 excellence chairs and 300 doctoral programs, and deploy a supercomputer.
Phase 2 (2021-2025): diffusing AI throughout economy
This second phase, funded with 1 billion euros, supports development and innovation in embedded, trustworthy, frugal, and generative AI, and is structured around three pillars: supporting deep tech offerings, training and attracting talent, and bridging supply and demand for AI solutions.
National AI strategy objectives by 2025
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The strategy defines objectives across three areas: building skills and talent, developing embedded, frugal, and trustworthy AI, and spreading AI adoption throughout the economy.
Skills and talent
The strategy targets training 40,000 to 100,000 students annually in AI, funding 200 additional doctoral positions per year, positioning at least one French institution among the world's leading AI research and training facilities, and recruiting 15 renowned international scientists by January 2024.
Embedded, frugal and trustworthy AI
The strategy aims to capture 10 to 15 percent of the global embedded AI market by 2025, support 10 projects demonstrating frugal AI, and deliver 3 to 4 European-scale platforms for developing, testing and experimenting with embedded or decentralized and trustworthy AI.
AI diffusion
The strategy strengthens research-to-innovation transfer by scaling accelerators, supports 400 small and medium-sized enterprises in adopting AI solutions by 2025, and develops sovereign open platforms and their ecosystems in data science, machine learning and robotics.
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Phase 1 (2018-2022): competitive research capacity 1 control
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The government will fund the establishment of a network of interdisciplinary AI institutes, create excellence chairs and doctoral programs, and deploy a supercomputer to build competitive research capacity.
Phase 2 (2021-2025): diffusing AI throughout economy 1 control
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The government will fund the development and deployment of embedded, trustworthy, frugal, and generative AI throughout the economy by supporting deep tech companies, training talent, and connecting AI supply with demand.
Skills and talent 1 control
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The government will fund training for 40,000 to 100,000 students annually in AI, create additional doctoral positions, establish a leading French AI research and training institution, and recruit international scientists.
Embedded, frugal and trustworthy AI 1 control
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The government will support development of embedded, frugal and trustworthy AI by funding market capture efforts, demonstrating frugal AI projects, and building European-scale platforms for testing and experimentation.
AI diffusion 3 controls
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The government should scale accelerators to strengthen the transfer of research discoveries into commercially viable innovations.
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The government should support four hundred small and medium-sized enterprises in adopting AI solutions by 2025.
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The government should develop sovereign open platforms and associated ecosystems in the areas of data science, machine learning and robotics.
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