Short description: EDIC, what is this new animal in the zoo? Let’s find out with ALT-EDIC!
Date: 04.11.2024 | 15.45 - 17.15
Location: Jupiter room

Description:

The ALT-EDIC is among the very first EDIC to be launched as Multi-country-Project within the European Digital Decade policy. The initiative is and coordinated by France and involving 17 Member States and 8 observers. Starting in February 2024, we will make a touchpoint on the first months of the ALT-EDIC as a pioneering initiative to develop a common European infrastructure for Language Technologies, with a focus on Large Language Models. We will look at the first return of experience present the current state-of-play on Language Technologies in Europe. We will also introduce the future work of the EDIC in the coming months.
 

Organiser: Fabio Pianesi - TNO

 Tentative agenda:

- Introduction (5’) – Fabio Pianesi - TNO
- Living the establishment of the ALT-EDIC – European Commission perspective  (15’) - Philippe Gelin – DG CNECT 
- Living the establishment of the ALT-EDIC – Inside perspective  (15’) – Joachim de Greeff – TNO  
- The state of play of the ALT-EDIC and the future (15’) – 
-  Panel (20’)
- Q&A (20’)

Speakers:

  • Fabio Pianesi - TNO
  • Philippe Gelin – DG CNECT 
  • Joachim de Greeff – TNO