These and other agreements were made during the first digital innovation mission to France, from 25 to 27 January 2021. Led by State Secretary Mona Keijzer (Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate) and her French colleague Cédric O, 160 Dutch and 120 French entrepreneurs and researchers discussed how they can intensify their cooperation.

AI for entrepreneurs

Both the Netherlands and France have a national organisation within which governments, entrepreneurs and researchers want to get the most out of AI. The Netherlands has the Netherlands AI Coalition; France the Hub France IA. These institutes will work together to ensure that as many entrepreneurs and researchers as possible can benefit from of AI. They will focus on SMEs, start-ups and scale-ups. They will also investigate whether AI products should be given a label that guarantees their high standard.

Read the full report (Dutch only) on the website of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate with more information about the results of the online innovation mission with Dutch and French entrepreneurs and researchers.