Cyprus-based DiGiNN hub opens access to more than 50 AI implementation services for businesses

The Cyprus Digital Innovation Hub DiGiNN has moved to its second stage of operations, opening access for small and medium-sized businesses as well as government bodies to more than 50 services for implementing artificial intelligence. Most of them are provided free of charge.

The services are divided into four areas. The first is access to testing infrastructure: testbeds, supercomputing resources and robotics laboratories, where the technology can be tried out before money is invested in it. The second is training in the use of AI tools and an analysis of the requirements of the European Artificial Intelligence Regulation (AI Act). The third is preparation for attracting investment. The fourth is access to the pan-European network of European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIH).

The DiGiNN consortium brings together 13 organisations and is coordinated by The Cyprus Institute. Its members include the CYENS and KIOS Centres of Excellence, the University of Cyprus, the Cyprus University of Technology, the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB), the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, as well as consulting firms including PwC.

The second stage, which runs until 2028, focuses on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. The Digital Security Authority and the Cyprus European Office have joined the consortium, while the supercomputing centre of The Cyprus Institute is being upgraded to become a national hub for AI projects.

The project is co-funded by the European Union’s Digital Europe Programme and Cyprus’s Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy. Companies and government bodies can apply for the services online.