Determines the global competitiveness of the entire Central and Eastern European region to the extent to which it is able to prepare its societies for the changes brought about by artificial intelligence (AI). That is why it is of great importance that the Czech, Slovak and Polish language versions of the Hungarian-developed MI foundation course, MI Challenge, were presented at the Civitas Sapiens ’21 Smart City Conference organized by the Digital Welfare Program.
Artificial Intelligence (MI), the MI Challenge has been running since December 2020, and more than ten thousand people have already registered for the domestically developed course. The Czech, Polish and Slovak versions of the curriculum in English and V4 were presented to the representatives of each country at a ceremony at the “Civitas Sapiens ’21 Smart City Conference + V4 Summit” organized by the Digital Welfare Program for the third time.
“Hungary’s MI Strategy for 2030 not only identifies areas for leapfrogging and assigns an action plan to them. It addresses the issue of social awareness in the same depth, of which the MI Challenge is an important part. “With the new language versions, we want to ensure that the whole region can enjoy the benefits of widespread dissemination of knowledge,” said Dr. Károly Balázs Solymár, Deputy State Secretary for Digitization of the Ministry of Innovation and Technology, at the event, which will present, among other things, administrative and market good practices
Initiatives similar to the MI Challenge are needed because, according to a previous PwC study Around 900,000 jobs in the Hungarian labor market will be affected at some level by artificial intelligence in the period up to 2030. According to the MI Strategy, the proliferation of MI-based solutions to the European average and the appropriate retraining of the workforce could lead to one million well-paying jobs, 15% economic growth and 26% productivity growth among SMEs in ten years
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“While advocating people-centered regulation of artificial intelligence, we place great emphasis on avoiding unnecessary restrictions on the room for maneuver of our innovative companies. At the same time, European Digital Innovation Hubs will play an important role in improving advanced digital skills. – highlighted Daniel Všetečka, Director of the Department of Digital Economy and Smart Technologies in the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade
“In the post-pandemic period, European cooperation at all levels of the economy and society is even more important. This is further enhanced by the V4 Digital Declaration on Cooperation in V4 Digital Projects and its Virtual Office, which was set up on a Polish initiative to accelerate the digital transformation of the region. This and other related topics will also be addressed at the UN Digital Summit under the auspices of Poland, to be held in Katowice on 6-10 December 2021. said Krzysztof Szubert, High Representative of the Polish Prime Minister for Digital Policy in Europe.
collaborative and test projects on state-of-the-art technologies, prepare the infrastructure for a predominantly digital future, and develop the digital skills of end-users and users, including citizens of all ages. These areas are also reflected in Slovakia’s investment priorities, which are currently being defined in the context of the new planning period, the recovery fund and other support mechanisms, “added Juraj Hostak, Ministry of Investment, Regional Development and Information of the Slovak Republic for Innovation, Strategic Investment and Analysis. Representing its Directorate-General
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