In an effort to promote progress in the field of AI, the Dutch government challenged entrepreneurs to develop new human-oriented AI based products, services or product/service combinations for parties in the public sector. The aim of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) competition was to develop and test human-centric AI solutions for societal challenges of the public sector, within the following 3 themes:
- The functioning of democracy and the relationship between citizens and government
- Possibility to improve participation in society
- The compliance of (the implementation of) AI systems with human rights
Twelve companies have been selected to implement their projects between december 2021 and september 2023. Among these twelve are four companies from our Zuid-Holland ecosystem:
- Serviceheroes BV from Delft: Digibrief
- Councyl BV from Delft: Een schaalbare menselijke maat
- Zoorobotics BV from Alphen aan de Rijn: AI-gedreven uitspraakvoorspeller
- DuckDuckGoose BV from Delft: Explainable AI voor deepfake detectie
You can find out more about these companies and their projects on NLAIC.nl – unfortunately only in Dutch.