Enterprise Europe Network WB++ Networking event

University of Donja Gorica participated in the Enterprise Europe Network workshop called WB++ Networking Event. The topic of the event was “Digitalization in Agri-Food. The main participants were teams and SMEs active in the field of IT from the region as presenters, and the target audience was interest groups including public entities, companies, research groups, individuals, etc.

WB++ Netweorking Event by EEN
Around 45 attendees were in the event

The WB++ event is a joint initiative of partners from the countries of the Western Balkans (+Slovenia +Croatia) with the aim of connecting companies and strengthening partnerships and connections in the region. There was over 40 attendees at the networking event and UDG presented several projects related to digitalization in agri-food sector. HPC4S3ME was also featured in the presentation.

UDG presented project related to digitalization in agri-food
HPC4S3ME was featured in the presentation

The Enterprise Europe Network consists of almost 600 partner organizations and institutions, provides excellent contacts and links in 54 countries and connects over 3,000 experts in different fields at the local and international level. Through the FINNO platform, free consulting services are offered for sources of financing for innovation, business internationalization and business growth.

AI: UNESCO calls for Global Ethical Framework

Following calls by over 1000 tech workers this week for a pause in the training of the most powerful AI systems, including Chat GPT, UNESCO calls on countries to fully implement its Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence immediately. This global normative framework, adopted unanimously by the 193 Member States of the Organization, provides all the necessary safeguards. Read more at: link.

Tech experts raise petition to halt Artificial Intelligence development

Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, and other well-known high-tech figures and industry leaders have signed an open letter requesting that the Artificial Intelligence industry take a six-month break to allow for the development of safety protocols for the technology.

AI is surpassing human performance in many domains and tasks

The Future of Life Institute, a nonprofit organisation dedicated to “steering transformative technologies away from extreme, large-scale risks and towards benefiting life,” drafted the letter, which as of early Thursday had been signed by nearly 1,400 people. The group acknowledged that AI technology is quickly advancing and that it has surpassed human performance in many domains in the letter. The letter cites the GPT-4 program, created by San Francisco-based OpenAI, as a cause for alarm in light of its recent introduction. Read more at Peoples Gazette: link.

Call for the offers for the procurement of the equipment for HPC4S3ME

The private institution University of Donja Gorica invites you to take part in the process of submitting bids for the selection of the most favorable supplier for the procurement of equipment for the University of Donja Gorica (UDG) for the purposes of realizing “Scientific potential in support of innovation development” EuropeAid/172351/ID/ACT/ME, HPC4S3ME- Building scientific and innovative potential for using HPC and AI for S3 Smart specialization in Montenegro, CFCU/MNE/213.

The link with more information and the call is posted at the UDG website: link.

The tender was advertised in daily news paper Pobjeda
Click on image to open the UDG site

HPC4S3ME presented at IEEE IT2023

HPC4S3ME project was presented by prof. dr Tomo Popovic and doc. dr. Luka Filipovic at the 27th IEEE International Conference – Information Technology – IT2023. The conference had a special session dedicated to presentation of project results for the projects implemented in Montenegro and the region. The conference program is available at the following link.

The project presented by prof. dr Tomo Popovic and doc. dr Luka Filipovic
Proposing the use of HPC and AI for research in Montenegrin S3 priority domains
The project was presented in the conference session dedicated to EU projects

What is S3 Montenegro?

Modernization and increasing the competitiveness of the Montenegrin economy, by concentrating available research, natural and economic resources on a limited number of priority areas. S3 should enable further accelerated development of the relevant priority areas, but also the development of new sub-areas within them, as well as new industries with strategic potential based on the synergistic interaction of priority areas. Achieving the main goal of S3, i.e. a modernized and competitive Montenegro, is based on three key strategic directions that represent the general long-term vision of the country’s development, namely healthy, sustainable and digital Montenegro.

The main priority domains identified in Montenegrin S3 are:

  • Sustainable agriculture and food value chain
  • Energy and sustainable environment
  • Health and tourism
  • Information and communication technology as a horizontal priority.
Click on image to open the official S3 Montenegro website

Official project start

HPC4S3M project officially started on January 1, 2023. UDG signed the contract the documents provided by the Directorate for Financing and Contracting of EU Assistance Funds (CFCU) within the Ministry of Finance. The HPC4S3ME project is one of 9 projects funded by the European Union through the IPA II Project Financing within the framework of the public call for proposals “Scientific potential in support of innovation development”.