The National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics – ICI Bucharest hosted H.E. Ms Katalin Kissné Hlatki, Ambassador of Hungary to Romania, during a meeting with Dr Eng. Adrian-Victor Vevera, Director General of the institute.
The discussions focused on several areas of cooperation in research and new technologies, with a focus on artificial intelligence. The meeting also provided the opportunity to address topics of common interest, as well as possible initiatives between organisations in Romania and Hungary.
The Director General of ICI Bucharest presented the institute’s involvement in BSC AI Factory, a European initiative through which companies, organisations, and research teams can access expertise and resources for the development of solutions based on artificial intelligence. At the same time, the RO AI Factory project was presented, which will provide the private, academic and public administration environments with a national infrastructure dedicated to the development and use of AI technologies.
Other projects in which ICI Bucharest is involved were also presented, in areas such as cybersecurity, digital infrastructures, high-performance computing and emerging technologies.
The National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics – ICI Bucharest has been awarded the HR Excellence in Research distinction by the European Commission. This recognition is granted to organizations that adopt and implement the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers through the Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R).
How can an organization demonstrate that its artificial intelligence systems comply with the EU AI Act? What documents and evidence are required, and how can an organization explain how an AI system reached a particular decision? These are some of the questions that will be addressed during the online workshop “From AI Governance to Evidence: Demonstrating EU AI Act Compliance”, organized by the National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics – ICI Bucharest, on 17 November.
Dr. eng. Adrian-Victor Vevera, General Director of ICI Bucharest, welcomed Ms. Stav Cohen, Head of the Economic and Trade Mission of Israel to Romania, part of Israel’s Ministry of Economy and Industry.
