On September 9, 2021, an event took place in connection with the AI experimentation in Hauts-de-France. This event was an opportunity to present the assessment of the two and a half years of the initiative in the presence of Bruno Lucas, general delegate for employment and vocational training (Ministry of Labour, Employment and Integration). Three round tables and the presentation of a white paper were on the agenda.
An initiative on the impact of AI on jobs and skills in the Hauts-de-France region
It was on January 29, 2019, in the Lille metropolis, that was officially launched, in the presence of 300 guests and under the sponsorship of Cédric Villani, an unprecedented experiment on the impact of AI on jobs and skills in the Hauts-de-France region, in the form of a commitment agreement for the development of employment and skills (EDEC).
The signatories of the agreement, the State (DGEFP and DREETS – ex Direccte), the Medef Lille Métropole and the OPCO AKTO, joined later by the Hauts-de-France region, displayed on this occasion a strong ambition to make AI a lever for growth and jobs for the region, by mobilizing the ecosystem around 3 major topics:
- Training
- Support for companies and their employees
- Awareness, communication, creation of a network
Two years later, the organizers talk about the outcome of the initiative:
“The assessment is extremely positive and shows the capacity of regional players to get moving to collaborate and create the synergies that make the emergence of innovative projects and partnerships possible.”
An event to review the two years of the AI experimentation in Hauts-de-France
On September 9, an event was organized at the Cité des Echanges, in Marcq-en-Barœul to highlight the results of AI in Hauts-de-France and all the actions carried out in the framework of the experimentation. Three round tables were organized in parallel with the delivery of a white paper:
- Accompaniment and awareness of companies to AI
- Skills and training related to AI
- Networking of regional actors.
Some elements and key figures corresponding, among others, to the assessment of the two years of AI in Hauts-de-France:
- 15 SMEs supported on an AI project
- 1500 companies mobilized on different actions
- The creation of the Cité de l’IA, a place of network and services around AI
- 2224 subscribers on the dedicated website www.iahdf.org and Linkedin pages
- 15 awareness sessions for companies on AI
- A qualified and committed network on AI around working groups, workshops and conferences
- The creation of a national certification “AI project manager
- The financing of training actions on the subject of AI
At present, other initiatives are underway and maintain the same momentum of actions already launched under the agreement signed in 2019: funding for support for SMEs wishing to integrate AI solutions, awareness meetings, workshops and conferences with regional companies. For mid-2022, a learning expedition on AI is also planned.
Translated from Tables rondes et livre blanc : l’expérimentation IA en Hauts-de-France présente le bilan de ses deux années d’existence
