Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, February 19, 2024–(Business Wire)–The UAE Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), tasked with shaping an advanced R&D environment in Abu Dhabi, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the sidelines of the World Government Summit. (WGS) 2024. The alliance aims to leverage technical expertise of ATRC and its affiliates for seamless integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into technology infrastructure and government services from Uzbekistan.
Under the terms of the agreement, Uzbekistan Falcon will explore and implement large language models and Falcon-powered solutions, as well as support the use of Falcon in its digital environment through various use cases. In addition, Uzbekistan will encourage companies and institutions to join the recently announced „Balkan Foundation” and contribute to the advancement of open source Balkan models. The partnership represents an important step in exporting Balkan activity beyond the Middle East at a state level, laying the foundation for international joint ventures that will define the future of technological innovation.
He expressed his interest in alliance. His Excellency Shahab Isa Abu Shahab, Director General of ATRC, said: “The signing of this agreement underscores ATRC's strong commitment to building international alliances in the field of AI. By working closely with the Government of Uzbekistan, we look forward to supporting the wider adoption of Falcon's pioneering solutions among various organizations in the country.
HE Sherzod Shermatov, Minister of Digital Technologies of Uzbekistan, said: „We are excited to work with ATRC to foster innovation as we integrate cutting-edge Falcon AI models into Uzbekistan's technology infrastructure and government services. „Our joint efforts will accelerate innovation and help overcome digital barriers to reach our potential.”
The Falcon Large Language Model, the world's leading open source AI model, is part of the Falcon family of powerful large language models developed by the Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research arm of ATRC. ATRC and its commercialization arm VentureOne launched AI71 in November 2023 as a pilot to provide its customers, organizations and countries with the option to decentralize data ownership. Both TII and AI71 provide essential channels for Falcon Series deployment of large language samples.
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