The Dutch government has reached a deal with Nvidia to supply hardware and expertise for the construction of an AI facility in the Netherlands.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The facility will centre around an AI supercomputer aimed at accelerating research and development, as the country pushes to further digitalise its economy, according to a <\/span>statement<\/span><\/a> made Thursday.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Dutch Minister for Economic Affairs <\/span>Dirk Beljaarts is currently in Silicon Valley, where he is meeting with executives at Nvidia. The world\u2019s second most valuable company, Nvidia is a world leader in graphics processing units (GPUs) for artificial intelligence app<\/a>lications.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBefore a shovel can go into the ground, we need to be sure that the required knowledge and hardware is available,\u201d said Minister <\/span>Beljaarts. <\/span>\u201cToday the Netherlands has taken an important step together with Nvidia. This brings the construction of a Dutch AI facility a lot closer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Showcase your startup on the same platform where today\u2019s unicorns once stood at TNW Conference<\/p>\n Get noticed. Build brand awareness. Connect with the industry players who can help turn your big idea into the next big thing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The ministry didn\u2019t provide a timeline or specific details for the AI facility. Nvidia declined our request for comment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Netherlands, which <\/span>ranked<\/span><\/a> in the top 10 most digitised countries globally last year, is pushing to position itself as a leader in AI. In January last year, the government ringfenced over <\/span>\u20ac200mn <\/span>to boost local investment in the technology<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAsia and the US have taken the lead [in AI] and Europe will have to catch up,\u201d said the former economic affairs minister Micky Adriaansens at the time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Key priorities of the government\u2019s strategy include fostering AI talent, building infrastructure, ensuring safe applications, and enabling cooperation through entities like the <\/span>Dutch AI Coalition<\/span><\/a>. Last year, the Benelux nation also embarked on building its own \u201csafer\u201d large language model (LLM), called <\/span>GPT-NL<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n To execute its plans, the Netherlands is going to need more computing power to train AI machines. Aside from Nvidia, <\/span>Beljaarts is also meeting with chipmaker AMD. The Minister is also in California to \u201cstrengthen relations\u201d <\/span>between Dutch and American technology companies more broadly, the government said.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our Technology category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
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