Table 3.
Qualitative analysis of the investment area in the European AI national strategies
| 2nd ORDER CODES 1st order codes |
N (#occ) | Description | NATIONS (#of occurrences) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOCIETY | 2 | ||
| Social Impact | 1 | Investment to evaluate the impact of AI on society and employment | Netherlands |
| Digital Welfare Solution | 1 | Investment to accelerate the dissemination of digital welfare solutions | Denmark |
| COOPERATION | 3 | ||
| Public Collaboration | 1 | Funding to foster collaboration between public entities on AI research | Netherlands |
| Public–Private Collaboration | 1 | Funding to develop joint projects and collaborations between public and private sectors | Denmark |
| International Collaboration | 1 | Investment to foster international collaboration among AI researchers | Denmark |
| NATIONAL FUND | 11 | ||
| Current Investment | 6 | Description of ongoing packages of investments in AI for general purposes | Belgium, Denmark (2) Germany, Malta, Spain |
| Future Investment | 5 | Projections of future money allocations or packages of investments that will conclude in the future | Belgium (2), Denmark, Finland, Netherlands |
| INNOVATION | 7 | ||
| Digital Technology | 4 | Investments to research and develop new technologies and services to achieve a digital transformation | Belgium, Denmark (3) |
| Cybersecurity | 1 | Funding to improve the national cybersecurity | Denmark |
| Data Collection | 1 | Investment intended to improve the data quality and the public accessibility to the data set | Denmark |
| Supercomputing | 1 | Funding to acquire a new supercomputer to support the research | Netherlands |
| INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATION | 1 | ||
| National promotion | 1 | Investment to promote the visibility of the country as an opportunity for companies and research in AI | Malta |
| EDUCATION | 12 | ||
| Employee Training | 6 | Investments for training, upskill, or facilitating access to new workers in the AI sector | Malta, Netherlands (5) |
| AI Literacy for Citizens | 2 | Fundings to support the general public (e.g. NEETs) in developing their digital competencies through the creation of vocational training | Denmark, France |
| Educational Fund | 4 | Investments to support and strengthen education in AI with the creation of scholarships, university programs, and higher education | Denmark, Finland, Netherlands (2) |
| PRIVATE | 8 | ||
| Companies Investment | 8 | Investments made to launch, support, or co-support enterprise and start-ups | Denmark (3), Germany, Malta (2), Netherlands (2) |
| PUBLIC | 5 | ||
| Investment for Local Administrations | 1 | Investment for local administrations (e.g. municipality and region) to improve their services | Denmark |
| AI Research | 4 | Investment in educational and research resources | Austria, Lithuania, Denmark, Sweden |