Boost AI (Interreg NWE)
Last updated: April 11, 2026
Boost AI is an Interreg North-West Europe (NWE) project that
supports the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI)
in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the region.
The project is carried out by an international consortium
of 12 partners from 6 countries, bringing together complementary expertise
from research institutions, innovation agencies, and industry.
The Machine Learning Group at RPTU participates as a partner in this project
Boost AI: Bridging opportunities for SMEs through Artificial Intelligence,
funded by Interreg North-West Europe (NWE).
Funding acknowledgement: Boost AI is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Interreg North-West Europe Programme (2021–2027).
Project at a glance
Interreg North-West Europe (NWE)
2025–2028 (36 months)
€5,806,364.55
€3,483,818.68 (60%)
Small SMEs in rural regions
AI Toolkit, training, strategies
Project partners
- TCNN Innovation Support (Lead Partner) - Netherlands
- Jheronimus Academy for Data Science (JADS) – Netherlands
- MKB Cyber Campus – Netherlands
- Province of Drenthe – Netherlands
- RDI Hub – Ireland
- Normandy Region – France
- Technopole Orléans – France
- Luxinnovation GIE – Luxembourg
- IT-Dienstleistungsgesellschaft mbH Emsland – Germany
- Science and Innovation Alliance Kaiserslautern (SIAK) – Germany
- RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau – Germany
- VIVES University of Applied Sciences – Belgium
Selected milestones
- Monitoring Committee approval: 18 November 2025.
- Internal kick-off event: Luxembourg, 15.12.2025; RPTU was represented by Steffen Reithermann on site.
- Approved projects seminar: Lille, 10.-11.02.2026; RPTU was represented by Steffen Reithermann on site.
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