The plan was set out by EC President Ursula von der Leyen at the AI Action Summit in February in Paris to transform Europe's strong traditional industries and its exceptional talent pool into powerful engines of AI innovation and acceleration. According to the EC President, the race for leadership in AI is far from over.

The action plan will boost the EU’s AI innovation capabilities through actions and policies to build a large-scale AI data and computing infrastructure, increase access to big data and high-quality data, and develop algorithms and foster AI adoption in strategic sectors.