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AI Watch Index 2021

Collection: AI-WATCH : EU Artificial Intelligence Observatory 

Description

The AI Watch Index contains 22 indicators related to the development of AI from several perspectives, organised around 5 dimensions: (i) global view on the AI landscape, (ii) industry, (iii) research and& development (R&D), (iv) technology, and (v) societal aspects. Although the geographical focus is on the EU, when possible the index provides a comparison with major worldwide AI powerhouses, i.e., the US and China, among others. Also, when available, an indicator is provided for the 27 EU Member States.

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EC-AI-WATCH (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

How to cite

Righi, Riccardo; Cardona, Melisande; Samoili, Sofia; Papazoglou, Michail; Vazquez-Prada Baillet, Miguel; De Prato, Giuditta; López-Cobo, Montserrat; Dalla Benetta, Alessandro; De Nigris, Sarah; Desruelle, Paul; Duch Brown, Nestor; Gomez Gutierrez, Emilia; Hupont-Torres, Isabelle; Martinez Plumed, Fernando; Martínez Rodríguez, Eva; Nativi, Stefano; Nepelski, Daniel; Pineda, Camila; Rossetti, Fiammetta; Sobolewski, Maciej; Soler Garrido, Josep; Tolan, Songül (2022): AI Watch Index 2021. European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/e3757f41-fe54-4330-946d-ae897686164f

Data access

AI Watch Index Dataset
Use conditions
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International 
Access conditions
No limitations 
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Publications

Publication 2022
AI Watch Index 2021
Righi, R., Pineda Leon, C., Cardona, M., Soler Garrido, J., Papazoglou, M., Samoili, S. and Vazquez-Prada Baillet, M., AI Watch Index 2021, Lopez Cobo, M. and De Prato, G. editor(s), EUR 31039 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2022, ISBN 978-92-76-53602-4 (online), doi:10.2760/921564 (online), JRC128744.
  • Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
DOI
10.2760/921564
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  • Abstract

    This report provides the analysis of multiple indicators related to the development of artificial intelligence from several perspectives. Although the geographical focus is on the EU27, when possible we provide a comparison with major worldwide AI powerhouses, i.e., the US and China, among others. Also, when available, an indicator is provided for the 27 EU Member States. The analysis is structured in five dimensions: (i) global view on the AI landscape, (ii) industry, (iii) research and development (R&D), (iv) technology, and (v) societal aspects. The results show, as expected, that AI is in a phase of technological evolution and improvement. The US is in a leading position in the worldwide landscape in economic terms. China follows, notably due to a very prominent patenting activity in the field. The EU is third, but several elements support the thesis that the distance with the two leading countries is less than often suggested. The analysis reveals that the EU performs remarkably well in R&D - beyond the consideration of EC-funded projects -. Also, the EU demonstrates specialisation in AI Services and in Autonomous Robotics. Also, the EU shows very positive dynamics in trade in industrial robotics and in new robotics start-ups. Regarding investments in AI, we observe a positive signal for the potential development of the domain in the Union, as the level of private and public investments has increased in all of the 27 EU Member States in the last year.

Geographic areas

World

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date
2022-03-22
Modified date
2022-06-16
Issued date
2022-03-30
Landing page
https://ai-watch.ec.europa.eu/ai-index_en 
Data theme(s)
Economy and finance, Education, culture and sport, Science and technology
Update frequency
irregular
Identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/e3757f41-fe54-4330-946d-ae897686164f
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