Engage

APRIL's overall model is a cohesive hub backed by critical mass only attainable via co-location and an open-access collaborative network for the export and outward diffusion of outcomes.

Our approach ensures relevance to end-users, industry, project partners, and other AI hubs by including representatives of these key communities in hub outreach activities. We will engage with relevant stakeholders through the following mechanisms:

Development Timeline

Funding & Further Research

We will be running annual funding calls to support new projects that strengthen research and routes to market including collaboration with industry.

Resources & Training Courses

We will be collating useful resources and creating new workshops and training to generate a pipeline of new multifaceted talent that spans AI and electronics.

Community & Events

We are building an international network from across the entire electronics and AI supply chains. Events will support knowledge exchange across academia and industry.

Funding & Further Research

We will be running annual funding calls to support new projects that strengthen research and routes to market including collaboration with industry.

Resources & Training Courses

We will be collating useful resources and creating new workshops and training to generate a pipeline of new multifaceted talent that spans AI and electronics.

Development Timeline

M1 CORE RESEARCH FUND YEAR 1 - 5 M2 SEED FUND YEAR 1 - 2 M3 FLEXIBLE FUND YEAR 2 - 4 M4 SANDPIT FUND YEAR 3 - 5

M1 ENTREPRENEURIAL SUPPORT YEAR 2 - 5 M2 TRAINING COURSES YEAR 2 - 5 M3 EVENTS & OUTREACH YEAR 1 - 5 M4 GOVERNANCE & HUB MANAGEMENT YEAR 1 - 5

YEAR

Projects Defined

Launch Seed

Core 1

Call for Industry Challenges

Competition 1

HMB & IAB Launch

Outreach Plan

EDI, RRI & ES Plans

Develop Course

Core 2

2-3 Challenges

Projects Completed

Competition 2

Events & Outreach

Deliver Course

VBI / Inter Ignite

Core 3

2-3 Challenges

Follow-up Projects

Competition 3

Events & Outreach

Deliver Course

EDI, RRI & ES Reviews

VBI / Inter Ignite

Competition 4

Future Core

2-3 Challenges

Events & Outreach

Deliver Course

VBI / Inter Ignite

Competition 5

2-3 Challenges

Future Core

Events & Outreach

Deliver Course

VBI / Inter Ignite

Competition 5+

Challenges ++