France-Japan Joint Call for Proposals on Edge Artificial Intelligence

This France-Japan joint call for proposals on “Edge Artificial Intelligence” is set within the framework of the collaboration between the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research (MESR) – via the French National Research Agency (ANR) and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). It is open jointly by the MESR (via ANR) and Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) Opening date: 13 January 2023 Closing date: 12 April 2023 (10 :00 CET/17 :00 JST)

Japan and France are longstanding partners in the field of information and communication technologies. In recent years, their cooperation has developed particularly in the field of artificial intelligence with the creation of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI). Japan was elected Chair of the GPAI Council for 2022-2023, following the French Presidency. These elections highlight the major role played by France and Japan in the field of artificial intelligence, and show the long-standing and strong collaboration between the two countries. In this context, the MESR and the JST are pleased to launch a call on the Edge AI to strengthen the link between the two countries.

All the details of this joint call and the guidelines for submission can be found here.