Hungary and several Central and Eastern European countries have signed the Prague Declaration, marking an important step towards strengthening cooperation and knowledge sharing in artificial intelligence, Minister for Science and Technology Zoltán Tanács said on Facebook on Thursday.
Tanács was attending the Central and Eastern European Artificial Intelligence Summit in Prague on Thursday.
According to the minister, most participating countries see public administration and public services as among the most important areas for the application of artificial intelligence. They believe that digitalizing public administration and developing fast, intelligent services for citizens could help promote broader and more effective use of AI.
AI safety was also an important topic during the discussions, Tanács said.
He added that another key area of Central European cooperation was making better use of the region’s specific strengths and competitive advantages.
Central and Eastern Europe is one of Europe’s major manufacturing hubs, meaning the region does not necessarily need to compete in developing the world’s largest general-purpose language models, Tanács said.
Instead, the region could focus on specialized AI solutions in areas such as drug development, manufacturing, automotive production, robotics and logistics, where Central and Eastern European countries already have significant competitive advantages, he added.
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