Alliance for Language Technologies - ALT-EDIC

The ALT-EDIC, the Alliance for Language Technologies, was proposed in December 2023 as one of the first European Digital Infrastructure Consortium (EDIC). On 7 February 2024, the European Commission officially set up the ALT-EDIC with the Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/458. Coordinated by France, the ALT-EDIC counts - 17 Members States: Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia and Spain; - 8 observing Member States or regions : Austria, Belgium, Estonia, Flanders, Malta, Portugal, Romania and Slovakia. The mission of the ALT-EDIC is to develop a common European infrastructure in Language Technologies, focussing particularly on Large Language Models. It seeks to improve European competitiveness, increase the availability of European language data and uphold Europe’s linguistic diversity and cultural richness.