Applied AI in cross-sector cooperation.

Norwegian Cognitive Center (NCC) is a non-profit organization that helps clients enhance product development, build AI competence, and boost AI scale-up across industries and the public sector.

We empower you to extract value from your data, enhance competitiveness, and offer access to digital expertise and informative seminars. Our center engages in extensive collaboration with a diverse consortium, encompassing Norwegian industry frontrunners from various sectors, the public and healthcare domains, and pertinent academic fields.

In partnership with IBM we provide practical AI applications, tools, and methodologies for effective implementation. We leverage NORCE and NORA for robust research and educational proficiency, while also tapping into the domain knowledge of our industry stakeholders and other strategic partners.

Do you want to increase your competitive advantage due to access to cross-sector competence in data science – look at our available services and contact us:

AI Projects

Our primary goal is to facilitate the adoption of AI among organizations. Through our consortium, we empower businesses to enhance their competitiveness across business processes, production, products, and services by harnessing artificial intelligence. This empowers companies to explore and effectively utilize AI.

We achieve this by offering complimentary technical expertise, methodologies, and tools that effectively address the challenges and objectives an organization aims to attain. By precisely defining the challenges within the customer's use case, we orchestrate the convergence of technology providers, academia, research, and pertinent domain expertise to assist the customer in crafting a "proof of value" or a "minimal viable product."

If you can articulate your use case to us, you're already on the right path to implement AI in your organization.

Use case identification

Research indicates that pinpointing use cases stands as a significant hurdle for organizations embarking on their artificial intelligence journey. To address this, we have devised a methodology tailored to aid organizations in identifying diverse use cases. These use cases not only steer the organization towards their overarching long-term goals but also align with their specific target audience.

Through the meticulous identification of the target audience and a clear understanding of the experiences we intend to enhance or challenge to solve, we can effectively align our resources, foster internal cohesion, and optimize the value we deliver to the target group.

Read also our article about which problem is worth solving here

Ai Industry Sandbox

Our sandbox for testing artificial intelligence (AI) is a controlled environment where developers can experiment with AI algorithms, models, and technologies. It allows them to manipulate and analyze data, and refine and improve AI systems without impacting real-world applications. The sandbox provides a safe space for testing, debugging, and iterating on AI solutions, ensuring their functionality and performance before deploying them into the real world. It helps accelerate the development and deployment of AI, ensuring its reliability and effectiveness.

Reach out to our team to discuss your project or read more about our sandbox here

Ai Inspire / Ai learn

Seeing various use cases within Artificial Intelligence (AI) is often crucial to identifying potential growth areas within one's own organization. In these hybrid gatherings, we explore how AI enables business model innovation and the development of new products, services, or streamlined operations. This includes insights from startups, governmental bodies, municipalities, and the private sector. We'll engage with multiple companies that have embarked on their AI journey and examine the issues they've addressed and solutions they've developed by leveraging their own and others' data.

Look at our different events or watch earlier presentations from a lot of different companies

Seminars

We host workshop sessions for organizations with more than 15 participants. During these sessions, we help them develop a deeper understanding of how to harness the power of artificial intelligence with use of external recourcses. The program is customized in partnership with the organization's leadership, with the goal of boosting the company's expertise. Our role is to support businesses in improving their capabilities by effectively using artificial intelligence to enhance efficiency and create value. This involves integrating pertinent technological and domain knowledge and pinpointing and outlining precise use cases.

Costs will be added based on what the external speakers charge

Ai competence, network and support

Many businesses approach us with various challenges they're facing. While we might not have specific dedicated programs for all of these, our extensive network enables us to source effective solutions.

We provide access to a range of expertise, including:

- Data scientists

- Data engineers

- Researchers

- Students

- Domain experts

With this diverse skill set at our disposal, we're equipped to address a wide array of business challenges through collaboration and knowledge-sharing within our network - like this case

Startup programs

For businesses less than 5 years old aiming to cultivate solutions centered around artificial intelligence:

We extend two distinct programs, NORA.startup and IBM.startup. While one leans towards research, the other prioritizes commercial and technological aspects.

Our Offerings:

- Technical Solution Support

- Business Development Assistance

- Research Guidance

- Networking Opportunities

- Establishing Customer and Supplier Connections

- Potential Aid with AI Challenges

These programs are designed to nurture emerging enterprises, equipping them with a comprehensive set of resources and guidance tailored to their specific needs and aspirations. Read about our programs here

Students

Does your organization have a desire to utilize highly skilled resources to conduct various assessments and feasibility studies related to artificial intelligence?

Collaborative projects involve a bachelor's or master's student immersing themselves in a specific issue and resolving a task for a company or organization. Collaborative projects can be well-suited for conducting diverse types of assessments and feasibility studies.

Collaborative projects are cost-free and offer an excellent opportunity to:

- Gain access to fresh and up-to-date knowledge

- Obtain new perspectives and be challenged

- Address tasks that have been on hold due to time constraints

- Showcase your organization as a future employer and attract promising candidates

- Cultivate new networks within a relevant academic community

We collaborate with NORA regarding this offering

Ai - ABC course

Proficiency is a fundamental requirement for both companies and individuals to fully harness the potential offered by artificial intelligence. We provide a concise course for groups of over 15 participants that delves into these key areas:

- Understanding AI

- Problem-solving with AI

- Data and its relationship with AI

- Initiating your AI journey

- Factors essential for achieving success

- Real-world examples and insights from diverse companies

Please note that there can be a fee associated with this service

We also suggest taking the free AI elements course. The course is available in Norwegian, and we encourages everyone to participate. Feed, NTNU, and Open AI Lab are behind the Norwegian version of 'Elements of AI'.
You can also watch a prerecorded course here