Zentrum für erlebbare Künstliche Intelligenz und Digitalisierung e.V. “ZE-KI e.V”. ZE-KI is the Center for tangible Artificial Intelligence and Digitalization. ZE-KI aims to create instruments and structures for the development and use and proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI). The center works in varied sectors and verticals such mobility, health, cybersecurity and the future of work. The center also works in provision of data, AI models, services and applications.

Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA) is the leading horizontal platform for cell programming, providing flexible, end-to-end services that solve challenges for organizations across diverse markets, from food and agriculture to pharmaceuticals to industrial and specialty chemicals. Ginkgo’s is building global infrastructure for biosecurity to empower governments, communities, and public health leaders to prevent, detect and respond to a wide variety of biological threats.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between QFZ and ZE-KI aims to establish an applied research center of artificial intelligence (AI) within QFZ. The “Zeki Doha Center” will concentrate on developing innovative solutions in focus areas such as; smart, data driven IT solutions for the operation of Qatar’s logistics which includes automation of processes, conception and digitalization of vehicles, improving workflow with the support of data intelligence, IoT, big data and machine learning. In addition, the center will offer training to professionals in all these fields.

The MoU was signed by HE Dr. Ahmad Al-Sayed, Minister of State and Chairman of QFZ, and Prof Dr. Sahin Albayrak, Chairman of the Board of ZE-KI e.V, in a ceremony attended by HE Lothar Freischlader, the Ambassador of Germany in Doha.

QFZ, Doha Venture Capital (DVC) and Ginkgo Bioworks to build the first Center for Unified Biosecurity Excellence in Doha (CUBE-D) within the free zones in Qatar.

CUBE-D’s advanced platform is expected to serve as a nucleus for global pathogen monitoring efforts and be a key hub in Ginkgo’s bioradar network. CUBE-D will be a foundational piece of biosecurity and health security infrastructure in Ginkgo’s multi-continent, integrated early warning system for biological threats. The center plans to support analysis of data collected from pathogen monitoring stations in both Qatar and partner countries, such as airports, municipalities, and agricultural sites by leveraging cutting-edge analytical platforms powered by artificial intelligence and developed by Ginkgo.

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