The goal of both AppliedAI and SAP is to bring Europe to the forefront of AI. To achieve this, both companies plan to jointly explore AI scenarios and identify suitable use cases for SAP's customers. This will help to find effective solutions that bring benefits to industrial applications and advance the implementation of artificial intelligence. This also plays a role in the fact that many Partner of the AppliedAI Initiative already use SAP software. The new collaboration opens up a wide range of opportunities to optimize business processes with AI and make better use of data, according to the partners. The focus is particularly on the areas of finance, HR, and supply chain.
Specifically, the partnership encompasses three core areas: First, AppliedAI aims to support SAP in evaluating AI scenarios. This will be achieved through targeted exchange formats and by leveraging the experience AppliedAI has already gained from collaborating with a large network of industrial companies. Second, the partnership aims to advance knowledge transfer and continuing education. To this end, the company plans to jointly develop learning paths to advance AI training within the company. SAP's integration into the AppliedAI network is intended to ensure continuous knowledge exchange.
Third, the partners plan to organize joint events and develop innovative use cases. Joint events will be organized to discuss the use of AI in specific business processes such as finance and supply chain and to develop innovative use cases.
SAP and AppliedAI aim to “maintain and expand Europe’s competitiveness”
Philipp Herzig, Chief AI Officer of SAP, says:
"The partnership with AppliedAI is an important step toward evaluating and advancing further AI applications in business processes. The collaboration enables us and our customers to further leverage the technology's potential and, together with the AppliedAI partner network, build the necessary knowledge about AI within companies."
Andreas Liebl, CEO and Co-Founder of AppliedAI, adds:
"A key to leveraging AI to increase efficiency and improve operational processes lies in leveraging AI in business processes. SAP's global reach and commitment to AI make them an ideal partner for our mission to maintain and expand Europe's competitiveness."
