瑞士与德国签署备忘录 加强人工智能与机器人合作
瑞士与德国10月8日在伯尔尼签署一份谅解备忘录，双方将在人工智能与机器人领域的教育、科学研究、技术创新及数字化方面加强合作。备忘录由两国负责职业教育、科研与创新的主管部门推动签署。
根据安排，合作内容包括职业教育与高等教育机构之间的交流、联合科研项目对接、创新企业生态的互联，以及数字化技能培养等方向。联邦职业教育与技术署的公告指出，人工智能与机器人是两国共同的战略性技术领域，深化合作有助于欧洲在相关领域保持竞争力。
瑞士与德国互为重要经贸伙伴，两国在精密制造、制药、机械工程等领域产业链联系紧密，德语区的高校与科研机构之间历来交流频繁。分析认为，此次备忘录为后续具体的联合资助计划与机构间协议提供了框架。
近年来，瑞士持续加大在人工智能领域的布局：苏黎世联邦理工学院、洛桑联邦理工学院等机构在机器学习与机器人研究方面居于世界前列，苏黎世已成为欧洲重要的人工智能初创企业聚集地之一。
来源：swissinfo.ch 与瑞士联邦职业教育与技术署（admin.ch）公告。
Switzerland and Germany Sign Memorandum to Deepen AI and Robotics Cooperation
Switzerland and Germany signed a memorandum of understanding in Bern on 8 October to strengthen cooperation in education, scientific research, innovation and digitalisation in the fields of artificial intelligence and robotics. The memorandum was concluded between the two countries' authorities responsible for vocational education, research and innovation.
The cooperation covers exchanges between vocational and higher education institutions, links between joint research projects, interconnection of innovation ecosystems and the development of digital skills. The Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation noted that AI and robotics are strategic technologies for both countries, and that closer cooperation helps Europe remain competitive in these fields.
Switzerland and Germany are major economic partners, with tightly interwoven supply chains in precision manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and mechanical engineering, and long-standing exchanges between universities and research institutes in the German-speaking world. The memorandum provides a framework for future joint funding programmes and institutional agreements.
Switzerland has been expanding its AI footprint in recent years: ETH Zurich and EPFL rank among the world's leading institutions in machine learning and robotics research, and Zurich has become one of Europe's notable hubs for AI start-ups.
Sources: swissinfo.ch and the announcement by the Swiss federal administration (admin.ch).
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