SMEs & Entrepreneurs
AI for SMEs — without Big Tech dependency
The Netherlands is becoming a 'scale-up country' for AI. SMEs are the engine of the European economy. Sovereign AI-Grid makes AI accessible for every entrepreneur.
The Netherlands is becoming a 'scale-up country' for AI. SMEs are the engine of the European economy. Sovereign AI-Grid makes AI accessible for every entrepreneur.
The EU AI Regulation (2024/1689) imposes strict requirements on AI systems. For SMEs, compliance is expensive and legally complex.
Small businesses cannot afford compute capacity from hyperscalers. GPU hours on AWS, Azure or Google are out of reach for the average SME.
Vendor lock-in with AWS, Azure and Google makes switching impossible. Once built on their platform, you are bound by their terms and pricing.
Data from European businesses resides on non-European servers. Under the CLOUD Act, the US can demand access — without your knowledge.
Sovereign AI-Grid directly aligns with the Dutch coalition agreement, the AI Act (EU Regulation 2024/1689) and the EuroHPC AI Gigafactories programme (Regulation 2026/150).
“The Netherlands will become a leader in digital innovation and key technologies. We are no longer just a 'pilot country' but also a 'scale-up country'.”
Coalition Agreement p.58
SAIG: Scalable, sovereign AI capacity as a public utility. SMEs no longer need to look to Silicon Valley.
“We will incorporate steward ownership into law as a legal form for businesses.”
Coalition Agreement p.29
SAIG: Operates as a steward-owned entity. No shareholders maximising profits, but shared governance that protects SME interests.
“Expansion of the WBSO for development of AI and technology.”
Coalition Agreement p.28
SAIG: SMEs can use WBSO to claim tax deductions for AI experiments on SAIG infrastructure. AI Act compliance built in, costs reduced.
“To strengthen the Dutch capital market, a national Investment Institution (NII) will be established [...] focused on projects with a positive business case.”
Coalition Agreement p.65
SAIG: As infrastructure partner for NII-financed AI projects. SMEs benefit via the EuroHPC SME Playground (Regulation 2026/150).
Additional framework: the AI Act (EU Regulation 2024/1689) requires AI systems to meet strict transparency and safety requirements. The EuroHPC SME Playground (Regulation 2026/150, Article 12b) offers SMEs direct access to European supercomputing capacity.
No complex cloud contracts. No vendor lock-in. Just access to sovereign compute capacity.
Built-in compliance tooling. Risk classification, logging and auditing are standard. No need to hire a legal team.
Pay-per-use access to GPU clusters. No minimum contracts, no hidden costs. Tax-deductible via WBSO.
Data stays in Europe. No CLOUD Act risk. Containerized compute modules in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
From quality control to predictive maintenance: GPU-accelerated AI saves time and money — for SMEs too.
Digital twin of the entire production chain: 30% faster planning cycles. This approach is now available for suppliers and SMEs.
Source: NVIDIA Case Study →Visual quality inspection on the factory floor: 90%+ detection and up to 50% less material waste for small manufacturers.
Source: Landing AI →Predictive maintenance for Mittelstand manufacturers: 20-30% less unplanned downtime thanks to AI analysis of machine data.
Source: Siemens Press →Independent results from NVIDIA and AMD technology at international partners. Sovereign AI-Grid brings this compute power to Europe under European ownership.
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Step 2: Describe AI application
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