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Between neighbours

The same question, seen from Alsace, Baden and the Basel region. What each is trying, what each can learn from the other.

The Passerelle des Deux Rives footbridge between Strasbourg and Kehl
Strasbourg and KehlPhoto: Mathieu Nivelles, CC BY 2.0
The Rhine and the Mittlere Brücke in Basel
BaselPhoto: David Pirmann, CC BY 2.0
Historic view of Karlsruhe from the palace tower
KarlsruhePhoto: trialsanderrors, CC BY 2.0

Three banks, shared questions

The universities of Strasbourg, Haute-Alsace, Freiburg and Basel and KIT have worked together within Eucor since 1989. The Interreg Upper Rhine programme funds joint projects, several of which concern AI. The KTUR² network links businesses and research on both sides of the Rhine.

ia3.alsace extends this proximity to practice: a task, its rules, its tools, seen from either side of the border.

Sources:Interreg Upper RhineKTUR² network

What do we choose to allow, and how do we check the work produced?

Public administrations and universities

Alsace

In June 2025 Strasbourg adopts a charter and provides for the evaluation of tools, staff training, an annual commission and a monitoring committee.

Sources:Eurométropole de Strasbourg, council resolutionStrasbourg AI CharterBanque des Territoires, Numérique360

Baden

KIT adopts an institutional strategy; the University of Freiburg publishes a policy on generative AI in research.

Sources:Karlsruher Institut für TechnologieUniversity of Freiburg, generative AI policy

Basel region

Basel-Stadt adopts a cantonal directive and publishes the code of its internal tools on GitHub.

Sources:Canton of Basel-Stadt, AI directiveCanton of Basel-Stadt, Data Competence CenterDCC Basel-Stadt on GitHub

What level of evidence allows a model to become a clinical aid?

Clinicians and researchers

Alsace

In Strasbourg and Haguenau: studies on videos, a preprint and a declared first clinical use.

Sources:IHU Strasbourg, pancreas studyIHU Strasbourg, mAI CompanionPixaire1 preprint, medRxiv

Baden

In Freiburg, the FRAI.lab Medizin tests neurosurgery tools in clinical conditions.

Sources:KI-Allianz, FRAI.lab Medizin

Basel region

In Muttenz, the FHNW brings together teams working on AI in health in November.

Sources:FHNW, aiHealth 2026

What becomes of human skill when the system proposes or adjusts?

Chemists, operators, engineers

Alsace

The PIPAc pilot and the KMØ Aiguillage raise the question on the production and SME side.

Sources:PIPAc consortium, press releaseKMØ, Aiguillage

Baden

In Karlsruhe, NoCoPro translates craftspeople's spoken instructions into process models.

Sources:FZI, NoCoPro project

Basel region

In Arlesheim, an event devoted to AI in engineering and the transfer of knowledge.

Sources:Switzerland Innovation Park Basel Area

What conditions make AI usable in a small team?

Craftspeople and small businesses

Baden

Hochschule Offenburg works on craft processes and food quality.

Sources:Hochschule Offenburg, Digital Supply Chain

Baden

The FZI and a partner company are evaluating a prototype for small craft businesses.

Sources:FZI, NoCoPro project

Alsace

On the Alsace side, the ground remains to be documented: this is a call for testimony.

What do we learn, and what do we preserve, when tools work between languages?

Teachers, speakers, students

Alsace

COLaF collects speech in Alsatian; the University of Strasbourg examines assessment in languages.

Sources:COLaF, Common VoiceUniversity of Strasbourg

Upper Rhine

Each cross-border topic on ia3.alsace receives a summary in German, and everyone can contribute in their own language.

When an algorithm proposes, who has the final say?

Clinicians, administrations, taxpayers

Alsace

ICube presents tools that propose needle trajectories and simulate ablation volumes in interventional radiology; according to the laboratory, the final choice rests with the clinician.

Sources:ICube, three projects in interventional radiology

Baden

Freiburg University Hospital writes that CytoVI is meant to support medical judgement, not replace it.

Sources:Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, CytoVI, 1 October 2026

Basel region

The government proposes automatic assessment of simple tax returns; the taxpayer is informed, and an objection triggers review by an officer. The bill remains pending before the Grand Council.

Sources:Canton of Basel-Stadt, algorithmic systems and tax assessment

When the machine translates, who still makes the connection?

Municipalities, interpreters, carers

Alsace

The Sprochpolitik association presents the idea of a tool that would help municipalities communicate in Alsatian, even when their staff do not speak the language, while respecting the variants of the dialect.

Sources:Sprochpolitik, Stàmmdesch of 19 October 2026

Baden

The Ortenaukreis has around 370 volunteer interpreters; its integration officer considers digital translation useful in everyday life, but insufficient in sensitive exchanges.

Sources:Ortenaukreis, volunteer language mediation

Basel region

The government says it will evaluate translation applications for healthcare interpreting in 2026, notably from a data protection perspective.

Sources:Grosser Rat Basel-Stadt, response 25.5297.02

The VEIA.AI reading grid

Decide before integrating: what we entrust, what we keep, how we check.

VEIA.AI helps leaders ask three questions before integrating AI. Applied to the public frameworks of the three banks, they show different choices for the same requirement: keeping control of the decision.

BankWhat is entrusted to AIWhat is keptHow it is checked
StrasbourgUses governed by a charter, with tools evaluated before use. [Eurométropole de Strasbourg, council resolution]Staff training, an annual commission and a monitoring committee. [Strasbourg AI Charter]Evaluation of tools and oversight by the designated bodies. [Eurométropole de Strasbourg, council resolution] [Strasbourg AI Charter]
Basel-StadtTranscription, translation and drafting by internal tools on the cantonal platform. [Canton of Basel-Stadt, Data Competence Center]Specific rules for external tools, distinct from installed software. [Canton of Basel-Stadt, AI directive]The code of the tools, published and open to consultation. [DCC Basel-Stadt on GitHub]
Karlsruhe, FreiburgResearch, teaching, transfer and administration, covered by a strategy. [Karlsruher Institut für Technologie]Researchers' transparency and responsibility. [University of Freiburg, generative AI policy]Documentation of the systems used and reproducibility of the work. [University of Freiburg, generative AI policy]

Is your organisation asking the same question? The VEIA.AI Rendez-vous conseil starts from your situation to map what you entrust, what you keep and what you decide.

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These comparisons are editorial leads. They point to comparable situations; they describe neither a partnership between the organisations cited nor a ranking between countries. Sources in French and German are summarised in English.

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Christophe Picou supports businesses in their choices concerning artificial intelligence. He founded VEIA.AI, an AI advisory firm based in Colmar. With ia3.alsace, he puts this perspective at the service of the region.

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