Luxembourg is strengthening its position in the European race for artificial intelligence. RDI Hub, an innovation hub based in County Kerry, Ireland, unveiled AI Gateway on Tuesday 2 June, a new platform designed to help businesses and public bodies move more quickly from experimentation to the practical implementation of AI solutions.
The project is led by RDI Hub, which has entered into agreements with the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (List), LuxProvide (operator of the MeluXina supercomputer), Munster Technological University (MTU) and the Irish Centre for High-End Computing (Ichec). The Irish organisation thus aims to offer businesses and public bodies a single point of access to computing infrastructure, test environments and cybersecurity capabilities spread across Ireland and Luxembourg.
The initiative comes at a pivotal moment. Following an initial wave of trials, companies are now faced with much more practical questions: how to develop effective models, verify their compliance with new European regulations, protect the data used, and ensure the robustness of the systems before they are brought to market.
Three components within a single package
To address these challenges, AI Gateway combines three key components within a single offering. The first provides access to the computing power required to develop AI models. The second enables systems to be tested to assess their reliability, transparency and regulatory compliance. The third focuses on cybersecurity and the resilience of solutions prior to deployment.
“Most AI-dedicated test environments cover just one aspect. AI Gateway covers three,” says Fergal Brosnan, CEO of RDI Hub, in the press release. “We have brought together access to the infrastructure needed to develop AI, an environment to test and validate it, and cyber-resilience capabilities to secure it before deployment. This is exactly what organisations are looking for today if they want to turn their pilot projects into fully operational solutions.”
Luxembourg plays a central role in this initiative. Thanks to the List and LuxProvide, Irish companies will be able to access advanced computing capabilities, sovereign European infrastructure and the AI Sandbox developed by the List. This environment enables the reliability, traceability and compliance of artificial intelligence systems to be assessed in the context of the gradual implementation of the European AI Act.
The argument for digital sovereignty
For Daniele Pagani, head of partnerships within the Human-Centred AI, Data & Software department at List, this collaboration addresses a growing market need. “This collaboration with RDI Hub offers Irish organisations privileged access to our AI Sandbox at a time when Europe is moving from the preparatory phase to the implementation of the AI Act. It also represents a tangible strengthening of innovation ties between Luxembourg and Ireland.”
The issue of digital sovereignty is also central to the initiative. Businesses and public authorities are increasingly keen to know where their data is hosted, who controls the infrastructure used, and under what conditions the models are trained. These concerns have taken on strategic importance as artificial intelligence becomes increasingly prevalent in critical operations.
The first users have already been identified. The Fexco Group and the fintech firm Broc are among the organisations currently exploring the possibilities offered by AI Gateway. For start-ups and large corporations alike, access to European computing infrastructure, regulatory validation tools and cybersecurity capabilities represents a potential catalyst for growth.
Beyond artificial intelligence, RDI Hub sees this initiative as laying the foundations for broader cooperation on sovereign cloud computing, advanced cybersecurity and, ultimately, quantum technologies. This ambition underscores Luxembourg’s growing role in building Europe’s strategic digital infrastructure.
