ASK ESA project uses AI to increase efficiency
and share knowledge across major intergovernmental
organization
ASHBURN,
Va., Feb. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The European
Space Agency (ESA) has awarded a contract to DXC Technology (NYSE:
DXC), a leading Fortune 500 global technology services provider, to
develop an enterprise AI platform to enable ESA to quickly and
securely build and deploy GenAI agents and other AI-powered
solutions.
An intergovernmental organization, ESA collaborates
internationally and supports European industry and economy through
space technology and research.
Running on NVIDIA and designed and built by DXC, the new
platform will be based on generative AI from Mistral AI - a French
start-up specializing in the development of large language models
(LLMs). This pioneering project was initiated by Francois
Margottin, Head of Application Services at ESA. Named "Ask ESA,"
the platform will allow the Agency to efficiently access high
volumes of documents and data.
"By working with DXC and applying agile methodology, we quickly
evolved from a prototype experiment to corporate production
maturity with a robust and scalable solution," said Charles Antoine Poncet, IT Portfolio Manager
& AI Leader at ESA.
ASK ESA is a modular platform that enables ESA to quickly build
and deploy AI applications and models across any department.
Designed to comply with ESA's AI and data policies, it offers both
scalability and strong data privacy protections helping ESA to
maximize the value of AI within a highly secure private
environment.
"By using AI to unlock data in secure private environments, we
are helping businesses and government organizations around the
world accelerate growth and increase agility," said Howard Boville, DXC President, Consulting and
Engineering Services – Powered by AI. "In partnership with the
European Space Agency, we've built a powerful platform that will
help them quickly deploy practical AI solutions that deliver
value."
The new agreement builds on a 15-year partnership between ESA
and DXC.
For more information on DXC's Data & AI capabilities visit
here.
About DXC Technology
DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) helps global companies run their
mission-critical systems and operations while modernizing IT,
optimizing data architectures, and ensuring security and
scalability across public, private and hybrid clouds. The world's
largest companies and public sector organizations trust DXC to
deploy services to drive new levels of performance,
competitiveness, and customer experience across their IT estates.
Learn more about how we deliver excellence for our customers and
colleagues at DXC.com.
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Contacts: Jonathan Batty,
DXC Technology, Jonathan.jessopbatty@dxc.com
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