Let’s welcome new BDVA members!
On Friday, 13 March 2026, BDVA’s General Assembly formally approved 4 new members, including associations, public bodies and academia contributing to the data and AI ecosystem.
Author: Ugne Karkazaite (BDVA intern)
On Friday, 13 March 2026, BDVA’s General Assembly (GA35) formally approved 4 new members, including associations, public bodies and academia contributing to the data and AI ecosystem. The new members come from France, Italy, Latvia and Estonia.
Full member:
University of Rennes (Academia/Research)
Associate members:
ECON – European Cooperation Network for Ethical AI (Association)
MILA – Mākslīgā intelekta Latvijas asociācija (Association)
Republic of Estonia – Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs (Public body)
Membership changes
The Bavarian Research Alliance GmbH (Association) changed from Full to Associate member and Martel GmbH (SME) changed from Associate to Full member.
BDVA members are at the forefront of Europe’s Data and AI economy and together foster excellence in Data and AI research innovation for competitiveness. We want to thank our members, including our newest additions, for their commitment through their dedication, supporting our shared aspirations, contributing to our Task Forces and injecting with content and value our collaborations with other associations and the policy makers.
Find out more about BDVA’s membership
There are two types of membership: Full Members and Associated Members.
- Full Members can participate in all BDVA activities, have full voting rights and can be elected to be part of the Board of Directors. Full members enjoy all the benefits of the Association.
- Associated Members can participate in the activities of the Association without voting rights.
Membership applications are reviewed and can be provisionally approved by the Board of Directors of BDVA. Final approval of membership is granted by the BDVA General Assembly.
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