Foundation Partner
Ongoing collaboration for companies that want to account for AI every quarter
A Foundation Partner is a company that works with the Foundation on an ongoing basis. The AI Business Center Foundation (AIBC) is a think tank and advisory partner that helps the boards of construction, industrial and technical-services companies adopt artificial intelligence so that it delivers measurable results and builds competitive advantage.
AI is no longer a project. It has become a line the board accounts for every quarter
A single AI project ends with a report that is out of date a year later: tools, regulations and the company’s processes all change. Companies that treat artificial intelligence as a permanent part of management need a partner who knows their vocabulary, processes and people, and who accounts for the results in figures every quarter.
What a Foundation Partner receives
- Ongoing access to the team. A member of the Foundation’s Management Board leads the collaboration, and the others join in their own areas: strategy, industry and construction, law, architecture.
- AI value report for the board. A quarterly report in five groups of measures: value, cost, quality, compliance and external brand, with interpretation and recommendations. AI value report
- AIBC Certification Path. Preparing the organisation for conformity assessment and the AIBC attestation, maintained through periodic reviews. AIBC Certification Path
- Regular regulatory updates. What is changing in the AI Act and ESG requirements and what follows for the company, before the topic reaches the media.
- The Semantio tool. Access to the tool on preferential terms and earlier access to new features through an early-access programme for Partners. Brand research in language models
- Working groups and sector recommendations. An exchange of experience with other companies in the sector, in a format that does not breach trade secrets.
- HR and change communication support. Help with describing new roles, such as the process translator, and with communicating the change within the company.
- Priority in the Foundation’s programmes. Workshops, analysis and events.
How the partnership works
The partnership is based on semantic transformation, that is, organising a company’s names, processes and data so that people, language models and board reports understand them the same way. The company moves through the successive levels, competence, naming, linking and value measurement, at the pace its people and budget allow. The partnership ties these levels together with one vocabulary and one report.
We do not build dependence on the adviser. The standard is maintained by process translators in the company, process descriptions are not tied to any particular tool, and completed documents belong to the company. Continuity of collaboration comes from the value of the report, not from lock-in.
Who it is for
For companies that have someone on the board responsible for the change, several departments or sites, and a need to account for AI in figures rather than declarations. The partnership is not for companies looking for one-off training or a turnkey implementation.
Frequently asked questions
How does a Foundation Partner differ from commissioning a single service?
A single service ends with a document. A partnership is ongoing collaboration: the company has ongoing access to the team, a quarterly AI value report for the board and priority in the Foundation's programmes, and further services come together in one programme with one vocabulary and one set of measurements.
What does a partnership cost?
The scope and the form of settlement depend on the number of departments, sites and processes covered by the collaboration. We agree them after a conversation, usually after the readiness assessment, in a separate document.
Is a Foundation Partner the same as a Foundation Patron?
No. A Foundation Partner works with the Foundation on its own transformation. Under the statute, a Foundation Patron is an entity that regularly supports the Foundation's statutory activities with financial or in-kind contributions.
Does a partnership commit the company to buying particular tools?
No. The Foundation is vendor-neutral: we do not sell licences or implementations. We act on the board’s side — we help choose the contractor, prepare requirements and criteria, run the procurement procedure or tender, and assess bids and contractor quality. The board makes the decision. The company chooses its tools, based on the process description and the criteria we prepare together.
Let’s start with a conversation
We agree the scope of the partnership after a conversation, usually after the 30-day readiness assessment. Arrange a conversation.