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Generative AI machine-generated application builder that is easy for SMEs to adopt

Summary

Profile Type
  • Technology offer
POD Reference
TOGB20240223007
Term of Validity
23 February 2024 - 22 February 2026
Company's Country
  • United Kingdom
Type of partnership
  • Commercial agreement with technical assistance
Targeted Countries
  • All countries
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General information

Short Summary
A UK company has developed methodology combining cutting-edge computation (No-Code, declarative programming, generative AI) with an interface that is easy to adopt for smaller businesses. Application development is not only faster, it removes barriers for SMEs to start digitising their processes. Commercial agreements with technical assistance and licensing are sought to develop applications and transfer the platform to partners.
Full Description
Companies large and small need to digitise their processes through tailoring pre-existing software or creating new applications. In practice, this transformation has been rather slow as one needs different skillsets and there is a shortage of developers.

One way to solve this is to speed up chunks of work with the No-Code method whereby pre-programmed blocks can be dragged and dropped into the code.

More recently, the declarative programming has emerged in which a programme describes the desired results without necessarily prescribing all the commands in the ‘right’ order. This approach has made the iterations in prototyping fewer whilst often improving the performance of the code.

If one now adds AI into the mix it looks like something terribly complex that is completely out of reach for a regular SME.

A 20-year old UK business has demonstrated the opposite. They have developed something called ACE, an AI machine-generated application builder. It combines no-code, declarative programming and AI. A fully functional application can be generated in seconds.

First, the company worked with large businesses as a subcontractor. As the confidence and robustness has grown, they now offer app development to SMEs as a subcontractor. An application gets developed and handed over.

Importantly, the methodology isn’t too specific. A small business with one or two developers can license in the platform so that in-house developer(s) get trained up and after the completion of the project they can develop something more advanced or different. This way application development cycles do not only get shorter, the barrier of entry for digitisation gets removed for many SMEs.
The company now seeks partners across the network to offer both application development and transfer of the platform under commercial agreements with technical assistance and licensing.
Advantages and Innovations
The proposed technology doesn’t simply speed up the application development. It interfaces with rather complex technology running in the background with a relatively simple methodology. This means SMEs without an IT department can jump the hurdles for the digitisation of their processes.
Stage of Development
  • Already on the market
Sustainable Development Goals
  • Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
IPR status
  • Secret know-how

Partner Sought

Expected Role of a Partner
The UK company seeks to co-operate with businesses large and small. The type of co-operation will vary dependent on the different need for either just developing an application or bringing the know-how in-house. The UK company will upskill the partner’s developer(s). A typical scenario will be commercial agreement with technical assistance followed by licensing.
Type and Size of Partner
  • SME 50 - 249
  • SME <=10
  • SME 11-49
  • Big company
Type of partnership
  • Commercial agreement with technical assistance

Dissemination

Technology keywords
  • 01003006 - Computer Software
Market keywords
  • 02007008 - Business and office software
  • 02007007 - Applications software
  • 02007016 - Artificial intelligence related software
  • 02007011 - Manufacturing/industrial software
Targeted countries
  • All countries