During the visit of the Quebec Prime Minister, Philippe Couillard, in Paris, the two institutes signed, on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at the Chambre du Commerce et de l'Industrie, a memorandum of understanding for the strengthening of science and innovation partnerships between France and Quebec.

DATAIA and IVADO, the Quebec institute for data valorization, recognize the close thematic proximity of their actions and the interest of a strategic and sustainable collaboration on responsible AI. They agree to develop joint actions aimed at strengthening scientific and innovation synergies. According to Nozha Boujemaa, director of the DATAIA Institute, "it is a strategic and structuring alliance around responsible AI between academic and industrial collectives".

The partnership agreement between the two parties aims to develop multi-year exchange programs between DATAIA and IVADO.