The aim of the project is to support the start of the transition to a data and AI-driven business of small businesses in West Sweden — a group that today risks falling behind in the market development. With the help of five AI Change Agents located in the middle of the local ecosystems in Borås, Skövde, Halmstad and Trollhättan (and Gothenburg), the efforts can reach out more widely. The project will build on the ecosystems that already exist locally based on Science Parks, IUCs or similar organisations, with a regionally established function in the business promotion system in Halland and Västra Götaland. AI Change Agents are individuals with AI knowledge who can coach the smaller companies’ path to becoming AI mature. This transition is even more important after a tough time of pandemic, where several companies need to renew and streamline their operations to recover.