Aldous helps organisations turn complex information into reliable, actionable insight. From market intelligence on EU external aid contracts to AI-ready data pipelines and skills initiatives, we support clients who want to make better decisions, design smarter projects and prepare their workforce for an AI-driven future

Business Intelligence

Aldous provides cutting-edge business intelligence services tailored specifically for the international development industry. Leveraging EuropeAidContracts.com and its data on service contracts under the EU’s external aid programmes since 1999, we help clients analyse markets, identify competitors and build winning consortia. Our dataset covers contractors, shortlisted candidates and experts, enabling you to see who is active where, with whom and on what topics. We turn this information into clear dashboards, custom reports and tailored briefings that support strategic decisions and opportunity tracking.

AI Strategy Development

We work with organisations that know they “should do something with AI” but need a clear, realistic plan. Together, we assess where AI can add value in your workflows, what data you need, and what risks and governance issues you must consider. The result is a practical AI roadmap: priority use cases, required data work, skills and partnerships, and a phased implementation plan that fits your resources and regulatory context. We focus on small, quick wins that build confidence while preparing your organisation for more advanced AI applications over time.

AI Solution Development

When you are ready to move from strategy to implementation, we help you design and build tailor-made AI solutions. This can range from prototypes and proof-of-concepts to production-ready tools that use natural language processing, predictive models or recommender systems. We connect to existing databases and platforms, ensuring that new AI components fit your technical environment and respect your data protection rules. Our emphasis is on transparency and maintainability, so that your team understands how the models work and can evolve them as needs change.

Insight Extraction

Aldous specialises in turning unstructured information – reports, calls for proposals, project fiches, websites and open datasets – into structured, analysable data. Using information extraction techniques, we identify key entities (organisations, countries, sectors), relationships and time trends, then organise them in databases or custom visualisations. This allows you to answer questions that would otherwise require days of manual reading and copy-and-paste work. We can deliver one-off analyses or build pipelines that keep your datasets up to date. (VentureRadar)

Reskilling & Upskilling Initiatives

Alongside our data and AI services, Aldous designs and implements reskilling and upskilling initiatives, often in partnership with EU-funded programmes. We develop training content that focuses on practical AI literacy, data awareness and basic technical skills tailored to specific target groups – from young people entering the labour market to experienced professionals adapting to new tools. Our role can span from curriculum design and mentoring to building data infrastructures that support learning analytics and personalised feedback. The common thread is helping people and organisations gain the skills they need to benefit from AI, rather than be left behind by it.