AI Project Concept Template for Windesheim/VCH

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PROJECT CONCEPT

Basic Information

Project Title: Docling - AI Documentation

Project Slug: docling-ai-documentation

Concept Status: brainstorm

Category: internal-tool / research

GitHub Repository: [TO FILL - Is this related to IBM’s Docling or a custom project?] Possible Upstream: https://github.com/DS4SD/docling (IBM document conversion tool)

THE 3 MINUTE RULE PITCH

1. What is it?

[TO FILL - Is this using Docling for AI-assisted documentation? Automating VCH project documentation? Something else?]

2. How does it work?

[TO FILL - If using IBM Docling: converts PDFs/docs to structured data → AI processes → generates documentation?]

3. Are you sure?

[TO FILL - If using IBM Docling, it’s an established tool. Need to clarify our use case.]

4. Can you do it?

[TO FILL]

5. What’s the value?

[TO FILL - Automated documentation generation? Converting old docs? Extracting structured data from PDFs?]

6. Are there any risks?

[TO FILL]

The Problem

What problem does this solve? [TO FILL - VCH projects need better documentation? Converting legacy PDFs? Extracting data from supply chain documents?]

Who has this problem? [TO FILL]

How big is the problem? [TO FILL]

The AI Solution

What AI/ML technique would you use? [TO FILL - Document understanding? OCR? Structured extraction? Automated summarization?]

What data would you need? [TO FILL - PDFs, research papers, supply chain documents?]

Expected output/deliverable: [TO FILL - Markdown documentation? Structured data? API documentation?]

NOTES FOR COMPLETION

Docling Context (IBM): If related to https://github.com/DS4SD/docling:

• Converts documents (PDF, Word, etc.) to structured formats
• Extracts tables, figures, text with proper structure
• Could be used for:
  • Processing supply chain compliance documents
  • Extracting data from ESG reports
  • Converting research papers to structured data
  • Generating documentation from existing materials

Clarification Needed:

• Is this using IBM Docling or a custom tool?
• What specific documentation problem are we solving?
• Is this for VCH internal docs or processing external documents?
• How does AI assist - automated generation, summarization, extraction?
• What’s the relationship to other VCH projects (ClearPaper, SupplyLens)?

Possible Use Cases:

1. Auto-generate documentation from VCH code repositories
2. Convert PDF compliance documents to structured data (→ ClearPaper)
3. Extract supply chain data from corporate reports (→ SupplyLens)
4. Generate student-friendly documentation from research papers

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