International Hub for Digital Partnerships in the Indo-Pacific (CSA)
Summary
Cluster 4 promotes investments that will shape competitive and trusted technologies for a European industry enabling production and consumption to respect the planet’s boundaries and maximising the benefits for all parts of society in the variety of social, economic and territorial contexts in Europe. This will build a competitive, digital, low-carbon and circular industry, ensure sustainable supply of raw materials, develop advanced materials and provide the basis for advances and innovation in global challenges to society.
Programme Name
Programme Description
Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.
Call
Detailed Call Description
- Organize networks, conferences, workshops and other actions that support R&I activities in the Digital Partnerships with Japan, South Korea and Singapore, and with India in the context of the Trade and Technology Council. The thematic areas of cooperation would include semiconductors, especially next generation of semiconductors, emerging privacy-enhancing technologies, high performing, energy efficient and sustainable 5G and Beyond 5G technologies, data technologies, Artificial Intelligence, SME’s digital transformation, smart cities, High Performance Computing and Quantum technologies, standardisation, trust services including eID and blockchain.
- Collect and analyse information as well as conduct surveys and draft reports and position papers on partner countries’ R&I policies, strategies and programmes, on all the above-mentioned topics of cooperation including platform cooperation, digital education and digital connectivity.
- Foster cooperation and prepare ground for joint research and raise greater awareness of R&I and industrial cooperation opportunities to promote the digital transformation of industry, disruptive innovation and particularly SMEs.
- The action should ensure that relevant stakeholders from both the EU and the partner countries are engaged during the process through regional and international workshops and a set of communication and dissemination actions.
- Increased networking and collaboration of stakeholders from the EU and the partner countries with a view to addressing current needs, considering future requirements and stimulating long-term cooperation.
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
100%
EU Contribution: €2,50 million
Eligibility For Participation Notes
If projects use satellite-based earth observation, positioning, navigation and/or related timing data and services, beneficiaries must make use of Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS (other data and services may additionally be used).
Programme Category
EU Competitive ProgrammesTotal Budget
€2,50 millionThematic Categories
- Industry
- Information Technology
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Small-Medium Enterprises and Competitiveness
Eligibility for Participation
- International Organisations
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Call Opening Date
08/12/2022Call Closing Date
29/03/2023National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou Street, 1075 Nicosia
T.Th. 23422, 1683 Nicosia
+357 22205000
Email: support@research.org.cy
Dr Angelos Ntantos
Scientific Officer
Telephone: 35722205033
Email: antantos@research.org.cy
Dr Ioannis Theodorou
Scientific Officer
Telephone: 35722205038
Email: itheodorou@research.org.cy
(Publish Date: 03/01/2023-for internal use only)
EU Contact Point
Εuropean Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/research-and-innovation_en#contact