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GSS EU Science Funding Gateway

GSS EU Science Funding Gateway

Internet architecture and decentralised technologies (RIA)

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

Horizon Europe (2021-2027)

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.

Programme Details

Call

Internet architecture and decentralised technologies (RIA)

Detailed Call Description

Proposals should focus on advancing the state-of-the-art in one of the two research areas below:

  • To review and upgrade the open Internet architecture (hardware, software, protocols) to increase the performance of the network, adapt it to new application requirements, improve quality of service, make it more resilient to security threats, more energy efficient and respectful of the environment (e.g. reparability, recyclability), and increasingly supportive of open and decentralised technologies and services.
  • This research area will explore DLT-based solutions, enabling the exploitation of data coming from a high number and various types of sources, eliminating data silos through decentralised and interoperable approaches, while helping individuals and organisations better govern their data when they participate in joint value chains where cooperating partners can also be competitors. Such solutions should ensure a high level of trust concerning data provenance and authentication with (real-time) traceability, data integrity, data exploitation as well as data protection and privacy when it relates to individuals.

    • The focus is on advanced research that is linked to new technology breakthrough and real-life applications or use cases. However, apps and services that innovate without a research component are not covered by this topic.

    Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan

    100%

    EU contribution per project: €11,00 million

    Financial support to third parties: Each RIA will support third party projects from outstanding open source innovators, academic research groups, high-tech startups, SMEs and other multidisciplinary actors, so that multiple actors are funded and collectively contribute to building a more decentralised and trustworthy Internet. As the primary purpose of the action is to support and mobilise internet innovators, a minimum of 80% of the total requested EU contribution should be allocated to financial support to third parties, selected through open calls. (further details in the work programme, p. 416+418)

    Programme Category
    EU Competitive Programmes
    Total Budget
    €22,00 million
    Thematic Categories
    • Information Technology
    • Research, Technological Development and Innovation
    Eligibility for Participation
    • Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
    Call Opening Date
    21/12/2021
    Call Closing Date
    05/04/2022
    National 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: 21/12/2021-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

    Website
    Funding&Tenders HE Main Work Programme 2021–2022 – 7. Digital, Industry and Space p.416
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