Programme Category
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.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
The digitization of the future will not be created only by leading digital technologies, but also by knowledge on and from the application areas of these technologies as well as a range of methods and strategic tools. The creation/reinforcement of local digitalisation-of-energy ecosystems as a way to support a competence cluster for digital energy concepts affecting to operators, consumers/prosumers, and authorities, which enable them being autonomous to react to local energy transition needs.
Detailed Call Description
The project should create an upskilling and reskilling training program, centred on the digitalisation of energy and covering needs of local ecosystems centred on, among others, DSOs, city operators, connected active consumers (energy communities or potential new entrants) and local/regional authorities. The training program should also contribute to capacity building of energy community members and to the support of citizens in understanding the steps to follow to create an energy community.
The project should seek to establish a cluster organization at local level for energy relevant digital technologies such as, but not only, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, cybersecurity, big data, edge computing, data communications or blockchain. Project should investigate, and if the reaction is positive, create a network of parties interested in joining forces for public procurement of digital services. One example could be tools for cities to participate in energy flexibility markets that are interoperable, where already present, with their Smart City Platforms.
After identifying the needs and engaging on a local level, the project should provide extensive training in all Member States/Associated Countries and make the developed/used training material available as broadly as possible.
The project should take into account, and collaborate with, where considered necessary, the ongoing EDDIE project from the Erasmus + program, relevant initiatives by Digital Innovation Hubs, EC Digital Education action plan and any other initiative geared in the same direction. This topic will benefit from the effective contribution of SSH disciplines and the involvement of SSH experts, institutions as well as the inclusion of relevant SSH expertise.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
100%
EU contribution per project: € 4,00 million
Thematic Categories
- Education and training
- Energy
- Information Technology
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Central Government
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- State-owned Enterprises
- Training Centres
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia
P.O.Box 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Phone Number: +357 22205000
Email Address: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/
Contact Persons:
Mr Christakis Theocharous
Scientific Officer A’
Contact Phone: +357 22 205 029
Contact Email: ctheocharous@research.org.cy
Mr George Christou
Scientific Officer
Contact Phone: +357 22 205 030
Contact Email: gchristou@research.org.cy
(Publish Date: 12/10/2021-for internal use only)
EU Contact Point
European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/research-and-innovation_en#contact