Technologies and solutions for data trading, monetizing, exchange and interoperability (AI, Data and Robotics Partnership) (IA)

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Code: 16443 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2022-DATA-01-04 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 23/11/2021 | End submission calls: 05/04/2022

The focus is on technologies, solutions and frameworks that facilitate the collection, sharing, storing, processing, trading and re-using of data in compliance with the legal framework and satisfying the needs, expectations and rights of the data providers, brokers, users and data subjects.

Cognitive Cloud: AI-enabled computing continuum from Cloud to Edge (RIA)

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Code: 16440 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2022-DATA-01-02 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 23/11/2021 | End submission calls: 05/04/2022

Highly innovation cloud management layer, makes the best application of artificial intelligence techniques and AI models with automatic adaptation to the computing resources (i.e., connectivity, computing & storage) in cloud and edge to optimize where data are being processed (e.g. very close to the user at the edge, or in centralised capacities in the cloud).

Methods for exploiting data and knowledge for extremely precise outcomes (analysis, prediction, decision support), reducing complexity and presenting insights in understandable way (RIA)

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Code: 16438 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2022-DATA-01-01 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 23/11/2021 | End submission calls: 05/04/2022

Proposal results are expected to contribute to the improvement of automated ways for extracting meaning and providing insights from data extremely fast and/or accurately in order to optimize decision making (ranging from crisis/emergency management to predictive maintenance) or action planning, as well as demonstrating how these improvements can have great positive impacts for society, people, economy, or the environment. 

Education and skills for the EU space sector

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Code: 16435 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2022-SPACE-01-72 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 02/11/2021 | End submission calls: 16/02/2022

Competitiveness and innovation of the EU space sector depends on the availability of high educational standards and skilled professionals across a range of qualifications and the possibility for these professionals to upgrade and update their skills. This is also in the interest of the research and innovation community where the quality of the results and the impact of EU-funded research is a precursor of the future space sector. The EU also plays a role in the aligning of educational degrees to provide more opportunities and promote mobility of professionals and researchers across countries and sectors.

Copernicus Climate Change Service evolution

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Code: 16431 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2021-SPACE-01-41 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 02/11/2021 | End submission calls: 16/02/2022

Projects are expected to enhance quality and efficiency of the current service evolution to respond to (a) policy and/or user requirements (b) technological developments implementing the space regulation (c) complementing the challenges targeted by the Horizon Europe Mission on “Adaptation to climate change including societal transformation”. Also are expected to develop efficient and reliable new product chains, calling for new paradigms in data fusion, data processing and data visualisation essential for the service are expected to handle more high-volume satellite data sets and product sets.
Development of new algorithms and processing chains preparing for the use of new types of space observation data (being from new Sentinels, other contributing missions or ESA Earth Explorer missions) in order to allow the development of new products or the improvement of existing products.

Future space ecosystems: on-orbit operations, new system concepts

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Code: 16428 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2021-SPACE-01-12 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 02/11/2021 | End submission calls: 16/02/2022

Each project is expected to contribute to one or several of the following outcomes:

• A future space ecosystem, fostering the industrialisation and business in space as well as supporting scientifically meaningful missions by using synergies with terrestrial sectors, building on spacecraft modularity, simplifying operations and make plug-and-play modules more common as well as enabling on-orbit services such as maintenance, assembly, manufacturing, re-configuration, recycling, logistics, warehousing, etc.
• Game-changing technologies, tools and processes enhancing on-orbit servicing applications and contribute to the protection of the in-space future ecosystem (e.g. debris mitigation).
• A paradigm shift towards sustainable, highly automated, flexible and economical viable space infrastructure, to maximise commercial opportunities in space and on Earth.

Copernicus Security and Emergency Services evolution

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Code: 16415 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2021-SPACE-01-43 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 02/11/2021 | End submission calls: 16/02/2022

It is necessary to focus on timeliness access to data, the need to reduce the gap between user needs and service provision, new paradigms in data fusion, automation and inclusion of wider sets of complementary, non-EO data to demonstrate the viability of extending services to a broader range of users (relevant authorities from European to local levels) and to better monitor security and emergency threats at regional or local level.

Low cost high thrust propulsion for European strategic space launchers – technologies maturation including ground tests

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Code: 16412 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2021-SPACE-01-22 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 02/11/2021 | End submission calls: 16/02/2022

Cost reduction and improving flexibility of European launch systems are the main challenges in order to foster European industry competitiveness on the global market.
The propulsion systems represent a significant part of launch system costs. It is necessary to mature new or optimised low cost effective (lower number of parts, better operability), high performance (high thrust to weight ratio, high specific impulse) and green propulsion concepts, technologies and propellants for high thrust engines.

Innovation investments 2a

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Code: 16409 | Identifier Code: I3-2021-INV2a | Programme name: 16401 | Start submission calls: 23/11/2021 | End submission calls: 01/02/2022

The three (3) topics that opened for the submission of proposals, under the present call, are the following:

• Innovation investments Strand 2a – DIGIT (Digital transition)
• Innovation investments Strand 2a – GREEN (Green transition)
• Innovation investments Strand 2a– MANU (Smart Manufacturing)

Innovation investments Strand 1

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Code: 16405 | Identifier Code: I3-2021-INV1 | Programme name: 16401 | Start submission calls: 23/11/2021 | End submission calls: 01/02/2022

The three (3) topics that opened for the submission of proposals, under the present call, are the following:

• Innovation investments Strand 1- DIGIT (Digital transition)
• Innovation investments Strand 1 – GREEN (Green transition)
• Innovation investments Strand 1 – MANU (Smart Manufacturing) 

IMCAP-2022-INFOME

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Code: 16399 | Identifier Code: IMCAP-2022-INFOME | Programme name: 16396 | Start submission calls: 28/10/2021 | End submission calls: 25/01/2022

The general objective of the call is to build trust within the EU and amongst all citizens, farmers and non-farmers alike and to promote information about the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) (i.e. the policy and its benefits for the citizens of the EU). The focus should be on addressing misperceptions and disinformation about European agriculture and the CAP, using facts and backed up with data with a view to raising public awareness on the relevance of EU support to agriculture and rural development through the CAP.

Technologies and generic building blocks for Electrical Propulsion

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Code: 16391 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2022-SPACE-01-12 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 02/11/2021 | End submission calls: 16/02/2022

This topic aims at increasing the effort for maturing technologies and generic building blocks towards both incremental and disruptive technologies for Electric Propulsion systems products up to TRL 5/6 for thruster components, electric power architecture and products, as well as fluidic management systems and components. Furthermore, the topic addresses next generation industrial manufacturing processes and support to activities intending to allow in orbit demonstration/validation (IOD/IOV).

Copernicus evolution for cross-services thematic domains

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Code: 16388 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2021-SPACE-01-44 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 02/11/2021 | End submission calls: 16/02/2022

The areas of R&I, which needs to be addressed to tackle the above expected outcomes are:

• Development of a proof-of-concept or prototype with a Copernicus based-solution to improve the European capacity for monitoring and forecasting the Arctic accessed via a single entry point which can be easily integrated into the existing service(s).
• Development of a proof-of-concept or prototype with a Copernicus-based solution to improve the European capacity for monitoring the UN Sustainable Development Goals indicators accessed via a single entry point which can be easily integrated into the existing service(s) (such as long-time series to monitor atmosphere composition and air quality, the health of ocean and in land waters, and regular mapping of land use).

New space transportation solutions and services

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Code: 16356 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2021-SPACE-01-23 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 02/11/2021 | End submission calls: 16/02/2022

Projects are expected to contribute to EU Green Deal objective through the reduction of the environmental impact of space transportation and to be prepared for the upcoming REACH regulations, especially with respect to the use of hydrazine and its derivatives, focusing on commercial market as a driver for business growth. Also is expected to contribute to expand commercial space transportation offer and services with new space transportation solutions. The objective is to contribute to double the accessible new space transportation service market to European industry by 2030.
It is also expected to design and performance studies as well as business cases.

Quantum technologies for space gravimetry

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Code: 16345 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2021-SPACE-01-62 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 02/11/2021 | End submission calls: 16/02/2022

The scope of this topic is the development of EU technologies and components for a space quantum gravimeter or gradiometer (this may include hybrid sensors, relying both on quantum and classical technologies) and which will lead to the development of an Engineering Model and its potential qualification for a pathfinder mission.

End-to-end Earth observation systems and associated services

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Code: 16333 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2022-SPACE-01-13 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 02/11/2021 | End submission calls: 16/02/2022

The expected outcomes of this topic will enable flexible satellite Earth-observation end-to-end systems, including the ground segment subsystem with explicit aspects of ground control centres and operations, as a strong subject of the “new space” and a very dynamic market environment with high potential. Competitiveness will be strengthened by providing growing capacity, as well as flexibility and agility to face uncertainties and market evolutions and improving system availability and latency to deliver high-quality experience to end-users.

Copernicus Land Monitoring Service evolution

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Code: 16331 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2022-SPACE-01-43 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 02/11/2021 | End submission calls: 16/02/2022

Project results are expected to enhance quality and efficiency of the current service to respond respectively to policy and/or user requirements and to technological developments. Also is expected to develop efficient and reliable new products chains, calling for new paradigms in data fusion, data processing and data visualisation as well as to develop new algorithms and processing chains preparing for the use of the new types of space observation data (being from new Sentinels or other contributing missions) in order to allow development of new products or the improvement of existing products.

Future space ecosystems: on-orbit operations, preparation of orbital demonstration mission

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Code: 16329 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2022-SPACE-01-11 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 02/11/2021 | End submission calls: 16/02/2022

The expected outcomes of this topic is to prepare a European pioneering, high-impact but low-cost orbital demonstration mission for On-Orbit Servicing (OOS) in 2025-2026 period that will demonstrate and showcase European know-how, support market generation, open new business opportunities, foster international cooperation and deliver a long-lasting impact in the future space ecosystem.

Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service evolution

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Code: 16319 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2022-SPACE-01-41 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 02/11/2021 | End submission calls: 16/02/2022

The main scope of this R&I is the development of new and innovative models for marine ecosystems monitoring and related biogeochemistry. These models will be used to prepare Copernicus-based solutions for different policies areas and for the challenges related to biodiversity conservation. Some specific domains will be the exploitation of the dynamics of the biological component of the ocean in terms of ‘fauna and flora’, how this marine living component behaves in relation to the ocean physics (temperature, currents, sediments), its biochemistry composition (in particular the plankton-to-fish links), climate change and the man-made pressures (e.g. transport, pollution, fisheries, etc.).

End-to-end satellite communication systems and associated services

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Code: 16315 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2021-SPACE-01-11 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 02/11/2021 | End submission calls: 16/02/2022

The expected outcomes of this topic will enable flexible end-to-end satellite communication system (including both space and ground segment) with high productivity and growing data and service requirements. Competitiveness will be strengthened by providing growing capacity per system, as well as flexibility and agility to face uncertainties and market evolutions and improving system availability and latency to deliver high-quality experience to end-users.