eXtended Reality Modelling (RIA)

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Code: 12970 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2021-HUMAN-01-13 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 21/10/2021

Proposals are expected to contribute to the following outcomes:

• Large-scale creation of eXtended Reality models with increased levels of interaction, context awareness, explainable autonomous decisions, human control, privacy and accessibility.
• Methodologies, tools and processes to build eXtended Reality services based on these models.
• Improved human to human and human to computer eXtended Reality interaction, in both offline and real-time context.

NGI Tech Review (CSA)

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Code: 12966 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2021-HUMAN-01-09 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 21/10/2021

The scope of this topic is to support an open environment fostering collaboration between internet innovators to tackle key societal challenges such as response to pandemics, climate change, disinformation, or the protection of privacy. The environment will bring together internet innovators to develop, test and improve solutions based on open source technologies.

NGI International Collaboration – Transatlantic fellowship programme (CSA)

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Code: 12964 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2021-HUMAN-01-08 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 21/10/2021

The aim of the topic is to reinforce EU-US and EU-Canada cooperation in the area of Next Generation Internet, and to establish a continuous dialogue among US, Canada and EU innovators. The focus should be on trust and data sovereignty and on internet architecture renovation and decentralised technologies.

Next Generation Internet community-building and outreach (CSA)

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Code: 12961 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2021-HUMAN-01-07 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 21/10/2021

The proposal should support the European Commission in NGI branding and marketing activities, including extensive online and social media presence, press coverage and participation in key events, establishing a positive brand image in the Internet community and the public at large. Based on advanced digital and non-digital communication techniques, the project will lead NGI communication activities and coach other NGI projects in effective communication and marketing.

Innovation for Media, including eXtended Reality (IA)

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Code: 12956 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2021-HUMAN-01-06 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 21/10/2021

The Media Action Plan, aimed at supporting media industry recovery, has three areas: Recovery, transformation, and enabling and empowerment. Transformation foresees innovation actions to support transformation of media industry, and the creation of a European Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) Industrial Coalition.

Trustworthy open search and discovery (RIA)

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Code: 12954 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2021-HUMAN-01-05 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 21/10/2021

The objective of this topic is to develop technologies and solutions enabling new and trustworthy ways of searching and discovering information on the internet across a variety of resources such as personal, scientific, industrial and environmental data, connected devices and smart objects, services, multimedia content, intranets and other IT resources, both public and private. It is also to empower end-users, including through agents acting on their behalf, to share and discover more data and reliable information sources, while preserving their privacy and increasing public trust in search results.

Trust & data sovereignty on the Internet (RIA)

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Code: 12949 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2021-HUMAN-01-04 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 21/10/2021

The objective of this topic is to deliver architectures, protocols and services to ensure that end-users can exert their rights (e.g. under the GDPR) and benefit from decentralised technological solutions that ensure that they are fully in control of their personal data on the Internet.

European Network of AI Excellence Centres: Pillars of the European AI lighthouse (RIA)

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Code: 12944 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2021-HUMAN-01-03 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 21/10/2021

To ensure European open strategic autonomy in critical technologies such as AI, with huge socio-economic impact, it is essential to reinforce and build on Europe’s assets in such technologies, including its world-class research community, in order to stay at the forefront of technological developments.

European coordination, awareness, standardisation & adoption of trustworthy European AI, Data and Robotics (AI, Data and Robotics Partnership) (CSA)

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Code: 12941 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2021-HUMAN-01-02 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 21/10/2021

Τhe proposals of this Call should focus on one of the two expected outcomes exclusively:

• Efficient AI, Data and Robotics Public-Private Partnership supporting the community and the implementation of the SRIDA.
• Efficient support to the research community via the AI-on-demand-platform, a public community resource.

Verifiable robustness, energy efficiency and transparency for Trustworthy AI: Scientific excellence boosting industrial competitiveness (AI, Data and Robotics Partnership) (RIA)

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Code: 12939 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2021-HUMAN-01-01 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 21/10/2021

This topic focuses on the development of trustworthy AI technology as wel as the building of the next level of “intelligence” and autonomy. Solid scientific developments will be complemented, as relevant, by tools and processes for design, testing and validation, certification (where appropriate), software engineering methodologies, as well as approaches to modularity and interoperability, aimed at real-world applications.

Support and coordination of the Quantum Technologies Flagship Initiative (CSA)

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Code: 12937 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-32 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 21/10/2021

Proposal results are expected to contribute to outcomes of the following categories:

• Coordination of the Quantum Technologies Flagship
• Standardisation
• Education and training

Functional electronics for green and circular economy (RIA)

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Code: 12933 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-31 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 21/10/2021

Proposals under this Call are expected to make technological breakthroughs in the development of functional electronics technologies, to address the challenges and opportunities associated with green and digital transformation. Eco-design principles and in particular the reduction of energy and resource consumption should be taken into account. The emphasis of this topic will be on the advancement in the area of flexible, printed and organic electronics as low-cost/light- weight/less energy intensive approach to complement inorganic-based mainstream semiconductors.

Investing in new emerging quantum computing technologies (RIA)

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Code: 12930 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-30 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 21/10/2021

In order to reach large-scale quantum computing in Europe, breakthroughs in scalability of quantum computing processors, devices and integrated platforms are needed, together with the ability to perform qubit operations such as read, write, and data transfer, and qubit manipulation with a universal set of quantum gates. Further qubit and platform types, such as for example neutral Rydberg atoms, photonic qubits, and spin qubits, need to be considered as candidates for quantum computing that would require further research and development efforts.

Development of technologies/devices for bio-intelligent manufacturing (RIA)

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Code: 12928 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-27 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 21/10/2021

In a context of increasing constrains in the usage and production of resources, bio-intelligent technologies should arise as key enabling manufacturing systems under any circumstances while fostering the biological transformation of industry. In this sense, research activities should be highly multi-disciplinary and networked to the strengthening of European industrial leadership and autonomy in this emerging technology. Proposals should investigate the potential of bioenabled technologies through the integration of biological principles with other technologies, to bolster future supply chains and more efficient manufacturing.

Coordination of European Smart Network actions (CSA)

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Code: 12918 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-26 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 21/10/2021

A proposal is expected to contribute to the establishment of a Europe wide platform addressing the Communication Network Technologies and systems in the context of 6G global developments. To support the identification of strategic R&I orientations including at global level, the coordination of R&I results/initiatives at EU scale including Member State level initiatives, the dissemination and web presence, the organisation of Europe’s contribution to standards, and the identification of international cooperation priorities across key regions. Also, the action is expected to directly contribute to support the early implementation of the new Smart Networks Services (SNS) institutionalised European partnership and the related programmatic organisation through cross SNS projects coordination.

International cooperation with Canada (RIA)

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Code: 12915 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-23 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 21/10/2021

Proposals for the Joint Call EU-Canada are expected to address a mix of quantum technology challenges in the areas of quantum communication, computing, simulation and sensing and identify the added value and/or mutual benefit for both EU and Canadian partners. These should include the integration of different aspects like physics, engineering, computer science, theory, algorithms, software, manufacturing, control, infrastructures, etc.

Next generation quantum sensing technologies (RIA)

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Code: 12911 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-21 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 21/10/2021

Proposals should focus on next generation quantum sensors that provide extreme precision and accuracy measurements in many fields, beyond the performance of consumer devices and services, from medical diagnostics and imaging, high-precision navigation, and monitoring, to future applications in the Internet of Things and for enhanced measurement and metrology.

Advanced spintronics: Unleashing spin in the next generation ICs (RIA)

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Code: 12905 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-14 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 21/10/2021

Proposals should focus on interdisciplinary R&D between academic research, RTOs and industry (including SMEs). Proposals should aim at demonstrating a fully functional prototype of a spintronic device operating in relevant environment conditions in order to show how it will unlock the full potential of the field in a number of specific and high potential application areas.

Academia-Industry Forum on Emerging Enabling Technologies (CSA)

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Code: 12899 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-13 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 21/10/2021

A Coordination and Support Actions enable and support a broad range of participants (across disciplines in science and engineering, RTOs, industry sectors, stakeholders) to meet, mutually inspire, cooperate and develop together innovative ideas for future enabling technologies from early stages on. They will help industry to navigate rapidly changing environments, for instance by actively transferring ideas and early technologies between players that would not normally interact, or by combinations of different foresight activities (short-term, long-term, cross-sectorial) to prioritise strategic directions while avoiding narrow visions for the future.

European Network of Excellence Centres in Robotics (RIA)

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Code: 12897 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-12 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 21/10/2021

To ensure European open strategic autonomy in robotics, it is essential to reinforce and build on Europe’s assets, including its world-class research community. In order to stay at the forefront of technological developments, it is essential that researchers collaborate, share ideas and research outcomes. A strongly networked community focused on excellence will be better at addressing the major robotics challenges that block the domain’s further development and deployment.