Next generation ATS platforms for en-route and TMA operations

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Code: 36315 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-SESAR-2025-DES-IR-02-WA3-1 | Programme name: 20969 | Start submission calls: 01/04/2025 | End submission calls: 16/09/2025

Research aims at developing the next generation of ATS platforms both for en-route and TMA environments, considering state-of-the-art ground technologies while leveraging innovative solutions and new aircraft capabilities aiming to achieve level 4 of automation as outlined in the Master Plan and by considering a Trustworthy AI approach.

Digital flight rules

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Code: 36313 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-SESAR-2025-DES-ER-03-WA1-2 | Programme name: 20969 | Start submission calls: 01/04/2025 | End submission calls: 16/09/2025

The expected uutcome of this topic is to significantly advance the development priority regarding FR-2 Digital flight rules.

Smart airports, airports as multimodal nodes and passenger experience

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Code: 36311 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-SESAR-2025-DES-IR-02-WA4-2 | Programme name: 20969 | Start submission calls: 01/04/2025 | End submission calls: 16/09/2025

Proposals may include other research elements beyond the proposed research elements below if they are justified by their contribution to achieve the expected outcomes of the topic and are fully aligned with the development priorities defined in the European ATM Master Plan.

• Collaborative management at regional airports supported by Centralised Lite airport operations centre (APOC)
• AOP and performance monitoring for a group of airports
• Airport integration into the user-driven prioritisation process (UDPP)
• Airport environmental performance management
• Smart airports
• Integration of IFR RPAS in airport and CTR operations

Transformation to trajectory-based operations

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Code: 36309 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-SESAR-2025-DES-IR-02-WA1-1 | Programme name: 20969 | Start submission calls: 01/04/2025 | End submission calls: 16/09/2025

Proposals may include other research elements beyond the proposed research elements below if they are justified by their contribution to achieve the expected outcomes of the topic and are fully aligned with the development priorities defined in the European ATM Master Plan.

• TBO integration activities and global interoperability
• ANSP-triggered impact assessment
• Unconstrained desired trajectory (UDT)
• FF-ICE/R2 precursor for the revision of the agreed trajectory in strategic execution
• FF-ICE/R2 trajectory revision and/or update in execution for arrivals into Europe from non-FF-ICE areas (ASPs that are not eASPs)
• Evolution of military flight planning
• Integration of flight operations centre (FOC), electronic flight bag (EFB), flight management system (FMS) and ATC platforms
• Connected aircraft Network TBO (airline information services domain (AISD)
• Increased dynamicity in the application of RAD/LoA constraints
• Develop a digitalised letters of agreement (LoA) repository and their provision to NM

Airborne capabilities for supporting reducing ATM environmental footprint

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Code: 36307 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-SESAR-2025-DES-IR-02-WA5-3 | Programme name: 20969 | Start submission calls: 01/04/2025 | End submission calls: 16/09/2025

Proposals may include other research elements beyond the proposed research elements below if they are justified by their contribution to achieve the expected outcomes of the topic and are fully aligned with the development priorities defined in the European ATM Master Plan.

• Environmentally driven trajectory planning
• Wake energy retrieval (WER)
• Environmentally friendly TMA operations through combined dynamic management of aircraft configuration and navigation and route structure
• Voluntary mitigation of climate impact for individual flights in low-density/low complexity traffic situations at AU initiative
• Environmentally optimised operations with geometric altitude

Fast-track Extending U-space eco-system

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Code: 36305 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-SESAR-2025-DES-IR-02-WA6-2 | Programme name: 20969 | Start submission calls: 01/04/2025 | End submission calls: 16/09/2025

Proposals may include other research elements beyond the proposed research elements below if they are justified by their contribution to achieve the expected outcomes of the topic and are fully aligned with the development priorities defined in the European ATM Master Plan.

• Use of public LTE/4G/5G cellular networks for low altitude operations.
• CNS capabilities for U-space, UAS and military integration.
• E-conspicuity solutions for U-space.
• Integration of drones and crewed aircraft in defined shared airspace geozones.
• U-space services for certified (crewed or uncrewed) aircraft.

Highly automated ATM for all airspace users

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Code: 36303 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-SESAR-2025-DES-IR-02-WA5-2 | Programme name: 20969 | Start submission calls: 01/04/2025 | End submission calls: 16/09/2025

Proposals may include other research elements beyond the proposed research elements below if they are justified by their contribution to achieve the expected outcomes of the topic and are fully aligned with the development priorities defined in the European ATM Master Plan.

• Development of on-board non-cooperative sensors in support of detect and avoid (DAA)
• Enhanced automation support for space-launch management
• IFR RPAS integration in airspace classes D to E
• IFR RPAS integration in airspace classes F to G
• Safe integration of lower performance IFR RPAS in the European airspace
• Dual-frequency multi-constellation (DFMC) global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) based on satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) / aircraft-based augmentation system (ABAS) receivers
• High-altitude operations (HAO) GNSS and inertial sensors
• Airborne-based alternative – Position, Navigation and Timing (A-PNT)

Completion of the initial Network of European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs)

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Code: 36300 | Identifier Code: DIGITAL-2025-EDIH-AC-08-COMPLETION-STEP | Programme name: 15593 | Start submission calls: 15/04/2025 | End submission calls: 02/09/2025

The objective is to complete the existing network of European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs) with entities from countries associated to the Digital Europe Programme that have not yet participated in any previous EDIH call. These entities will provide the complete set of services of an EDIH, including the necessary infrastructure, focusing primarily on a specific geographical area and covering the digital transformation needs of the local SMEs, mid-caps and/or public sector organisations with a reinforced AI focus for EDIH operations.

The Completion of the EDIHs network will be pivotal in supporting the widespread deployment and uptake of European AI technologies, solutions and tool, while also promoting the adoption of other crucial digital technologies, all in alignment with EU values and a human-centric approach.

Consolidation of the Network of European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs with reinforced AI focus)

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Code: 36297 | Identifier Code: DIGITAL-2025-EDIH-AC-08-CONSOLIDATION-STEP | Programme name: 15593 | Start submission calls: 15/04/2025 | End submission calls: 02/09/2025

The objective of this call is the consolidation of the network of European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs) aiming to cover all regions of the European Union and Associated Countries, including the EU’s outermost regions, by strengthening its performance and capacity to meet local, regional, national and European digitalisation needs. With increased experience and capacities, the EDIHs will continue providing the complete set of services of an EDIH, including the necessary infrastructure, focusing primarily on specific geographical areas, and covering the digital transformation needs of local SMEs, mid-caps and/or public sector organisations. Considering the transformation potential of AI technologies, these will be a reinforced focus of EDIHs’ operations under this call.

The consolidation of the EDIHs network will be pivotal in supporting the wide deployment and uptake of European AI technologies, solutions, and tools and in promoting the adoption of other crucial digital technologies, while upholding Union values and human-centric perspective.

European Network of Factcheckers

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Code: 36294 | Identifier Code: DIGITAL-2025-BESTUSE-08-FACTCHECKERS | Programme name: 15593 | Start submission calls: 15/04/2025 | End submission calls: 02/09/2025

The EU supports the capacity of a multidisciplinary community to understand, monitor and counter disinformation.

The objective of this topic is to maintain and further develop a platform supporting the operations of the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO), as well as deepening the language coverage and operational capacity of fact-checking in Europe.

In particular, the topic will support the operational cooperation between fact-checkers, researchers and media literacy practitioners across the EU through EDMO and support fact-checkers, with the aim to contribute to the fight against disinformation, to gain further insight on disinformation, monitoring of the disinformation space, debunking disinformation through the network of fact-checkers, and increasing the resilience of media professionals and citizens to disinformation.

Network of Safer Internet Centres (SICs)

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Code: 36292 | Identifier Code: DIGITAL-2025-BESTUSE-08-NETWORKSICs | Programme name: 15593 | Start submission calls: 15/04/2025 | End submission calls: 02/09/2025

The objective of the topic is to continue to support national Safer Internet Centres (SICs), which may be composed of one or more NGOs, government bodies/agencies, and/or private sector organisations. SICs provide online safety information, educational resources, public awareness tools and counselling and reporting services (through dedicated helplines and hotlines) for young people, teachers/educators, and parents/carers.

Sectoral digital skills academies: Virtual Worlds Skills Academy

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Code: 36290 | Identifier Code: DIGITAL-2025-SKILLS-08-VIRTUAL-WORLDS-ACADEMY-STEP | Programme name: 15593 | Start submission calls: 15/04/2025 | End submission calls: 02/09/2025

Virtual worlds blend physical and digital worlds in real-time for a variety of purposes such as designing new prototypes, virtualising entire cities or for different types of simulations. Virtual worlds are a fast-evolving technology, gaining ground in more and more areas of our lives.

The Virtual Worlds Skills Academy will reinforce the talent pool needed to achieve the aspirations of the EU to pioneer the development of the various building blocks of virtual worlds, such as extended reality, 3D graphics, content creation, computer vision, AI, interactive media, modelling and industrial applications (digital twins), digital identity, data privacy and big data.

Sectoral digital skills academies: Digital Skills Academy in GenAI

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Code: 36287 | Identifier Code: DIGITAL-2025-SKILLS-08-GENAI-ACADEMY-STEP | Programme name: 15593 | Start submission calls: 15/04/2025 | End submission calls: 02/09/2025

This topic aims to establish an academy in Artificial Intelligence (AI): the “AI Skills Academy”.

The AI Skills Academy will be a one-stop-shop for a range of activities supporting or developing educational and training schemes in two main focus areas:

• skills for the uptake and deployment of AI and in particular ‘GenAI’ in key economic sectors;
• skills related to the development and deployment of AI models in the ‘AI Factories’ facilities. This call covers only the establishment of the first part of the AI Skills Academy, focused on AI and GenAI. Another call will be organised at a later stage to cover specific skillset necessary for the AI Factories.

The main objective of this first part of the AI Skills Academy is to address the current and future AI skills gap in the EU’s strategic sectors and strengthen the pool of AI specialists, particularly in the field of Generative AI (GenAI) development and application. To do so, the AI Skills Academy (in short, the Academy) will leverage the collaboration between industry, higher education, and vocational training institutions to skill, up-skill and re-skill students and professionals and facilitate their positioning in the EU labour market, matching their expertise with the needs of the AI market, and of EU industries and the public sector.

The Academy will additionally focus on boosting the AI and GenAI competences and job-placement of underrepresented groups in the AI workforce, particularly of women and on promoting AI-related opportunities for students, professionals and the broader public, targeting also Europeans living abroad.

Sectoral digital skills academies: Quantum Skills Digital Academy

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Code: 36285 | Identifier Code: DIGITAL-2025-SKILLS-08-QUANTUM-ACADEMY-STEP | Programme name: 15593 | Start submission calls: 15/04/2025 | End submission calls: 02/09/2025

This topic aims to establish a sectoral academy in quantum. The objective of the Quantum Skills Digital Academy is to serve as a single, central contact point and to provide specialised quantum technologies training and hands on experience at different quantum education levels. It will play an important role in contributing to the objectives of the European Declaration on Quantum Technologies in the domain of quantum skills development and training.

Apply AI: GenAI for the public administrations

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Code: 36283 | Identifier Code: DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-SUPPLY-AI | Programme name: 15593 | Start submission calls: 15/04/2025 | End submission calls: 02/09/2025

The objective of the call is to accelerate the adoption of GenAI in public administrations by supporting three to four pilot projects. Each pilot project will comprise one or more use cases where European GenAI solutions are developed and applied in the public administrations of the involved countries.

Multi-Country project in Agri-Food

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Code: 36281 | Identifier Code: DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-AGRIFOOD | Programme name: 15593 | Start submission calls: 15/04/2025 | End submission calls: 02/09/2025

The objective of this action is to support a Multi-Country Project (MCP) in the agri-food sector. The MCP in Agri-Food aims to leverage digital infrastructure, particularly data infrastructure, to enhance the efficiency, sustainability, and competitiveness of the agri-food sector across Europe. This action will, foster the access, sharing, and reuse of data to support decision-making, reduce administrative burdens, and enable innovative solutions within the sector.

Digital solutions for regulatory compliance through data

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Code: 36279 | Identifier Code: DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-COMPLIANCE | Programme name: 15593 | Start submission calls: 15/04/2025 | End submission calls: 02/09/2025

This objective will support projects testing digital solutions for transmitting information relevant for compliance with EU legislation (e.g. regulations on environmental issues) and automate the compliance process for a number of pilot use cases.
Activities funded under this objective would combine advanced technologies such as data capturing technologies, automatic transmission and analysis, cloud storage, and encryption to ensure data security, confidentiality and regulatory adherence.

Data Spaces Support Centre

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Code: 36276 | Identifier Code: DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-DS-SUPPORT | Programme name: 15593 | Start submission calls: 15/04/2025 | End submission calls: 02/09/2025

The objective is to identify a consortium that will assure the continuation of the Data Spaces Support Centre (DSSC). The DSSC coordinates all relevant actions on Common European Data Spaces to ensure that they develop in a coherent way, are interoperable and benefit from economies of scale by the use of common practices, components (referred to as ‘building blocks’), protocols and tools (e.g., software implementations or services implementing the building blocks mentioned above that are considered fit to purpose).

The aim is to support the development, proper functioning and interconnection of data spaces to facilitate secure and trusted data sharing and reuse within and across sectors, benefiting both the public sector and European businesses, particularly SMEs.

Support to the secretariat for the Alliance on Processors and Semiconductor Technologies

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Code: 36243 | Identifier Code: DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-PROCESSOR | Programme name: 15593 | Start submission calls: 15/04/2025 | End submission calls: 02/09/2025

This action is to support the activities of the Industrial Alliance on processors and semiconductor technologies. The purpose of the Alliance is to gather relevant stakeholders, including industry, Member States representatives and other experts, from across Europe in view of strengthening Europe’s capacities in advanced processors and other electronic components. The Alliance aims to identify gaps in the production and development of microchips and the technology developments needed for companies and organisations to thrive, no matter their size. This will help the competitiveness of companies, increase Europe’s digital sovereignty and address the demand for the next generation of secure, energy-efficient, powerful chips and processors.

Women Tech.EU initiative

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Code: 36239 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-EIC-2025-WOMENTECH | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: European Innovation Council-EIC (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 01/04/2025 | End submission calls: 02/09/2025

The Women TechEU Initiative is designed to support early-stage women-led deep-tech startups, addressing gender gap in the tech industry and fostering more diverse startup ecosystem across Europe. The initiative aims to enhance the competitiveness of women-led companies addressing critical societal challenges. By empowering women entrepreneurs, Women TechEU supports early stage deep-tech companies, paving the way for the participation of women-led start-ups in future EIC calls.