One of the largest EU supported ICT communities just launched a competition for start-ups looking to scale-up. The contest focuses on 8 topics: Health & Wellbeing Smart Spaces Cyber-Physical Systems Future Cloud Cyber Security and Privacy Internet of Things Urban Life and Mobility Smart Energy Systems The prize money in each of the topics are: EUR Read more about ICT-enabled Innovation – Startups competition[…]
ICT companies with expertise in one or more of the below areas are sought as partners in a Horizon 2020 project proposal aimed to develop and pilot a generic tool set enabling grassroot initiatives related to environmental or sustainability issues. sensors for traffic, air pollution, noise, gps, etc. to be used in urban areas programming Read more about Partner search: H2020 project – Collective Awareness Platform pilot[…]
The Managing Authority for Cohesion Policy 2014-2020 in Malta will be shortly launching calls for project proposals to be undertaken by public entities in the following investment priority areas: Supporting the capacity of SMEs to grow in regional, national and international markets, and to engage in innovation processes Promoting the production and distribution of energy derived from renewable resources Conserving, Read more about Forthcoming Calls under the ERDF and Cohesion Fund 2014-2020 for Malta[…]
The EU funded RADICAL project is calling for additional partners, offering them up to EUR90,000 for the piloting of innovative applications and services in the framework of the Smart City paradigm supported by Internet of Things and Social Networks technologies. RADICAL enables the rapid development, deployment and adoption of sustainable socially-aware and intelligent sensing services for emerging Read more about 90,000 euro EU funding for piloting innovative applications integrating IoT and social networking aspects[…]
In 2015, the EU will continue to make available grants to individual SMEs demonstrating capability to develop innovative technological processes, products, services, solutions, or business models with a strong EU and/or global relevance. Project proposals in the following areas are now being invited: ICT Open Disruptive Innovation (focus on the application of new sets of Read more about The second year of novel EU funding support for innovative SMEs[…]
The FTI pilot has been launched in January 2015 by the European Commission to facilitate and support increased innovation within the European industry. Scope The FTI is a bottom-up programme, project funding proposals being invited for any ideas of developing sustainable innovative products, processes and services that both address societal challenges and/or are highly competitive in Read more about Fast Track to Innovation – the latest EU funding scheme for industry[…]
The Graphene Flagship ultimate goal is to deliver the potential that graphene, related layered materials and hybrid systems have to revolutionize multiple industries. This may bring a new dimension to future technology, with Europe driving the process. The expected return on investment will take the various facets of technological innovation, economic exploitation and societal benefits. Read more about The Graphene Flagship seeks new industrial partners under Horizon2020[…]
With over 99% of enterprises in Europe being SMEs and over 92% microenterprises with less than 10 employees, one cannot question the need for clusters and for business networks that can facilitate collaboration frameworks for knowledge transfer, economies of scale and scope. This is even more so in today’s context, one of internationalization and global Read more about Clustering for excellence and internationalisation[…]
Tourism is a very important pillar of the economies of most of the European countries, but one strongly affected by seasonality, as well as by stereotypes. For example, whilst Malta’s culture & heritage offering is getting traction, it is still mostly known internationally as a sea & sun destination. Save for Vienna, Austria is typically Read more about EU support for tourism diversification – sport & wellness, jewellery focus[…]
A 3-day international short course on EU project planning and management under the 2014-2020 support programmes will be organised by the Mediterranean Academy of Culture, Tourism and Trade and conducted by Anamaria Magri Pantea. Period: 16-18th June 2014 Location: Birgu, Malta This short course is aimed at businesses, universities , research centers, public institutions, various associations Read more about Short-course on EU project planning & management, 16-18 June 2014[…]