Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
Digital Europe Programme is the first EU programme that aims to accelerate the recovery and drive the digital transformation of Europe.
Worth €7.6 billion (in current prices), the Programme is a part of the next long-term EU budget, (the Multiannual Financial Framework), and it covers 2021 to 2027. It will provide funding for projects in five crucial areas: supercomputing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, advanced digital skills, and ensuring the wide use of digital technologies across the economy and society.
The Programme is fine-tuned to fill the gap between the research of digital technologies and their deployment, and to bring the results of research to the market – for the benefit of Europe’s citizens and businesses, and in particular SMEs. Investments under the Digital Europe programme supports the Union’s twin objectives of a green transition and digital transformation and strengthens the Union’s resilience and strategic autonomy.
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Call
Summary
This action is to support the activities of the Industrial Alliance on processors and semiconductor technologies that was announced in the Communication on “Updating the 2020 New Industrial Strategy” 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 industrial capacities in the design and manufacturing of advanced processors and other electronic components. The activities of the Alliance will contribute to delivering on the EU’s digital targets for 2030, by addressing use cases for all sectors of the economy, notably mobility, communications, industrial manufacturing, security, and health.
Detailed Call Description
The main tasks of the Alliance will include: identification of critical gaps in the semiconductor value chain, development of targets and roadmaps, increasing design and manufacturing capacities and leveraging investment and innovation synergies. Member States representatives are invited to participate in the work of the Alliance in relevant working groups.
This action consists in providing the following support services to the Alliance:
- Supporting the work of the Alliance, including through the organisation of relevant thematic working groups in view of ensuring progress towards and delivering on the Alliance’s milestones.
- Organisation of the annual General Assembly with all members of the Alliance, in close coordination with the European Commission.
- Organisation of the annual Alliance Forum with all members of the Alliance and interested stakeholders, in close coordination with the European Commission.
- Creation and maintenance of the Alliance’s website and day-to-day content creation to inform the broader audience about the Alliance’s activities.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
Coordination and Support Actions: 100%
Thematic Categories
- Industry
- Information Technology
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Educational Institutions
- Investment Funds
- Large Enterprises
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies)
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)
- non-EU countries:
- listed EEA countries and countries associated to the Digital Europe Programme (list of countries) or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature.
For the consortium composition see the details of the specific topic, in the Call document.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
It will be announced soon.
(Publish Date: 18/11/2021-for internal use only)