Development of high spatial-resolution monitoring approaches and geographically-explicit registry for carbon farming

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Code: 34416 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-MISS-2024-SOIL-01-07 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Missions | Start submission calls: 08/05/2024 | End submission calls: 08/10/2024

The EU aims to boost sustainable carbon farming solutions by significantly improving Europe’s capacity to quantify, monitor and verify carbon removals. The development of soil carbon removal deployment strategies and a robust and validated soil carbon monitoring system approach, at scale relevant for land managers, are therefore crucial.

To show the extent to which a carbon farming activity results in a positive climate impact, standardised baselines will be established, reflecting the standard performance of comparable activities in similar social, economic, environmental and technological circumstances and geographical locations. This type of baselines ensures objectivity and transparency, minimises compliance costs and other administrative costs, and positively recognises the action of first movers who have already engaged in carbon farming activities. However, the geographically-explicit data needed to identify and set such standardised baselines and help prioritise regions and actions for carbon farming is currently missing.

Moreover, it is important that the EU boosts sustainable carbon farming solutions by enabling a business model that financially rewards land managers for such activities.

The Carbon Removal Certification (CRC) Framework aims to ensure that financial incentives from both private and public sources are channelled towards high-quality carbon removals and nature-based solutions. However, to ensure its correct functioning, interoperable public registries and MRV protocols compliant with standards and technical rules to be set out at EU level are needed.

A European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage – Innovative tools for the study, conservation and restoration of heritage objects

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Code: 34413 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-HERITAGE-ECCCH-01-05 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 18/06/2024 | End submission calls: 22/01/2025

This topic aims at developing and implementing a set of innovative tools and methods on the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECCCH) based on the digital twins of cultural heritage objects stored in the ECCCH, for the study, conservation and restoration of cultural heritage objects. Concrete applications of these tools and methods should be provided for at least the following uses:

• Supporting the study of cultural heritage objects
• Supporting conservation and restoration works

A European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage – Innovative tools for high-value interactions with visitors and heritage objects

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Code: 34411 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-HERITAGE-ECCCH-01-04 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 18/06/2024 | End submission calls: 22/01/2025

This topic aims at developing and implementing a set of innovative tools and methods on the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECCCH) for high-quality interactions with visitors and cultural heritage objects. Concrete applications of these tools and methods should be provided for at least the following uses:

• Creating, sharing and re-using interactive content
• Analysing, designing and testing interactions with visitors

A European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage – Innovative tools for advanced data enrichment

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Code: 34409 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-HERITAGE-ECCCH-01-03 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 18/06/2024 | End submission calls: 22/01/2025

This topic aims at developing and implementing a set of innovative tools and methods on the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECCCH) for advanced data enrichment. Concrete applications of these tools and methods should be provided for at least the following uses:

• Metadata enrichment
• Embedding scientific and professional value as well as IP and other associated rights throughout the digital content production chain
• Collaboration- and business models based on the multi-actor value chain

A European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage – Innovative tools for documenting, interlinking and organising data

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Code: 34407 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-HERITAGE-ECCCH-01-02 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 18/06/2024 | End submission calls: 22/01/2025

This topic aims at developing and implementing a set of innovative tools and methods on the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECCCH) for documenting, interlinking and organising data. Concrete applications of these tools and methods should be provided for at least the following uses:

• Creating, enriching and refining annotated bibliographies
• Documenting the results of fieldwork such as archaeological or paleontological excavations or other collection processes and studies

A European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage – Innovative tools for digitisation and analysis of dynamic processes, objects and complex combined data

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Code: 34405 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-HERITAGE-ECCCH-01-01 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 18/06/2024 | End submission calls: 22/01/2025

This topic aims at developing and implementing a set of innovative tools and methods on the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECCCH) for digitisation and analysis of dynamic processes, objects and complex combined data. Concrete applications of these tools and methods should be provided for at least the following uses:

• Digitising dynamic objects, processes and practices
• Monitoring the evolving status of cultural heritage objects over time
• Interacting with, cross-mixing and re-mixing different data types

Support to Green Upskilling & Training and Advisory Services to WISEs and SEEs

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Code: 34403 | Identifier Code: GreenBoost4WISEs | Programme name: 20613 | Start submission calls: 22/07/2024 | End submission calls: 30/09/2024

GreenBoost4WISEs aims at making the business and processes of Work Integration Social Enterprises (WISEs) and Social Economy Enterprises (SEEs) more sustainable and to raise awareness on the benefits of greener practices through capacity building, knowledge transfer and transnational cooperation.

Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) Initiative Calls 2024

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Code: 34400 | Identifier Code: DIGITAL-Chips-2024-SG-CPL-5 / HORIZON-Chips-2024-RIA-CPL-5 | Programme name: 32499 | Start submission calls: 25/07/2024 | End submission calls: 17/09/2024

Under the Multi-annual Work Programme 2023-2027 (WP2023-2027) of the Chips Joint Undertaking (‘Initiative’), calls for Pilot Lines (CPL) have opened for the submission of proposals.

Each Call for Pilot Line includes three interrelated calls:

• A Call for Expression of Interest for the selection of a Hosting Consortium.
• A Call for proposals for Set-up, integration and process development, funded under the Horizon Europe Programme.
• A Call for proposals for the operational activities of the pilot line, funded under the Digital Europe Programme.

EIT Urban Mobility -Business Plan 2023-2025 – Master School and Fellowship Academy Open Call (MS) – Mobility for more liveable urban spaces

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Code: 34391 | Identifier Code: EITUM-BP23-25 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) | Start submission calls: 25/07/2024 | End submission calls: 10/10/2024

This Open Call focuses on a series of specific activity areas aimed at meeting the EIT Urban Mobility Master School and Fellowship targets, including Summer Schools, new urban mobility related Master programmes that have the potential to be integrated into the EIT Urban Mobility Master School and obtain the EIT Label, new universities joining existing EIT Urban Mobility Master programmes, and existing Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) programmes at Master level aligned with the EIT Label Handbook for EIT Fellowships criteria with the potential to join the EIT Urban Mobility I&E Fellowship.

Methods for bridging reality gaps

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Code: 34389 | Identifier Code: EDF-2024-RA-SIMTRAIN-BRG-STEP | Programme name: 3564 | Start submission calls: 20/06/2024 | End submission calls: 05/11/2024

Mission planning and execution in the present and future multi-domain operation environment (MDO) employing manned and unmanned force elements demand that the human decision makers are very well supported to be able to handle the complexity and dynamics of the battlespace and make decisions faster and better than the adversary.

The general objective is to develop advanced automated support tools for the generation and evaluation of courses of action (COAs) in an MDO context. The toolset is expected to support wargaming of the candidate COAs to ensure that commanders and staff can assess the plan and options in detail before final decision making.

Secured and adaptive underwater communications for UUSs

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Code: 34387 | Identifier Code: EDF-2024-RA-UWW-SACOM-STEP | Programme name: 3564 | Start submission calls: 20/06/2024 | End submission calls: 05/11/2024

Efficient, robust, and secured underwater communication is a key enabler for maritime uncrewed systems (MUS), including the use of uncrewed underwater systems (UUS). There is a need for exchange of classified information in MUS. Identification, authentication and authorisation are important functionalities in the field of digital trusted gateways. Further research needs to be done to overcome the physical characteristics of the underwater environment that limits the possibility of having wireless communication systems with sufficient robustness and bandwidth required by many underwater warfare functions.

The specific objective is to design and demonstrate feasibility of secured (communications security COMSEC and transmission security TRANSEC) underwater (network) communication solutions (acoustic, optical, or other modalities) for UUSs designed for military needs.

Future mid-size tactical cargo aircraft

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Code: 34385 | Identifier Code: EDF-2024-RA-PROTMOB-FMTC | Programme name: 3564 | Start submission calls: 20/06/2024 | End submission calls: 05/11/2024

By maturation of the required technologies and innovations, this topic aims to lower the risks for the Future Mid-size Tactical Cargo aircraft (FMTC) capability development and therefore the costs for further potential development phases, with a view to possibly enabling first flight of prototype early 2030’s.

Intelligent weaponry and ammunition systems

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Code: 34383 | Identifier Code: EDF-2024-RA-GROUND-IWAS | Programme name: 3564 | Start submission calls: 20/06/2024 | End submission calls: 05/11/2024

This topic aims to pave the way for the development of an autonomous European state-of-the-art capability in the field of high precision weaponry, such as guided mortar and artillery ammunition (shells and rockets), missiles, and other munitions with loitering capabilities. Such systems should aim to increase precision in Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)-contested/denied environments, reduce dependency on non-EU satellite navigation, and improve terminal guidance and effects on targets at extended ranges, as well as providing more affordable solutions.

The use of data fusion techniques and high accuracy Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems for Inertial Measurement Units (MEMS IMU) should be considered.

Unmanned collaborative combat aircraft (U-CCA) systems

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Code: 34380 | Identifier Code: EDF-2024-RA-AIR-UCCAS-STEP | Programme name: 3564 | Start submission calls: 20/06/2024 | End submission calls: 05/11/2024

This topic aims to explore technologies, concepts, products, processes and services related to U-CCA systems in different possible configurations. These U-CCA systems are expected to be combat ready, hence highly manoeuvrable and, depending on the mission assigned, they should also be able to collect multispectral information from large areas, while identifying and countering potential threats in a wide range of missions including, but not limited to, defensive and offensive counter air, anti-surface warfare (ASuW) and suppression/destruction of enemy air defences (SEAD/DEAD), in a highly contested environment.

Concept study on advanced air-to-air missiles

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Code: 34378 | Identifier Code: EDF-2024-RA-AIR-AAM | Programme name: 3564 | Start submission calls: 20/06/2024 | End submission calls: 05/11/2024

The main objective is therefore to develop at European level concepts and operational requirements for a short-range air to-air missile (SRAAM) to primarily counter modern 5th and future 6th generation combat aircraft and other airborne threats, such as UAS and cruise missiles. Opportunities and limitations are to be explored in various disciplines, such as image processing, target detection, navigation sensors, missile hardware related to kinematic properties, propulsion, warhead unit design, missile guidance, missile control, multi-sensor data fusion, missile computer architecture design, advanced materials (e.g., morphing materials), new production techniques and network integration.

Automated structural modelling for effect prediction

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Code: 34376 | Identifier Code: EDF-2024-RA-DIGIT-ASMEP | Programme name: 3564 | Start submission calls: 20/06/2024 | End submission calls: 05/11/2024

The effects of attacks on structures such as buildings, plants, oil tanks, pipelines, bridges, dams, etc., are a common subject of concern to military planners and engineers, weaponeers, munition designers, battle damage assessors, and modelling and simulation analysts and developers. However, predicting such effects currently involves a large uncertainty due to the difficulty in estimating the relevant characteristics of these structures. There is therefore a need to efficiently estimate such characteristics from available data such as imagery or documentation and to combine them with effect prediction models to provide reliable predictions.

Advanced radar technologies

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Code: 34374 | Identifier Code: EDF-2024-RA-SENS-ART | Programme name: 3564 | Start submission calls: 20/06/2024 | End submission calls: 05/11/2024

This topic addresses the maturation of new RF sensor technologies, such as, but not limited to, high-power, high-frequency (up to Ka band), multi and wide band operation both active and passive, adaptive waveform design, modern AESA antennas with digital beam-forming, advanced resource management, innovative signal processing and spectrum-sensing techniques, multiple-input/multiple-output (MIMO) radar, multi-static configurations and cognitive capabilities with for instance Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML). The aim is to render radars highly versatile and adaptive, while being compatible with operational constraints in terms of performance, size, weight, power consumption and cost (SWaPC).

Support for Implementation of EU Legislation on Cybersecurity and National Cybersecurity Strategies (2024)

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Code: 34372 | Identifier Code: DIGITAL-ECCC-2024-DEPLOY-CYBER-07-CYBERSEC-02 | Programme name: 15593 | Start submission calls: 04/07/2024 | End submission calls: 21/01/2025

The action focuses on capacity building and the enhancement of cooperation on cybersecurity at technical, operational and strategic levels, in the context of existing and proposed EU legislation on cybersecurity. It complements the work of SOCs in the area of threat detection. It is a continuation of work currently supported under the previous Digital Work Programme.

In addition, this action also aims at supporting the implementation of the proposed Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) by market surveillance authorities/notifying authorities/national accreditation bodies, by increasing their capacities to ensure effective implementation of the CRA.

Preparedness Support and Mutual Assistance, Targeting Larger Industrial Operations and Installations

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Code: 34370 | Identifier Code: DIGITAL-ECCC-2024-DEPLOY-CYBER-07-LARGEOPER | Programme name: 15593 | Start submission calls: 04/07/2024 | End submission calls: 21/01/2025

This mechanism aims to complement and not duplicate efforts by Member States and those at Union level to increase the level of protection and resilience to cyber threats, in particular for large industrial installations and infrastructures, by assisting Member States in their efforts to improve the preparedness for cyber threats and incidents by providing them with knowledge and expertise.

Development and Deployment of Advanced Key Technologies

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Code: 34368 | Identifier Code: DIGITAL-ECCC-2024-DEPLOY-CYBER-07-KEYTECH | Programme name: 15593 | Start submission calls: 04/07/2024 | End submission calls: 21/01/2025

The objective is to enable European cybersecurity actors to take advantage of these new breakthroughs, improving detection and prevention capabilities, efficiency, scalability, and facilitating data sharing and regulatory compliance.