This MSCA and Citizens call has attracted 134 proposals to organise the next two editions of the European Researchers’ Night and Researchers at Schools activities in 2024 and 2025. The second call of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions-funded MSCA and Citizens action closed on 25 October 2023. The European Research Executive Agency (REA) received 134 proposals from coordinators …
Interview with Natasha Skult, CEO of My First Calendar, and Lassi Puolakka, Sales and Project Manager, of MiTale. This article series introduces the teams and their solutions from the Digital Education Accelerator 2023 edition. Oskari Tamminen, Natasha Skult and Lassi Puolakka from MiTale About My First Calendar My First Calendar is a playful calendar app …
EU merges digital tech with green energy: Highlights from CINEA’s Energy Data Workshop aligned with the Digitalisation of Energy Plan and REPowerEU goals. The European Union is working to build a framework for an energy data space to support its green energy goals, blending digital advancements with efforts of massive integration of renewable energy sources …
On 15 October 2023, Center Science and Innovation for Development (SCiDEV) hosted the panel “The prospects of mobility driven Research and Innovation: How to strengthen Western Balkans integration into European Research Area?” part of the 2023 Civil Society and Think Tank Forum of Berlin Process, bringing together representatives from civil society organizations, universities, research centers …
The Horizon Europe Info Days on Cluster 4 – Digital, Industry and Space took place online on 11 and 12 October 2023 with over 1,565 registered participants. Key note speakers: Marina Zanchi, Director of HaDEA; Peter Dröll, Director for Prosperity at DG RTD, and Merete Clausen, Director for Investment at DG GROW opened the event. The sessions, …
On 17 October, the Commission closed the first coordinated calls under the Regional Innovation Valleys initiative to strengthen EU cohesion and innovation. Over 50 proposals were received with nearly 1000 participants from 25 Member States and 6 Associated Countries. The Regional Innovation Valleys aim to harness the full innovation potential, including cutting-edge technology, in the different EU …
In light of the disruptions caused by the fallout of Hamas’ terrorist attacks across Israel, the European Commission has carefully assessed the challenges experienced by partner organisations in the region. We acknowledge that these circumstances make it difficult to timely complete and submit proposals to some Horizon Europe calls with deadlines in the coming days …
The workshop took place on 28-29 September in Brussels and was organised by the European Digital Education Hub in connection to the European Year of Skills. The participants addressed a wide range of topics, from the definition of digital skills to the challenges and opportunities in digital education. The workshop provided valuable insights and recommendations …
This year, we celebrate the 11th anniversary of the European Cyber Security Month (ECSM), a campaign to raise awareness of cybersecurity and remind us that cybersecurity concerns us all. This year’s ECSM focuses on social engineering – threats that attempt to exploit a human behaviour to gain access to information or services. Social engineering manipulates victims into making …
The Commission has opened a third set of calls for proposals worth over €240 million under the digital strand of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) to strengthen the deployment of ultra-fast, secure and sustainable digital infrastructures. The CEF Digital programme will contribute to the development of Gigabit and5G networks,as well as to boosting the capacity and resilience …