Tag: Horizon 2020

Innovative applications of drones for ensuring safety in transport

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Specific Challenge: The drone market is the fastest growing in aerospace, generating high-skilled jobs and enabling innovative services, both in the public sector at large (safety, security, environment monitoring, …) and in the private sector (farming, infrastructure, delivery, inspection, broadcasting, leisure, …), not only by large companies but also by many SMEs including start-ups. More Read more about Innovative applications of drones for ensuring safety in transport[…]

Support for dissemination events in the field of Transport Research

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Specific Challenge: An integral aspect of the Transport part of Horizon 2020 is to organise event(s) of a major strategic nature. The Transport Research Arena (TRA) Conferences and Aerodays are the examples of events organised in different Member States, with a high European dimension. The proposed actions should help promoting and disseminating Transport Research activities Read more about Support for dissemination events in the field of Transport Research[…]

Research and innovation network of governmental users of secure satellite communications

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Specific Challenge: Satellite communications is an important tool for public authorities active in domains such as border surveillance and management, crisis and disaster management, detecting and monitoring forest fires, monitoring and controlling illegal activities, protection of critical infrastructures, and humanitarian aid. This is particularly the case when ground-based communication links are damaged (e.g. earthquakes, hurricanes), Read more about Research and innovation network of governmental users of secure satellite communications[…]

EU CALL – EUR 7 million for Food Systems Africa

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Specific Challenge: Nutritional imbalances in both Europe and Africa are increasing, characterised by growing diet-related, non-communicable diseases and persistent under-nutrition. The UN projects that the global population will increase from 7 billion to more than 9 billion by 2050, of which the majority is expected to occur in Africa. To anticipate such population growth and Read more about EU CALL – EUR 7 million for Food Systems Africa[…]

Materials for non-battery based energy storage

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Specific Challenge: Sustainable energy production can only work well when the specific different energy storage challenges are solved. So, solar panels and wind generators do not deliver energy when no sun is shining or no wind is blowing. Batteries may not be the best solution to face all energy storage needs, due to cost, safety Read more about Materials for non-battery based energy storage[…]

Safety in an evolving road mobility environment

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Specific Challenge: The road mobility environment – the area which covers both road transport users and those affected by them – is evolving. Vehicle types are beginning to change as a result of increasing levels of automation. New vehicle types and new types of road user will operate with conventional vehicles and road users as Read more about Safety in an evolving road mobility environment[…]

Agricultural digital integration platforms

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Specific Challenge: Agricultural research and innovation supports the sector in coping with a complex mix of challenges it is facing, including for example the pressures on natural resources and farm revenues. Knowledge creation and accessible information systems and tools to monitor, gather, transform and above all share vital information between key stakeholders can help the Read more about Agricultural digital integration platforms[…]

Integrated water management in small agricultural catchments

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Specific Challenge: Tackling both quantity and quality of water in small agricultural catchments provides a number of advantages. The number of hydrological processes and interactions can be analysed in detail which is not the case for large scale hydrological analyses. Usually issues of natural/small water retention can be properly tackled at the smaller scale of an Read more about Integrated water management in small agricultural catchments[…]

The winners of the 2018 EU Prize for Women Innovators

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At an award ceremony in Brussels, Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation Carlos Moedas and MEP Eva Kaili announced the four winners of the 2018 EU Prize for Women Innovators, funded under Horizon 2020, the EU research and innovation programme. The winners of the 2018 EU Prize for Women Innovators are: 1st Prize (€100,000): Ms Read more about The winners of the 2018 EU Prize for Women Innovators[…]

EUR 8 million to Security for smart and safe cities, including for public spaces

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Specific Challenge: In the cities, public spaces such as malls, open crowded gathering areas and events, and non-restricted areas of transport infrastructures, constitute “soft targets”, that is potential, numerous targets spread across the urban area and subject to “low cost” attacks strongly impacting the citizens. The generation, processing and sharing of large quantities of data Read more about EUR 8 million to Security for smart and safe cities, including for public spaces[…]

Robotics Core Technology – EU contribution between €5 million and €10 million

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Specific Challenge: Autonomy in robotic systems is built on a combination of four core technologies: AI and Cognition: AI provides tools to make systems cognitive. Cognition equips robots with the ability to interact with people and environments, to learn and to categorise, to make decisions and to derive knowledge. Cognitive Mechatronics: Mechatronic systems where sensing and actuation Read more about Robotics Core Technology – EU contribution between €5 million and €10 million[…]

EU budget 2021-2027 the Commission is proposing €100 billion for research and innovation

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A new programme – Horizon Europe – will build on the achievements and success of the previous research and innovation programme (Horizon 2020) and keep the EU at the forefront of global research and innovation. Horizon Europe is the most ambitious research and innovation programme ever. Commission Vice-President Jyrki Katainen, responsible for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Read more about EU budget 2021-2027 the Commission is proposing €100 billion for research and innovation[…]