HORIZON-CL4-2023-HUMAN-01-91

International Hub for Digital Partnerships in the Indo-Pacific (CSA) -

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Expected Outcome:

Support R&I activities and concrete pilot projects (e.g. AI, digital identity) linked to implementing Digital Partnerships with Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Singapore and in the context of the Trade and Technology Council (TTC) with India with a view to drive technology development and standardisation, or regulatory/legislative approaches.
Support to digital dialogues with international partners, facilitate exchange of views and best practices, regulatory cooperation and where appropriate development of common principles regarding regulation, legislation and standards, developed bilaterally or agreed in international fora.
Oversee international activities across Horizon Europe Cluster 4, and identify joint research and industrial cooperation opportunities with key partners.
Report on synergies and commonalities in policies, strategies and programmes between the EU and partner countries that could feed in the discussions of Digital Partnership Councils, which will drive forward the implementation of the Partnerships.
Foster increased cooperation with appropriate research institutions in Japan, Korea, Singapore on the development, deployment and commercialisation of digital technologies, for example through specific collaboration in the field of R&I.
Support to trade and industrial policy aspects by promoting European technologies and standards in key international markets.
Promote and support European positions in international fora such as G7, G20, OECD, WTO, and standardisation organisations.

Scope:

Organize networks, conferences, workshops and other actions that support R&I activities in the Digital Partnerships with Japan, South Korea and Singapore, and with India in the context of the Trade and Technology Council. The thematic areas of cooperation would include semiconductors, especially next generation of semiconductors, emerging privacy-enhancing technologies, high performing, energy efficient and sustainable 5G and Beyond 5G technologies, data technologies, Artificial Intelligence, SME’s digital transformation, smart cities, High Performance Computing and Quantum technologies, standardisation, trust services including eID and blockchain.
Collect and analyse information as well as conduct surveys and draft reports and position papers on partner countries’ R&I policies, strategies and programmes, on all the above-mentioned topics of cooperation including platform cooperation, digital education and digital connectivity.
Foster cooperation and prepare ground for joint research and raise greater awareness of R&I and industrial cooperation opportunities to promote the digital transformation of industry, disruptive innovation and particularly SMEs.
The action should ensure that relevant stakeholders from both the EU and the partner countries are engaged during the process through regional and international workshops and a set of communication and dissemination actions.
Increased networking and collaboration of stakeholders from the EU and the partner countries with a view to addressing current needs, considering future requirements and stimulating long-term cooperation.

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2023-08-11

EVALUATION RESULTS

Call for proposals: HORIZON-CL4-2023-HUMAN-01

Deadline: 29 March 2023

Available budget: EUR 55,000,000.00

The results of the evaluation are as follows:

Number of proposals submitted (including proposals transferred from or to other calls): 74

Number of inadmissible proposals: 1

Number of ineligible proposals: 3

Number of above-threshold proposals: 42

Total budget requested for above-threshold proposals: EUR 114,347,753.88

We recently informed the applicants about the evaluation results for their proposals.

Please note that the number of proposals that can finally be funded will depend on the finally available budget and the formal selection by the Commission.

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Call for proposals: HORIZON-CL4-2023-HUMAN-01

Deadline: 29 March 2023

A total of 74 proposals were submitted in response to this call.

The number of proposals for each topic is shown below:

HORIZON-CL4-2023-HUMAN-01-31: Toolbox for efficient IP licensing for market uptake and societal value creation (HORIZON-CSA)

5 proposals submitted (indicative topic budget: 2 EUR million)

HORIZON-CL4-2023-HUMAN-01-32: Piloting communities of expert facilitators to improve industry-academia-public sector co-creation (HORIZON-CSA)

7 proposals submitted (indicative topic budget: 2 EUR million)

HORIZON-CL4-2023-HUMAN-01-33: Fostering knowledge valorisation through societal and cultural interactions (HORIZON-CSA)

4 proposals submitted (indicative topic budget: 5 EUR million)

HORIZON-CL4-2023-HUMAN-01-51: Pilots for an innovative human-centric industry (HORIZON-RIA)

7 proposals submitted (indicative topic budget: 10 EUR million)

HORIZON-CL4-2023-HUMAN-01-52: Drivers and success factors for progress towards Industry 5.0 (HORIZON-RIA)

6 proposals submitted (indicative topic budget: 4 EUR million)

HORIZON-CL4-2023-HUMAN-01-53: Localised and Urban Manufacturing, supporting creativity and the New European Bauhaus(HORIZON-RIA)

9 proposals submitted (indicative topic budget: 10 EUR million)

HORIZON-CL4-2023-HUMAN-01-54: Green and digital skills and training needs for a just transition (HORIZON-CSA)

10 proposals submitted (indicative topic budget: 2.5 EUR million)

HORIZON-CL4-2023-HUMAN-01-62: Boosting industrial symbiosis by standardisation (HORIZON-CSA)

2 proposals submitted (indicative topic budget: 2 EUR million)

HORIZON-CL4-2023-HUMAN-01-63: Provide for a strong and sustainable pool of experts for European Standardisation: attract the students of university/HEI (HORIZON-CSA)

3 proposals submitted (indicative topic budget: 3 EUR million)

HORIZON-CL4-2023-HUMAN-01-64: Pre-normative research and standardisation in industrial ecosystems (HORIZON-CSA)

3 proposals submitted (indicative topic budget: 8 EUR million)

HORIZON-CL4-2023-HUMAN-01-91: International Hub for Digital Partnerships in the Indo-Pacific (HORIZON-CSA)

5 proposals submitted (indicative topic budget: 2.5 EUR million)

HORIZON-CL4-2023-HUMAN-01-92: R&I cooperation with Sub-Saharan Africa (HORIZON-CSA)

7 proposals submitted (indicative topic budget: 2 EUR million)

HORIZON-CL4-2023-HUMAN-01-93: R&I cooperation with Latin America (Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and other countries in the BELLA network or members of RedClara) (HORIZON-CSA)

6 proposals submitted (indicative topic budget: 2 EUR million)