Expected Outcome:
Expected Outcome and Deliverables
The Secretariat of the European Alliance will support the European Commission in making the Alliance a sustainable stakeholder platform that will deliver on the following deliverables:
- The development and promotion of strategic roadmaps and action plans for the objectives and deliverables as established within the thematic Working Groups of the Alliance, in coordination with the members of the Alliance and the European Commission;
- The identification of the needs of end-users for the next decade;
- Creation and maintenance of the Alliance’s website, a digital collaboration platform and day-to-day content creation to inform the broader audience about the Alliance’s activities;
- Preparation and organisation of the annual General Assembly and Forum, and follow-up with all members of the Alliance, in close coordination with the European Commission and the Steering committee of the Alliance;
- The support of upskilling and reskilling opportunities for workers and students
The Secretariat should offer a platform of support services to Alliance members and working groups.
Objective:
Objective
This action is to support the activities of the Industrial Alliance on processors and semiconductor technologies.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 capacities in advanced processors and other electronic components. The Alliance aims to identify gaps in the production and development of microchips and the technology developments needed for companies and organisations to thrive, no matter their size. This will help the competitiveness of companies, increase Europe’s digital sovereignty and address the demand for the next generation of secure, energy-efficient, powerful chips and processors.
Scope:
Scope
The Secretariat shall support the day-to-day work of the members of the Alliance in carrying out the main tasks of the Alliance. These include the identification of critical gaps in the semiconductor value chain and the development of targets and roadmaps for a number of working groups. In addition to representatives from industry, RTOs, and academia, Member States’ delegates 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:
- Organisation and administrative support of relevant thematic working groups, and their follow up, in view of ensuring progress towards and delivering on the Alliance’s milestones, in close collaboration with the Chair/Vice-Chairs;
- Supporting communication and exchanges between the European Commission, Alliance members and all other stakeholders with an interest in the fields of work of the Alliance;
- Disseminating the Alliance’s work;
- Supporting providing advice and guidance to the European Semiconductor Board, when requested;
- Expand and ensure a representative Alliance community by promoting the Alliance towards relevant stakeholders that meet the eligibility criteria;
- Support the on-boarding of new members in the Alliance’s work.
- Organise physical meetings for the General Assembly at least once per year.
News flashes
2026-10-08
Call DIGITAL-2025-AI-08 has closed on 02.10.2025.
58 proposals have been submitted.
The breakdown per topic is:
- DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-AGRIFOOD: 6
- DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-COMPLIANCE: 21
- DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-SUPPLY-AI: 22
- DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-PROCESSOR: 2
- DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-DS-SUPPORT: 7
Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in January 2026.
2026-10-08
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DEADLINE OF THE CALL DIGITAL-2025-AI-08 HAS BEEN CHANGED TO 02 OCTOBER 2025 (PREVIOUS DEADLINE 02 SEPTEMBER 2025).
THIS APPLIES TO ALL TOPICS UNDER THIS CALL.
2026-10-08
The submission session is now available for: DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-DS-SUPPORT, DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-AGRIFOOD, DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-COMPLIANCE, DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-PROCESSOR, DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-SUPPLY-AI
