InDiCo-Global First Open Call

The InDiCo-Global project, funded by Horizon Europe, has initiated its first open call to advance European digital and ICT standards in specific target countries and regions. This project strives to foster capacity building and bolster Europe’s influence and vision in global  standardisation efforts.

Areas

The proposals should ideally address a combination of policy agendas, international cooperation principles and technical topics. These priority topics are:

• European Standardisation System

• NLF

• Artificial Intelligence

• 5G and beyond

• Internet of Things and its security aspects

• Internet

• Cybersecurity

• Data

• eID

• Quantum

• Distributed ledger technologies (circular economies or smart cities)

• Data Protection

Geographical Scope

The proposals should promote European digital/ICT standards in target countries/regions: India, China, South-east Asia, African Union, Latin America and Caribbean, Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible countries are the EU Member States, Horizon Europe Associated Countries, and countries within the targeted geographies of InDiCo-Global, excluding China and Belarus.

Funding

• Total Budget: up to 1 million EUR

• Amount per project: up to 50.000 EUR

• The amount awarded to a single party may not exceed 50.000 EUR throughout all the InDiCo-Global open calls

Timeline

The deadline to submit applications is set to 5th of August 2024, 17:00 CEST, Brussels time.