The focus of the twinnings is on local, regional or national health and social care procurers that want to learn about or adopt innovative solutions, procurement techniques or similar related matters available elsewhere.  Twinning activities must involve the transfer of know-how between Twinning partners, it focuses on knowledge exchange between two or more partners. Twinnings proposals are prepared and submitted jointly by Twinning originators and adopters, one identified partner acting as Lead partner of the proposal.

Joint transnational research and innovation proposals may be submitted to this call by teams working in different entities such as universities (or other higher education institutions) research and knowledge dissemination organisations, non-university public or private research and/or innovation organisations, hospitals or foundations or any healthcare providers, as well as commercial companies, particularly small and medium-size enterprises. The eligibility of the afore-mentioned institutions, together with details of eligible costs (e.g. personnel, material, consumables, travel money, expenditure) are subject to the administrative requirements of the individual funding organisations participating in this call.

NGI0 Core, co-funded from the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101092990, foresees as an eligible activity the provision of financial support to third parties, as a means to achieve the objectives of the Next Generation Internet initiative and to contribute to a resilient, trustworthy and sustainably open internet. We want a more resilient, trustworthy and open internet. We want to empower end-users. Given the speed at which the 'twin transition' is taking place, we need a greener internet and more sustainable services sooner rather than later.

NGI0 Entrust is designed to help us move beyond the status quo and create a virtuous cycle of innovation through free and open source software, open hardware and open standards. If we want everyone to use and benefit from the internet to its full potential without holding back, the internet must be built on digital commons: strong and transparent technologies that allow for permission less innovation and are equally accessible to all. Reliability, confidentiality, integrity, security and data portability should be the 'new normal' of the internet, something ordinary users should not have to worry about — users should be in control.

This effort provides a unique opportunity for Ukraine and its cities to combine reconstruction considerations with long-term climate neutrality and sustainability objectives in line with the EU Green Deal, relevant international policy frameworks and the New European Bauhaus initiative. This will require systemic approaches and the deployment of innovative solutions to reduce in particular Green House Gas emissions in all sectors of activities so as to comply with the objective of climate neutrality. The purpose of this action is to associate more closely Ukrainian cities in the process of transition towards climate neutrality that is being promoted by the Horizon Europe Climate-neutral and smart cities Mission.

For the purpose of the Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’, Soil health living labs are defined as “user-centred, place-based and transdisciplinary research and innovation ecosystems, which involve land managers, scientists and other relevant partners in systemic research and co-design, testing, monitoring and evaluation of solutions, in real-life settings, to improve their effectiveness for soil health and accelerate adoption”. Living labs are collaborations between multiple partners that operate and undertake experiments on several sites at regional or sub-regional level[4]. Individual sites could be e.g. farms, forest stands, urban green or industrial areas, enterprises and other entities, where the work is carried-out and monitored under real-life conditions, regardless of the land size, tenure (land ownerships) or the type of economic activity.

This challenge will provide an opportunity for companies to enhance or refine existing AI algorithms developed using healthcare data, for testing in redesigned community to hospital referral pathways. This will lead to accelerated detection and diagnosis of skin cancer and better use of constrained healthcare resources. 

With these first Calls – together with you – EIT Culture & Creativity will lay the foundations to unleash the transformative potential of CCSI across nations, disciplines and the wider society, to spearhead the Triple Transitions – the digital, green and social transformations – because we believe: the Cultural & Creative Sectors & Industries will be one of the main drivers of a liveable and sustainable future!

The initiative on Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) aims to respond to this policy priority supporting reforms in the VET sector, ensuring high quality skills and competences that lead to quality employment and career-long opportunities, meeting the needs of an innovative, inclusive and sustainable economy3. The CoVE initiative also supports the implementation of the European Green Deal, the new Digital Strategy, and the new Industrial and SME Strategies, as skills are key to their success. CoVEs operate in a given local context, creating skills ecosystems for innovation, regional development, and social inclusion, while working with CoVEs in other countries through international collaborative networks.

This year’s the European Social Innovation Competition 2023 will focus on ‘Fighting energy poverty’ – Repower EU. Proposed solutions can focus for example on aspects related to monitoring, awareness raising, specific target groups, pricing models, production, consumption and energy savings, renovations, energy community and joint investments, or investments among others. In this context, social innovations could result in a new or adapted service or business model or technologic development. Three winners will be rewarded with EUR 50 000 each.

Submit your best new product ideas for a chance to win the $25,000 grand prize and global recognition. Over $50,000 in total prize value this year. Since Tech Briefs magazine launched the Create the Future Design contest in 2002 to recognize and reward engineering innovation, over 15,000 design ideas have been submitted by engineers, students, and entrepreneurs across six continents. You can also join the innovators who dared to dream big and build a better tomorrow by entering this year’s contest.

A recognition prize for innovative solutions enhancing the efficiency of humanitarian support to the most vulnerable

Participants are invited to submit COST Action proposals contributing to the scientific, technological, economic, cultural or societal knowledge advancement and development of Europe. Multi- and interdisciplinary proposals are encouraged. The Open Call Action proposal submission, evaluation, selection and approval (SESA) procedure is fully science and technology-driven and will ensure a simple, transparent and competitive proposal evaluation and selection process, reflecting the bottom-up, open and inclusive principles of COST.

Este ano, o prémio mantém o foco no tema da Sustentabilidade, atribuindo prémios nas seguintes categorias: Transição Energética e Neutralidade Carbónica; Resposta e Stresses Bióticos e Abióticos; Valorização de Recursos Endógenos; Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional; Projeto de Elevado Potencial promovido pelo Associado Crédito Agrícola e Menção Honrosa – Jovem Empresário Rural. Será atribuído um prémio monetário de 5.000 mil euros, por cada categoria, enquanto que à Menção Honrosa e à distinção BfK Awards o valor a atribuir será de 2.500 euros cada. Para além dos prémios referidos nos parágrafos anteriores, a ANI – Agência Nacional de Inovação atribuirá a distinção Born From Knowledge Awards, ao projecto finalista que, independentemente da categoria em que se enquadre, seja considerado o “melhor exemplo de projecto nascido do conhecimento”.

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