Monthly Archives: May 2011

FP7 Funding – ICT 8 Call – Cooperative Systems for energy efficient and sustainable mobility

This call focuses on technologies for Cooperative Systems as well as a European Wide Service Platform (EWSP) for services leveraging those cooperative systems. Research proposals can be submitted in 2 areas, namely Cooperative Systems for low-carbon multi-modal mobility and the … Continue reading

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ICT-2011.6.3 FP7 ICT 8 Call for efficient water resources management

The effective management of water is becoming more and more important as the world’s supply of clean, fresh water is steadily decreasing. ICTs are an important enabler to help improve the management of this valuable natural resource. They could do … Continue reading

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UK is investing in Technology & Innovation Centres (announced by the TSB)

Following last week’s announcement by Vince Cable, the Secretary of State for Business, that the next technology and innovation centre will be in offshore renewable energy. The technology Strategy Board (TSB) has already published a list of ten further candidate … Continue reading

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What is Innovation according to the European Commission?

It is one of those questions that if you ask 100 people, you will probably get 100 different answers. According to Oxford Dictionary, Innovation is a new method, idea, product. But is that so? For me, innovation in its simplest … Continue reading

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Framework Programme 7 (FP7) ICT Call 8 – Cooperative Systems for energy efficient and sustainable mobility

This call focuses on technologies for Cooperative Systems as well as a European Wide Service Platform (EWSP) for services leveraging those cooperative systems. Research proposals can be submitted in 2 areas, namely Cooperative Systems for low-carbon multi-modal mobility and the … Continue reading

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Framework Programme 7 (FP7) ICT Call 8 – Cloud Computing, Internet of Services and Advanced Software Engineering

This call focuses on technologies for the networked, distributed dimension of software and access to services and data. It will support long-term research that enables software developers to easily create interoperable services based on open standards, with sufficient flexibility and at a … Continue reading

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Framework Programme 7 (FP7) ICT 8 Calls – Smart Energy Grids

European Commission FP7 programme is the biggest public funding programme in Europe. It consists of thematic and non-thematic funding programmes. One of the current themes for funding is Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) funding in Smart Energy Grids. Information and … Continue reading

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FP7 ICT 8 Calls – Future Networks

European Commission Framework Programme 7 (FP7) has a tottal budget of over €53.6Bn. Some of this tax payers hard-earned cash will be distributed to ICT projects in Future Networks. Information Day and workshops on Future Networks will be held in … Continue reading

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Research for SME Associations – FP7 Funding Vehicle

Research for SMEs associations aims at developing technical solutions to problems common to a large number of SMEs in specific industrial sectors or segments of the value chain? through research that could not be addressed under Research for SMEs. Projects … Continue reading

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Research for the Benefits of SMEs (R4S) FP7 Funding Programme

Objective The aim is to strengthen the ‘innovation capacity’ of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Europe and their contribution to the development of new technology based products and markets. The programme will help them outsource research, increase their research … Continue reading

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