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Horizon 2020 – FET Open Scheme Wins €2Bn Funding!

As the number one priority for ICT research, the 10-year  FET Flagship projects in graphene and computer modelling of the brain announced this week are guaranteed €1B each. The two winners of the biggest basic research grants in EU history … Continue reading

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Horizon 2020 : An introduction to the European Union’s plans for research and innovation funding (2014 to 2020)

The EU plans its spending within seven-year multi-annual financial frameworks (MFFs) and as the 2007 to 2013 MFF is drawing to a close, it is currently devising and agreeing the MFF for the period 2014 to 2020. To be concluded … Continue reading

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Ambient Assisted Living – Technology Strategy Board Funding Call

Ambient Assisted Living Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) will address the needs of Europe’s ageing population, reducing innovation barriers of forthcoming promising markets, and lowering future social security costs. AAL aims – through the use of intelligent products and the provision … Continue reading

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Horizon 2020 – Framework Progrmme 8 (FP8) – What is in it for you?

Excellent Science Horizon 2020 will raise the level of excellence in Europe’s science base and ensure a steady stream of world-class research to secure Europe’s long-term competitiveness. It will support the best ideas, develop talent within Europe, provide researchers with … Continue reading

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IST-AFRICA 2012 – European Commission Framework Programme 7 (FP7) in Africa

Hosted by the Government of Tanzania through the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH), Supported by the European Commission and African Union Commission and Technical Co-Sponsored by IEEE, IST-Africa 2012 will take place from 09 – 11 May 2012. … Continue reading

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The Emerging Technologies – Augmented Reality

What is Augmented Reality or AR? Well, the simplest way to explain it is the new way of displaying a computer generated content over a live view of the world by using a technology device. It is a new way … 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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