Digital Europe National Contact Points from Austria, the Nordics and the Benelux are hosting an Online Information & Matchmaking Event focused on current open call topics within the Digital Europe Programme.

This event targets consortia and organisations interested in participating in these open calls. You will have the opportunity to explore the available funding calls and pitch your consortium or organisation to potential partners during the Breakout Sessions.

Please note, this event is designed to connect organisations eager to contribute their expertise to the specified topics. It is NOT intended to provide general information on applying for Digital Europe funding. For general inquiries about Digital Europe funding, please consult your local National Contact Point.

The calls topics covered in this event include:

3 topics within the main work programme with a common deadline of 21 November 2024: 

• DIGITAL-2024-CLOUD-DATA-AI-07-DIGITALTWIN - Towards networked Local Digital Twins in the EU
• DIGITAL-2024-ADVANCED-DIGITAL-07-KEYCAPACITY - Specialised Education Programmes in Key Capacity Areas
• DIGITAL-2024-BESTUSE-07-MULTICOUNTRY - Support for the implementation of Multi-Country Projects (MCPs)

6 topics with the cybersecurity work programme with a common deadline of 21 January 2025: 

• DIGITAL-ECCC-2024-DEPLOY-CYBER-07-SOCSYS - Strengthening the SOC Ecosystem
• DIGITAL-ECCC-2024-DEPLOY-CYBER-07-SOCPLAT - Enlarging existing or Launching New Cross-Border SOC Platforms
• DIGITAL-ECCC-2024-DEPLOY-CYBER-07-SOC - National SOCs
• DIGITAL-ECCC-2024-DEPLOY-CYBER-07-KEYTECH - Development and Deployment of Advanced Key Technologies
• DIGITAL-ECCC-2024-DEPLOY-CYBER-07-CYBERSEC-02 - Support for Implementation of EU Legislation on Cybersecurity and National Cybersecurity Strategies (2024)
• DIGITAL-ECCC-2024-DEPLOY-CYBER-07-LARGEOPER - Preparedness Support and Mutual Assistance, Targeting Larger Industrial Operations and Installations

All participants will receive an information pack prior to the event, which includes general presentation slides on the Digital Europe Programme, detailed information on the topics, and templates for the pitches. Participants who wish to pitch are required to submit their pitch slides by the end of the day on 2 September. Please note that if there is a low turnout of pitching participants, any Breakout Session may be merged or cancelled.

More information on the event and the possibility to register can be found on the event website. Please not that registration will close on 27 August 2024.