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Specific Objective 5 – Deployment and Accelerating the Best Use of Technologies promotes the roll-out and best use of digital capacities, prioritising areas such as the support of SMEs and public authorities in their digital transformation.
Under the 2025-2027 main work programme, the following aspects will be covered:
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Digital, Industry & Space EIT Deployment: Best use of technologies
The Co-Creation Accelerator is a programme run by 28DIGITAL (formerly EIT Digital). It brings together start-ups and industry partners to co-develop solutions to real-world challenges, with a focus on: Validating core technology (TRL 4-5 and above) Strengthening problem-solution fit Reducing technical and market uncertainty Building a cle... read more
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Autoship is, as the name suggests, an acronym for autonomous ship. Just like with self-driving cars, the possibilities of an unmanned boat seem endless. It can create more efficient freight transport, around the clock deliveries and these are just a few of the examples. The project has two societal challenges.
At first, De Vlaamse Waterweg was a bit hesitant as their experience with FP7 or Horizon 2020 projects was limited and they had not been very successful up until then. The fact that they were already doing basic research on the topic of autonomous boats, and the administrative help of NCP Flanders helped De Vlaamse waterweg to cross the line and get involved.