Cluster 4

Digital, Industry & Space

About this programme

This cluster will try to stimulate European growth in the key areas of digital, industry & space  and make sure most of its future production (entire value chain) will be happening in the EU so the member states become less dependent of third countries. Increased sustainability of the delivered products is at the heart of these efforts.

As a result, actions under this cluster will support key enabling technologies that are strategically important for Europe’s industrial future. They have selected 6 focus areas or destinations that reflect these strategic domains:

  1. Climate neutral circular and digitized production
  2. Increased autonomy in key strategic value chains for resilient industry
  3. World leading data and computing technologies
  4. Digital and emerging technologies for competitiveness and fit for the Green Deal
  5. Open strategic autonomy in developing, deploying and using global space-based infrastructures, services, applications and data
  6. A human-centered and ethical development of digital and industrial technologies.

 

Areas of activity

  • Manufacturing technologies
  • Advanced materials
  • Next generation internet
  • Circular industries
  • Space, including Earth Observation
  • Emerging enabling technologies
  • Key digital technologies, including quantum technologies
  • Artificial Intelligence and robotics
  • Advanced computing and Big Data
  • Low-carbon and clean industry
  • Emerging enabling technologies

Latest news

  • Digital, Industry & Space
  • Climate, Energy, Mobility
  • Agro-Food, Environment

The European Commission and European Space Agency launch a joint website showcasing collaborative research on our changing planet

The European Commission and ESA have launched a new website for the Earth System Science Initiative (ESSI). The site brings together collaborative research on climate change, biodiversity loss, ocean health and other environmental challenges. It presents participating projects, scientific alliances and emerging results from EU- and ESA-supported research.

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  • Health
  • Digital, Industry & Space
  • Climate, Energy, Mobility
  • Agro-Food, Environment

Preparing your project proposal? NCP Flanders can help

Many Horizon Europe calls are open now, with more expected soon. Use NCP Flanders’ call topic overview to quickly find relevant opportunities. The downloadable Excel files gather essential information and let you browse, filter and sort topics by programme and domain. Planning to work with partners outside the EU? Check their participation...

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Upcoming events

  • Digital, Industry & Space
  • Climate, Energy, Mobility
  • Agro-Food, Environment

KETs2026 reloaded

SEP
Thu
24
FEB ’27
Mon
01

This online brokerage event focuses on Horizon Europe Cluster 4, Cluster 5 and related Cluster 6 topics. It is designed to help participants present project ideas, find European partners and prepare collaborative R&D and innovation proposals through pitching sessions and bilateral meetings.

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  • Digital, Industry & Space

Brokerage event 2027 Digital topics in Cluster4

OCT
Mon
12
MAR ’27
Thu
18

Getting ready for the opening of the calls for 2027 also implies finding (potential) partners. To help with this, you can participate in a brokerage event with pre-arranged online face-to-face meetings. Rather than just an event, this is an online matchmaking and networking platform for the Horizon Europe Cluster 4 Digital funding...

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  • Health
  • Culture and society
  • Digital, Industry & Space
  • Climate, Energy, Mobility
  • Agro-Food, Environment

Horizon Europe proposal workshop

NOV
Fri
13

After the success of the previous editions, NCP Flanders announces the 5th edition of the “Horizon Europe proposal workshop”, organised by Horizon Europe National Contact Points NCP Federal BE, NCP-FNRS, NCP Wallonie & NCP Flanders.The target audience is limited to researchers and staff members of federal or...

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  • Health
  • Digital, Industry & Space
  • Climate, Energy, Mobility
  • AI Continent

Apply AI Summit

NOV
Tue
17

The summit brings together industrial representatives, policymakers and startups to look at how AI can be applied in strategic sectors across Europe. It is designed to discuss AI uptake in areas such as healthcare, mobility, public administration, manufacturing and energy, with examples of European use cases and a virtual participation option.

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  • Research Infrastructures
  • Health
  • Digital, Industry & Space
  • Climate, Energy, Mobility
  • Agro-Food, Environment

RICH Europe webinar: Transnational and virtual access to research infrastructures (ISIDORe II, Ready-PV, Microbes4Climate and LASERS4EU)

NOV
Tue
17

The NCP network for research infrastructures RICH Europe organises in collaboration with other Horizon Europe NCP networks a biannual webinar to promote Transnational and Virtual Access (TNA) to research infrastructures, which are financed in the framework of Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe projects. This webinar is...

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  • Civil Security
  • Digital, Industry & Space
  • Cybersecurity

European Quantum Technologies Conference

NOV
Mon
30
DEC
Tue
01
DEC
Wed
02
DEC
Thu
03

The conference aims to bring together Europe’s quantum community to share work, exchange ideas and connect across research, innovation, industry and policy. It includes talks and poster opportunities across two tracks covering quantum science and technology, and skills and workforce development. Abstract submissions are invited for talks...

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  • Digital, Industry & Space
  • Semiconductors

SEMIC 2026 Conference

NOV
Mon
30

The 2026 edition of the SEMIC, a conference on semantic interoperability and digital government will take place under the theme 'Interoperable Europe driving competitiveness'.  The event is organised by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Digital Services (DG DIGIT) with the support of the Irish Presidency of the Council of...

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  • Digital, Industry & Space
  • Defence
  • DIRS

Information session: NAVISP (Navigation Innovation and Support Program) Element 2 - Belgian Space Technologies Call

NOV
Mon
30

This online information session is aimed at Belgian companies, SMEs, start-ups, research centres and other space innovation stakeholders. It covers the new call launched under the ESA NAVISP Element 2 programme in close collaboration with Belgian Defence, with a focus on positioning, navigation and timing technologies for defence and security. The session matters for organisations that want to understand the areas of interest, funding opportunities and participation requirements for this call.

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  • Digital, Industry & Space
  • Digital Europe

Connecting Europe Facility-Digital Community Conference 2026

DEC
Wed
02
DEC
Thu
03

This conference is designed to bring together the CEF Digital community, policymakers, regulators, financial actors, industry representatives and other European stakeholders to discuss the future of digital connectivity in Europe. It focuses on future funding opportunities for backbone network infrastructure, particularly under the European Competitiveness Fund, and offers a forum for strategic discussion, exchange and networking.

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  • Digital, Industry & Space
  • Defence
  • EDF

Space Business Mission to Japan – ISIEX 2027

MAR ’27
Wed
17
MAR ’27
Thu
18
MAR ’27
Fri
19
MAR ’27
Sat
20

This business mission is organised by the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation for EU companies and clusters active in the space sector. It is designed to help participants present their expertise at the International Space Industry Exhibition (ISIEX), meet potential Japanese partners and clients, and learn more about the Japanese space market. The mission focuses in particular on downstream space applications and related technologies.

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  • Digital, Industry & Space

Space Business Mission to SPEXA Japan

MAY ’27
Tue
11
MAY ’27
Sat
15

This business mission is organised by the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation and targets European companies and clusters active across the space value chain. It is designed to help participants present their solutions at the Space Business Expo (SPEXA), meet potential Japanese partners and customers, and learn more about the Japanese space market.

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Your NCP contacts

Space

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Mark Antonissen

mark.antonissen@vlaio.be

+32 2 432 43 05

Digital

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Nico Deblauwe

nico.deblauwe@vlaio.be

+32 2 432 43 00

Industry

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Ria De Breucker

Ria.debreucker@vlaio.be

+32 2 553 13 77

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Work programme & calls

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Call topics overview

Partnerships

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Infosheets

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Documents

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Testimonial

BEAT-AF - Ground-Breaking Electroporation-based intervention for Atrial Fibrillation treatment

The Horizon2020 project BEAT-AF brings together 9 European renowned clinical centres in France, Belgium, Czechia, Germany and Austria. Together, the consortium strives to revolutionize Atrial Fibrillation (AF) treatment through catheter ablation and contribute to decrease the huge burden of AF in Europe. The BEAT-AF project kicked off in 2021 and will run until 2026. The department of electrophysiology of the AZ Sint-Jan Hospital in Bruges is partner in the project and has so far contributed to the pre-clinical development, the first in man studies and first registries of the revolutionary AF treatment put forward by the consortium. The first pilot studies show that the treatment is safe, effective and efficient.