Cluster 4
Digital, Industry & Space
Progress in digital and industrial technologies, including in space, shape all sectors of the economy and society. They transform the way industry develops, create new products and services and are central to any sustainable future.
Your NCP contacts for this programme
Mark Antonissen
mark.antonissen@vlaio.be
+32 2 432 43 05
Nico Deblauwe
nico.deblauwe@vlaio.be
+32 2 432 43 00
Ria De Breucker
Ria.debreucker@vlaio.be
+32 2 553 13 77
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:
- Climate neutral circular and digitized production
- Increased autonomy in key strategic value chains for resilient industry
- World leading data and computing technologies
- Digital and emerging technologies for competitiveness and fit for the Green Deal
- Open strategic autonomy in developing, deploying and using global space-based infrastructures, services, applications and data
- 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 AI, data & cloud
Commission consultation on AI Act prohibitions and AI system definition
The European Commission’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Office has launched a targeted stakeholders consultation process on the future guidelines on the AI system definition and the implementation of AI practices that pose unacceptable risks under the AI Act. The guidelines will help national competent authorities as well as providers and dep... read more
Digital, Industry & Space AI, data & cloud
First draft of General-Purpose Artificial Intelligence Code of Practice
The European Commission has published the first draft of the General-Purpose Artificial Intelligence (AI) Code of Practice. The rules governing general-purpose AI models under the AI Act will come into application in August 2025. The Code of Practice aims to facilitate the proper implementation of these rules and will play a crucial role in guidin... read more
Digital, Industry & Space Climate, Energy, Mobility Agro-Food, Environment Missions
NCP Flanders team: Reshuffle of responsibilities of our NCP Advisors - Hori...
Note that there has been a reshuffle of responsibilities of the NCP Flanders Advisors that takes effect as of now, November 2024. This reshuffle has an impact on several Clusters under Horizon Europe Pillar II 'Global Challenges'. The following NCP Advisors now stand ready to support you in Cluster 4, Cluster 5 and Cluster 6 & related EU M... read more
Upcoming events
Health Culture and society Digital, Industry & Space Climate, Energy, Mobility Defence
Annual Research Conference 2024
Security Digital, Industry & Space AI, data & cloud Cybersecurity Defence
Join the Belgium edition of the 8th CASSINI Hackathon : EU Space for Defenc...
Digital, Industry & Space AI, data & cloud
Cross-Domain Standardisation and Architecture for IoT and Edge Computing
Digital, Industry & Space AI, data & cloud
Webinar exploring the Architecture of the AI Act
Health Culture and society Digital, Industry & Space Climate, Energy, Mobility Agro-Food, Environment
Horizon Europe Proposal Workshop - 3rd edition - Registration is now open!
Digital, Industry & Space Semiconductors
EFECS 2024
Security Digital, Industry & Space EDF
Online event: Products to support research security management by EARMA
Digital, Industry & Space Semiconductors
SAVE THE DATE - Chips - ECS Brokerage Event 2025
Digital, Industry & Space AI, data & cloud
SAVE THE DATE - EU Open Data Days 2025
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Testimonial
Autoship - a new and durable way of freight transport
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.
