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

Industry & Space

Mark Antonissen

mark.antonissen@vlaio.be

+32 2 432 43 05

Digital

Nico Deblauwe

nico.deblauwe@vlaio.be

+32 2 432 43 00

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

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2021-10-19 Health Digital, Industry & Space Health

Pharaon Open Call for (micro) SMEs - Making smart and active living for Eu...

The Pharaon project aims to improve the dignity, independence, and wellbeing of older adults by providing enhanced smart and active living solutions. This Horizon 2020 funded project has created a set of customizable and interoperable platforms that provide advanced services, devices, robotics, IoT tools, artificial intelligence, data man... read more

2021-10-12 Digital, Industry & Space

New Horizon Europe calls under Cluster 4 – Destinations 'Resilient Industry...

As part of its bigger aim to boost the EU’s competitiveness and growth and drive the green transition, the programme is offering new opportunities. The 13 topics under the Call “Climate Neutral, Circular and Digitised Production 2022” (Cluster 4 - Destination 'Climate neutral, circular and digiti... read more

2021-10-08 Health Culture and society Security Digital, Industry & Space Climate, Energy, Mobility

Submission of proposals: problems and complaint procedure

The COM has informed the following: The current problems in the submission system are mainly due to the extremely high traffic that the system currently suffers in conjunction with an unfortunate chain of incidents linked to the global infrastructure that supports it. Main incidents reported: Issues with saving form or cannot submit prop... read more

2021-10-07 Digital, Industry & Space digital europe programme

DRAFT work programmes Digital Europe online

The European Commission has published draft work programmes 2021-2022 for the Digital Europe programme (DIGITAL) in preparation of the DIGITAL Programme Committee meeting (Member States representatives) on 15 October. The link to the draft programmes can be found in the DIGITAL section on the NCP Flanders website. Please note that these are not th... read more