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Partnerite otsimiseks digiteemalistes taotlusvoorudes on avatud matchmaking platvorm: Horizon Europe Cluster 4 Digital Speed-Dating Platform.
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Horizon Europe Cluster 4 (Digital, Space, Industry) European Commission Info Days and online brokerage
Date – 29-30th January 2026
The online brokerage is now open for everyone.
Further info – EC Info Days and brokerage
Brokerage event – AI topics with SSH integration requirement
Date, location – 25th February 2026, online
Net4Society is organising an online brokerage event for Horizon Europe call topics focusing on AI that also have an SSH integration requirement. This brokerage event supports these goals by connecting experts across disciplines and helping applicants prepare strong Horizon Europe proposals that integrate both SSH (Social Sciences and Humanities) and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) expertise.
Further info – AI/SSH topics brokerage
ADRA AI-Data-Robotics hybrid brokerage event
Date, location – 28th January 2026, Hybrid (Brussels and online)
The European Commission, together with ADRA and NCPs, is organising an Info Day and Brokerage Event dedicated to upcoming 2026 calls in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Data and Robotics, under Horizon Europe Cluster 4 (Digital, Industry and Space) and the Digital Europe Programme.
Further info – ADRA Info brokerage event
ERF 2026
Date, location – 23-27th March 2026, Stavanger
The European Robotics Forum (ERF) is the leading event for the European robotics and AI community, bringing together over 1,000 participants from industry, academia, and the public sector. Held annually in a different European city, ERF is the go-to platform to explore cutting-edge technologies, foster collaboration, and address the latest challenges and trends shaping the future of robotics in Europe.
Further info – ERF2026
Photonics21 Innovation Award 2026
Deadline – 2nd April 2026
The Photonics21 Innovation Award addresses PhD students, master students, young entrepreneurs, and makers alike who have an idea for a photonics product that can transform into a real business or product. The winner will receive a cash prize of €5,000 as well as an entrepreneurial skills coaching. The second and third winner will benefit from an entrepreneurial skills training by PhotonHub Europe.
Further info – P21 Innovation Award 2026
European Commission launches European Partnership for Virtual Worlds
The partnership will boost research, innovation, standardisation and skills development, and encourage the adoption of virtual worlds. It will play a key part in strengthening Europe’s technological autonomy, ensuring that developments in virtual worlds reflect EU values and fundamental rights. The partnership is underpinned by €200 million Horizon Europe financial support between 2025-27, to be complemented with at least €200 million by virtual worlds association members.
Further info – Virtual Worlds Partnership
Supporting the implementation of the AI Act with clear guidelines
In the context of the implementation of the AI Act and the proposed Digital Omnibus, the Commission is advancing work on a set of initiatives designed to support compliance with the rules and meet the needs expressed by stakeholders. The AI Office is currently preparing a set of guidelines to provide clear and practical instructions on how to apply the AI Act, alongside other relevant EU legislation.
Further info – AI Act guidelines
Commission and European Investment Bank Group team up to support AI Gigafactories
The agreement establishes a framework to accelerate the financing and development of the AI Gigafactories that will anchor Europe’s future AI infrastructure. The EIB Group will provide tailored advisory support to consortia that responded to the Commission’s informal Call for Expression of Interest. This guidance will help turn ambitious concepts into bankable projects that can be submitted in the formal call for the establishment of AI Gigafactories planned for early 2026, paving the way for potential EIB co-financing.
Further info – EC/EIB AI Gigafactories
SNS 2026 work programme released
The Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) just published its Bi-Annual Work Programme for 2026-2027, including its Research & Innovation Work Programme 2026, allocating €22 million in EU funding to be invested in 5 projects. The 2026 work programme will act as a bridge between the previous SNS R&I Work Programmes and the final (larger budget) SNS Work Programme in 2027, facilitating a smooth transition from the second to the third and final phase of the SNS JU Programme.
Further Info – SNS WP 2026
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