Horizon 2020 INFO DAY – ICT Proposers’ Day 2019

ICT Proposers’ Day 2019 will take place on 19-20 September 2019 in Helsinki, Finland. The event will provide an excellent opportunity to present and discuss the main policy drivers of the digital transformation of European industry and society. It will also present how the EU research & innovation agenda can best contribute to these objectives. The event will also present the Horizon 2020 Work Programme, and serve as a unique networking platform for ICT enthusiasts and professionals.

ICT Proposers’ Day 2019 will focus on the upcoming calls of the Horizon 2020 Work Programme in the field of Information & Communication Technologies, Future and Emerging Technologies (FET), and Societal Challenges. The event will offer an exceptional opportunity to build quality partnerships with academics, researchers, industrial stakeholders, SMEs and government actors from all over Europe.

The programme:

• Networking and Information sessions will include an introduction of upcoming Horizon 2020 calls by Commission officials, and presentations of projects ideas by potential proposers.
• Information sessions are designed to present the main features of the work programme and to assist participants on how to prepare and submit a proposal to answer a Horizon 2020 call.
• Commission officials will be at your disposal to reply to your questions on ICT-related topics of the 2018-20 work programme and the content of the next calls for proposals. Networking stands will serve as meeting points to facilitate interactions between people interested in the same research topics.
• During the “Face2Face Brokerage” event, run by Ideal-Ist in cooperation with Enterprise Europe Network, participants can meet potential partners in pre-arranged bilateral meetings.
• Site visits.

Topics from the LEIT-ICT 2020 Work Program are grouped into the following blocks:

• Artificial Intelligence and Technologies for Digitising European Industry and Economy
• European Data Infrastructure: HPC, Big Data and Cloud technologies
• 5G
• Next Generation Internet (NGI)
• Cross-cutting activities
• International Cooperation activities
• Digitising and transforming European industry and services: digital innovation hubs and platforms
• Platforms and Pilots
• Cybersecurity

The list of topics (DRAFT version) planned for 2020 can be found at the NCP website as a downloadable file. More information can be found on NCP websites and via direct contact with dedicated NCP experts.

Registration is now open via official European Commission webpage – to be found HERE.