Representatives of Brussels-based offices leading the work of ICT Working Group.
The main objective of the ICT Work Group is to act as a platform to discuss and share information on ICTrelated initiatives and funding opportunities in relation to the European Commission’s policy priority “A Europe fit for the digital age”. Especially highlighting the regional dimension of the ICT-field, the WG aims to create opportunities for interregional cooperation in the field of ICT by linking with other areas and sectors such as smart cities, energy, transport, health or culture.
The 12th edition of EU Design Day will happen in Brussels on 17 September 2024, gathering key stakeholders from the design and creativity sectors for a networking opportunity with familiar and new
In December 2023, the Council and the European Parliament reached a political agreement on the AI Act, setting out rules for the development and usage of AI in Europe. With AI's growing importance
The topic of widening gathers high attention in the discussions around the next European Framework Programme for R&I, raising questions with the potential to influence not only the Widening sub-
The European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs) initiative is part of the Digital Europe Programme. EDIHs function as one-stop shops for the public and private sectors alike, enabling them to respond to
sustAIn.brussels, Enterprise Europe Brussels and CLAIRE are organising a matchmaking event to bring together companies, European Digital Innovation Hubs and research centres from a large number of European countries. This is a unique opportunity to generate new business contacts, to find technological and R&D partners. The meeting will take place in Brussels and online on 18-19 January.
We warmly invite you to the ERRIN end-of-year Reception to take stock and celebrate the network’s accomplishments in 2023. The reception will take place on 7 December at 18:00 at the ERRIN premises, Rue du Luxembourg 3, 1000 Brussels.
The Delegation of the Government of Catalonia will facilitate a compelling debate on the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act proposal by organising a public event on 5 December at 10:00. This event will bring together leading civil society organisations, top experts and authorities, leading developers, practitioners and decisive decision makers.
Lille Metropole is organising an exclusive cybersecurity event on the 4 and 5 December in Lille. The event will be an opportunity to bring together various stakeholders, many of whom work for cities and regions, to discuss existing actions and strategies, as well as looking forward to future developments in the field.
The Centre-Val de Loire Region is hosting an event on gender equality in the digital sector. The event will be held in the European Committee of the Regions and will focus on funding opportunities and leadership support.
The Industry Contact Points within the Łukasiewicz Research Network invite you to the largest matchmaking event – Horizon4Poland’23, which will take place on 21-22 November 2023 in Norblin Factory in Warsaw.
The ERRIN Year in review 2022 is out! Read the report to see the numerous activities ERRIN and its members have been involved in throughout the year.
The draft working document for European Digital Hubs in the Digital Europe Programme.
University College of Northern Denmark looking for partners within the radiography area, such as educational institutions, research labs, and technical partners, to apply for an Erasmus+ project.
The Circular Cities and Regions Initiative (CCRI), one of ERRIN's projects, is organising Multi-Stakeholder Dialogues in 2024-2025 to identify Research & Innovation Gaps that need to be bridged to boost the circular economy at the local and regional level. Experts are invited to express their interest in participating in the CCRI Dialogues to share their research and innovation needs and feed into the design of the Horizon Europe 2025-2027 calls.
On 7 December, ERRIN celebrated the network’s achievements in 2023. Following an engaging meeting with leaders of our 15 Working Groups, all ERRIN members were invited to a cocktail reception featuring a keynote from Markus Schulte, Head of Cabinet of Iliana Ivanova, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth. Check out ERRIN 2023 highlights in a 3-minute video.
Autumn 2023 marked the start of ERRIN’s targeted reflections on regional dimension in research and innovation in the new EU Multiannual Financial Framework post-2027, relating to the next EU Framework Programme for R&I (FP10) and future cohesion policy. We are offering a recap of our activities so far, first messages and planned next steps.
Following the call for nominations for ERRIN Management Board held between 20 September and 5 October, we are happy to announce the nominated Management Board members. The five nominees will be approved as new Management Board members at the ERRIN Extraordinary General Meeting on 16 November.
The Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences is searching for partners for Horizon call: HORIZON-CL2-2024-DEMOCRACY-01-04, The interrelation between social, cultural and political identities, as well as the sense of belonging, and democracies.
The European Commission has launched the second set of calls for proposals under the Connecting Europe Facility Digital programme, with a budget of €277 million. The deadline to apply is 23 February 2023. One of the calls that could be of particular interest to ERRIN members is the '5G for Smart Communities'.
The DT4REGIONS Award, an initiative of the Digital Transformation for Regions project in which ERRIN is a partner, is now open for submissions until 30 November. The call is open for AI or Big Data based, currently implemented solutions for digital transformation of public services. Selected winners will bring recognition to their initiatives across Europe.
The Bioeconomy and ICT Working Groups are looking for regional examples related the use of data in the bioeconomy sector, to be presented in the upcoming meeting ‘Bioeconomy meets data,’ taking place online on 23 November from 10:00 to 11:30.
The Danish University of Applied Science, UCN - Department of Information Technology is looking for cooperation on call HORIZON-CL4-2022-DIGITAL-EMERGING-02-05. At UCN we aim to optimise production to increase productivity and manufacturing competitiveness and have developed a scalable software system demonstrator for data analysis.
The European Commission DG Grow has launched a survey to collect information about digital tools and practices used in EU countries that support the tourism sector. This survey aims to collect information about digital tools and practices used in EU countries that support the tourism sector, that can be regarded as good practices, offering tangible benefits to users and service providers and that could be replicated by other regions or actors within the EU that face similar challenges.
Every year ERRIN holds elections for the Management Board. You can put forward your candidature for this year’s elections until 17 October.