With the emphasis on excellent science, industrial leadership and tackling societal challenges, H2020's goal is to ensure Europe produces world-class science, removes barriers to innovation and makes it easier for the public and private sectors to work together in delivering innovation.
Horizon 2020 is open to everyone, with a simpler structure than previous programmes.
Thanks to its healthy budget, Horizon 2020 offers UK businesses and researchers important opportunities to find finance, networks and partnerships for innovation.
The Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN), with the UK NCP for ICT, is holding a briefing event for European funding competitions specifically:
- FoF-11-2016 - (53M€) -Digital Automation, Factories of the Future
- FoF-12-2017 - (33M€) -ICT Innovation for Manufacturing SMEs (I4MS)
- ICT-01-2016 – (20M€) -Cyber Physical Systems (CPS)
- ICT-03-2016 – (18.5M€) -Smart Systems Integration (SSI)
- ICT-04-2017 - (25.5M€) -Smart Anything Everywhere Initiative
The purpose of this event will be to
- Present information on the range of European funding calls
- Learn from case studies of active projects in these areas
- Present practical aspects on 'How to do it'.
The Briefing event takes place on November 5th 2015 at the Ambassadors Bloomsbury Hotel, London.
Register here: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/h2020-funding-for-smart-systems-and-ict-for-factories-of-the-future-tickets-19014490854
Who should attend?
- Business and other organisations from any industry sector wishing to lead or collaborate in European-funded research and innovation
- Businesses from any industry sector wishing to understand the potential for participating in European projects in the future.
Outline Agenda
There will be presentations from the European Commission, UK NCP for ICT, KTN, EEN and others.
You will be able to get advice on applications and guidance on where applicants can go wrong. There will also be plenty of time to network and face-to-face discussions with the NCPs, KTN and EEN.
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