Call: Marketplace for federated cloud-to-edge based services
Programme | |
Acronym | DIGITAL |
Type of Fund | Direct Management |
Description of programme "Digital Europe" |
The general objectives of the Digital Europe Programme shall be to support and accelerate the digital transformation of the European economy, industry and society, to bring its benefits to citizens, public administrations and businesses across the Union, and to improve the competitiveness of Europe in the global digital economy while contributing to bridging the digital divide across the Union and reinforcing the Union’s strategic autonomy, through holistic, cross-sectoral and cross-border support and a stronger Union contribution. The Programme shall be implemented in close coordination with other Union programmes as applicable, and shall aim:
It will reinforce EU critical digital capacities by focusing on the key areas of artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, advanced computing, data infrastructure, governance and processing, the deployment of these technologies and their best use for critical sectors like energy, climate change and environment, manufacturing, agriculture and health. Thus, the Programme shall have five interrelated specific objectives:
The Digital Europe Programme is strategic in supporting the digital transformation of the EU industrial ecosystems targeting upskilling to provide a workforce for these advanced digital technologies. It supports industry, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and public administration in their digital transformation with a reinforced network of European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIH). The Programme will accelerate the economic recovery and drive the digital transformation of Europe. Specific Objective 1- High Performance Computing The financial contribution from the Union under Specific Objective 1 – High Performance Computing shall pursue the following operational objectives:
Specific Objective 2 – Artificial Intelligence The financial contribution from the Union under Specific Objective 2 – Artificial Intelligence shall pursue the following operational objectives:
Specific Objective 3 – Cybersecurity and Trust The financial contribution from the Union under Specific Objective 3 – Cybersecurity and Trust shall pursue the following operational objectives:
Specific Objective 4 – Advanced Digital Skills The financial contribution from the Union under Specific Objective 4 – Advanced Digital Skills shall support the development of advanced digital skills in areas covered by the Programme in order to contribute to increasing Europe’s talent pool, bridge the digital divide and foster greater professionalism, especially with regard to high performance and cloud computing, big data analytics, cybersecurity, distributed ledger technologies (e.g. blockchain), quantum technologies, robotics, AI, while taking gender balance into account. In order to tackle skills mismatches and to encourage specialisation in digital technologies and applications, the financial contribution shall pursue the following operational objectives:
Specific Objective 5 – Deployment and Best Use of Digital Capacities and Interoperability The financial contribution from the Union under Specific Objective 5 – Deployment and Best Use of Digital Capacities and Interoperability shall pursue the following operational objectives while bridging the digital divide:
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Link | Link to Programme |
Call | Marketplace for
federated cloud-to-edge based services |
Description of call "Marketplace for federated cloud-to-edge based services" | Objective: The objective is to deploy and operate an EU online marketplace for cloud and edge services. The marketplace should be the single point of access for trusted services, notably cloud and edge services, building blocks deployed under the Common Services Platform and more generally any software and data processing services developed under EU programmes such as the Digital Europe Programme, Horizon 2020 or Horizon Europe. It should as well complement the AI-on-demand platform, in providing access to the necessary cloud services. By facilitating access to these services for crucial EU sectors, the catalogue of curated services, i.e. of services that comply with EU rules and requirements, will improve the EU’s open strategic autonomy. This will ensure that the digital transformation of the economy is undertaken on the basis of secure, fair, inclusive and resource-efficient infrastructures and services. As a minimum, the EU online marketplace will provide a brokerage for the transaction and delivery of cloud infrastructures and services offered by entities from the public sector. Over time, it should become a critical resource for supplying cloud-to-edge services to the public sector, services of general interest and, where applicable, the private sector. As such, the call described in this section will be restricted according to the basis of article 12(6) of the Digital Europe Programme Regulation. The marketplace itself should become self-sustainable financially and operationally by the end of this first grant. It should therefore be revenue-driven, wherever necessary. Its implementation, supervision of transparency and fair rules of operation and long-term sustainability should be guaranteed and governed by a broad range of relevant stakeholders (cloud service providers, cloud users, regulators, the public sector and civil society) who would for example, implement the principles included in the upcoming EU Cloud Rulebook. Ahead of the call, the Commission will consult relevant stakeholders in order to identify the appropriate governance. Scope: The chosen project shall:
Where possible, open source software should be used for the development of the marketplace, notably to demonstrate transparency, vendor- independence and neutrality in the offering of services on the platform. In order to foster common building blocks, the project supported under this action will liaise with those supported by the Data Spaces Support Centre in the areas of data spaces, pool data provision, demand for the cloud, the promotion of competitive and seamless access and use of cloud infrastructures and services. Expected Outcome:
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Link | Link to Call |
Thematic Focus | Clustering, Development Cooperation, Economic Cooperation, Digitisation, ICT, Telecommunication, Research & Innovation, Technology Transfer & Exchange, Justice, Safety & Security, Capacity Building, Cooperation Networks, Institutional Cooperation |
Funding area | EU Member States Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) |
Origin of Applicant | EU Member States Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) |
Eligible applicants | Research Institution, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), Other, Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined), Public Services, University, Lobby Group / Professional Association / Trade Union |
Applicant details | In order to
be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
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Project Partner | Yes |
Project Partner Details | Proposals must be submitted by:
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Project duration max | 36 months |
Further info | Proposals must be complete and
contain all the requested information and all required annexes and supporting documents:
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Type of Funding | Grants |
Financial details | The available call budget is EUR 20,000,000.
This budget might be increased by maximum 20%. Funding rate: 50 % Project budget (maximum grant amount): EUR 20,000,000 per project |
Submission | Proposals must be submitted electronically via the Funding & Tenders Portal. Paper submissions are NOT possible. |
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