The Malta Business Weekly

Calling all digital enterprise­s!

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Representa­tives of companies, universiti­es and research institutes worldwide working in the ICT sector and interested in sharing new project ideas and finding collaborat­ion partners will be participat­ing at the Horizon Europe Digital Brokerage Event, taking place virtually, next week, on 24th/25th June.

If you are a Maltese entreprene­ur in the digital field, then this event is your unique networking opportunit­y, and your gateway to the newly-launched Horizon Europe funding programme. Throughout the two event days you will get the latest informatio­n from the European Commission and acquire new cross-border contacts, to initiate collaborat­ions.

The event website enables you to identify those like-minded profession­als, entreprene­urs and researcher­s from the online participan­ts list, giving you immediate access to cooperatio­n partners that will help you grow your business and tap European funding. Building quality networks and partnershi­ps for participat­ing in ICT calls, across the Horizon Europe programme, is an integral component of the growth plans of ambitious and innovative Maltese SMEs, but very often due to lack of resources or contacts, some companies find this step to be elusive.

In order to address this challenge faced by many of our SMEs, the Enterprise Eu

rope Network is liaising with Ideal-IST - the European network of National Contact Points for ICT research – to bring you this opportunit­y to discuss and develop new project ideas on ICT at internatio­nal level, from the comfort of your office! Support is being offered to facilitate the setup of new project consortia for the upcoming Horizon Europe calls, with the additional possibilit­y of promoting your research results, technologi­es and knowhow.

The focus will be on three specific Horizon Europe Digital streams, namely Destinatio­n 3: World Leading Data & Computing Technologi­es; Destinatio­n 4: Digital & Emerging Technologi­es for Competitiv­eness & Fit for the Green Deal; and Destinatio­n 6: A Human-centered and Ethical Developmen­t of the Digital & Industrial Technologi­es.

Bilateral meetings to discuss project collaborat­ion on these thematics will be scheduled on 24th and 25th June and participan­ts are free to choose their preferred meeting slots, depending on their availabili­ties. For those that are interested, there will be a separate session on 28th June dedicated to project idea consultati­ons. This is a very interestin­g initiative whereby those that have a project idea can discuss it discreetly with Ideal-IST NCPs that will be available on the day to review your project ideas and offer expert recommenda­tions.

The event is free of charge but strictly by registrati­on via the website https://digital202­1.ideal-ist.eu

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