Open Call
- "Eureka Globalstars call with Brazil, (São Paulo)
The national funding bodies (FB) from Sweden, Germany, and Spain, and the regional research funding body from the state of São Paulo, Brazil, have allocated funding for organisations collaborating on international R&D projects in the fields of Smart Cities and Healthcare with AI as enabling technology and in the field of Industry 4.0.
For this call for projects, an organisation can submit its R&D project application between 15 August 2022 and 31 January 2023.
Each project consortium must include at least one organisation from São Paulo State in Brazil and one organisation from the participating Eureka countries Sweden, Germany, or Spain. At least one company must be part of the consortium. Multilateral projects with at least one organisation from the São Paulo State in Brazil are also encouraged.
Which areas?
◾ AI for Smart Cities
- The city as a platform for data-driven innovation
- Digital twins for cities
- AI for city management
- AI for budget and investment management
With a special focus on; water & air quality, water, and sewage management, transport & logistics, mobility of people and goods, citizens' involvement - empowerment, and contribution to resource efficiency and CO2 reduction
◾ AI for Health
- Sensors, data from sensors (and analysis) in care, care rehab, and prevention
- New technology and new ways of working in care
- Empowerment, increase control over one´s own health/prevention - combine lifelong learning with lifelong use of technology for empowerment / use technology as support in different ways during different phases of life
- Methods for technology development, user involvement, and implementation together with companies (within Digital Health)
- New methods for decision-making aimed at boosting efficiency and accuracy for health specialists.
◾ Industry 4.0
To note: Sweden is only supporting projects on AI in smart cities and healthcare.
ICT applications in the industrial context, including innovation in processes and products:
- Decentralised production
- Remote maintenance
- Robotics
- Digitalised control
- Virtualisation
- Industry 4.0 technologies for sustainable production
Your project should address at least one of the fields mentioned and demonstrate the potential to research and develop a product, process, or service for commercialisation.
The deadline for applying is January 31st, 2023.
Funding
In Sweden, for Swedish researchers and companies, the funding agency is Vinnova.
In Brazil, for Brasilien researchers or companies from the State of São Paulo, the funding agency is FAPESP through the PIPE or PITE funding mechanisms.
- Brazil (FAPESP): Grant of up to 250,000 euro per project (1.5 million euro total budget)
- Sweden (Vinnova): Grant of up to 250,000 euro per project (500,000 euro total budget)
For more information: Eureka Globalstars
