AI4Copernicus 4th round of Open Calls
4th Open Call for Use Cases based on citizen-driven social challenges (deadline 30 April, 17.00 CEST)
Business Category
Earth ObservationType of proposal: Use-Case (The end output of the Use-Cases should be at min TRL5)
Beneficiaries: Consortia of high-tech & at least 1 low-tech SME
Funding: up to € 150k (3-partner consortia), up to € 120.000€ (2-partner consortia) for each prototype (3 prototypes to be funded)
WHAT ACTIVITIES WILL WE SUPPORT?
Developing and testing AI technical solutions that address the selected citizen-driven societal challenges by exploiting AI resources and Earth Observation Data focusing on any industrial domains.
The Social Themes identified by citizens are (alphabetically ordered):
- Creating Digital Twins of remote territorial areas
- Mapping Health Facilities
- Monitoring Illegal Fishing
- Optimizing Air Quality Footprint
- Optimizing Waste Management
- Predicting Economic Recessions
- Predicting Fire Risk probability
- Predicting Health Risks
- Predicting Poverty
- Reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) in cities
- Reducing the overheating of urban spaces (Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect)
Please note that each proposal should address one of these challenges.
Type of beneficiaries: SMEs, startups, spin-offs
Dates:
- 4th open call Q1 2022 (February- April)
- Submission Deadline: 30th April 2022
- Selection: May/July 2022
- Projects Acceleration: Aug 2022 – Nov 2023
Support program: 16 months acceleration
Services included:
- AI4Copernicus resources & tools
- Technical Mentoring
- Business & Sustainability Mentoring
- Certification /Trustmark
Results: 3 AI solutions to be to be published at AI4EU
Important note: Τhe Open Calls Platform for submissions will open on 21 March 2022
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