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The NGI Trust open calls aim to:

  • Engage a variety of players (newcomers to H2020 are encouraged) !

  • Explore pre-selected privacy & trust enhancing topics (defined with the support of our advisory board) critical to building a human centric Internet.

NGI TRUST will support third-party projects working in the following areas:

  • Technical innovation in privacy enhancing technologies, such as cryptography, federated identity, security and privacy for Internet of Things (IoT), distributed ledgers and privacy-enhancing data transports and data at rest.
  • The application of artificial intelligence/machine learning/neural networks to serve the user’s interests (such as addressing concerns arising from the impact of profiling and mass surveillance).
  • Bootstrapping trust at the protocol level, to maintain a decentralised Internet Infrastructure, for the establishment of trust, privacy (and security) between end-users and services.
  • Developing means for individuals to make more informed decisions on the relevance of information that they are asked to disclose when accessing and using services.

NGI Trust is organising three rounds of open calls:

  • A 1st call (open from 1 February 2019) seeks to attract a broad mix of projects including a larger number of early-stage ‘feasibility’ studies.
  • A 2nd call (scheduled to open in October 2019) and a 3rd call (scheduled to open in February 2020) will aim to build on 1st phase projects (larger second round funded projects following on from smaller pilot/feasibility projects) but also attract additional players with scalable projects in specific fields, industries or verticals.

NGI_TRUST Open Call third-party projects

Three types of third-party projects will be awarded funding:

  • Type 1 (viability) : up to € 100,000 from NGI_Trust, no matching funds required. The objective is to explore and assess the technical feasibility and/or commercial potential of a breakthrough innovation that aims at enhancing privacy and trust for the NGI. Activities can include conceptual development, risk assessment, market study or intellectual property management of a new technology or service, or a new application of existing technologies.
  • Type 2 (execution) : up to €180,000 from NGI_Trust and matching funds of up to €90,000 (2/3 - 1/3 model). The objective is to fund R&D or technology development projects underpinned by a strategic plan and feasibility assessment (which can be, but need not be, developed through a Type 1 project funded by NGI_Trust).
  • Type 3 (transition to commercialisation): up to €200,000 from NGI_Trust and the equivalent in matching funds (50/50). These projects should pursue the commercialisation of a privacy and trust enhancing innovation for the NGI (which can be, but need not be, developed through a Type 2 project funded by NGI_Trust).

Interested in applying ?

For the first call, the call text, application form and detailed guidance for applicants are now available (as of midday (CET) 1 February 2019) for download below.

Applications should be received by 30 April 2019 18:00

Call text


Guidance for applicants


Application form


Support and further information:

The NGI_TRUST consortium will organise a number of webinars and be present at a number of events during the period February-April 2019 to discuss with interested applicants.  

Please check for further information published on the NGI_TRUST open call wiki pages & follow our twitter account: https://twitter.com/NgiTrust if you would like to register for one of these sessions.

For further information or if you have any question, please contact the NGI_TRUST support team: NGI-Trust-support@lists.geant.org

Open Call pre-announcement

Pre-announcement of an open call for recipients of financial support

Project acronym: NGI_TRUST
Project grant agreement number: 825618

Project full name: Partnership for innovative technological solutions to ensure privacy and enhance trust for the human-centric Internet

NGI_TRUST, co-funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the grant agreement No 825618, foresees as an eligible activity the provision of financial support to third parties, as a means to achieve its own objectives.

Third-party projects may only receive financial support if they are working on privacy and trust enhancing technologies and their application to the Next Generation Internet (as defined broadly by the Horizon 2020 Work-Programme 2018-20, Information and Communication Technologies Part 5.i - Page 51 of 144), namely: as sensors, objects, devices, AI-based algorithms, etc., are incorporated in our digital environment, develop robust and easy to use technologies to help users increase trust and achieve greater control when sharing their  personal data, attributes and information.

In particular, NGI TRUST will focus on supporting third-party projects working in the following areas:

  • Technical innovation in privacy enhancing technologies, such as cryptography, federated identity, security and privacy for Internet of Things (IoT), distributed ledgers and privacy-enhancing data transports and data at rest,
  • Ethical aspects, such as ways to use AI/ML/neural networks to serve the user’s interests, legal and best practices for policy makers to consider, impact of profiling and mass surveillance,
  • Bootstrapping trust at the protocol level, to maintain a decentralized Internet Infrastructure, for the establishment of trust, privacy (and security) between end-users and services,
  • Ways for users to make more informed decisions on the relevance of information that they are asked to disclose when accessing services.

The call is open to individuals or organisations, or groupings thereof. Specifically, the following may apply, either on an individual basis or as a consortium:

  • Researchers and developers (holding a master’s degree or higher) employed in third-level education institutes, research infrastructures, not for profit organisations and charitable (scientific) foundations and public research centres.
  • Internet technologists and innovators, privacy and trust specialists and action groups
  • Organisations/companies with relevant privacy and trust cases or concerns in specific sectors or ‘verticals’ (fields such as health, etc.).
  • Micro, small and medium sized enterprises firms working on internet technologies.

Applicants may be legal entities or natural persons and should be registered (for organisations) or resident (for individuals) in an EU Member State or a Horizon 2020 associated country.

 

The call will open on 1 February 2019

Deadline for submission of proposals: 1 April 2019 – 18h00 CET

Expected duration of participation: from 9 to max 12 months

Maximum amount of financial support for each third party: €200 000

Call identifier: NGI_TRUST 2019001 call

Language in which proposal should be submitted: English

Web link for further information : https://wiki.geant.org/display/NGITrust/Open+Call+NGI_TRUST+2019001

The full call text and proposal guidelines will be available at this link from 1 February 2019

Email address for further information: NGI-Trust-support@lists.geant.org


 

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