Within the framework of an important project of common European interest (IPCEI), the Ministry of the Economy is launching a call to economic operators wishing to participate in the development of next-generation cloud infrastructures and services.
The call is aimed at economic players operating in the infrastructure and cloud services value chain.
The objective of this IPCEI is
- to efficiently promote European leadership in data and digital sovereignty,
- to contribute to a stronger and sustainable economic competitiveness within the European Union and
- to support the development of intelligent, highly innovative, interoperable, secure, energy-efficient and privacy-friendly cloud and edge cloud solutions.
The need to invest strategically in the next generation of cloud infrastructure and services is a strategic commitment of the European Union which is actively supported by Luxembourg. Several member states, including the Grand Duchy, are now working together to provide a coordinated industrial response.
Details of the call for expressions of interest are available here. Interested applicants should submit by Friday 16 April 2021 a short Word document (maximum two pages) expressing their interest in the value chain, their specific area of interest among the 8 topics detailed in the call for expression of interest, as well as a brief overview of their potential industrial project and contribution.
The application should be sent by e-mail.