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Now open: NWO’s Perspectief programme for the development and optimisation of Digital and Information Technologies
Starting today, researchers, businesses and community organisations can submit proposals as a consortium for the annual Perspectief programme.
For each Perspectief project accepted, NWO will contribute 2 to 5 millio...
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Sign up to the ‘Future of Compute’ innovation mission to the UK
You can now sign up to join the ‘Future of Compute’ innovation mission to the UK from 10 to 13 November 2025. The innovation mission is split into three tracks: AI, integrated photonics and neuromorphic computing.
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Council of Ministers approves measures in 3% R&D action plan
The Dutch government has released a nine-point action plan to raise R&D investments from the current level of 2.2% to 3% by 2030. The plan seeks to reinvigorate innovation and maintain the Netherlands’ status as an EU ...
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Appeal to political leaders: the time has come to prioritise AI
Leading Dutch voices in AI – Jelle Prins, Michiel Bakker, Renée Frissen and Stan van Baarsen – have called on the Dutch government to prioritise AI.
Their appeal has been signed by close to 200 supporters, includin...
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Dutch Ministry of Defence invests in LiveDrop to improve security of offline data transfers
The Dutch Ministry of Defence is investing heavily in LiveDrop, a tech pioneer in secure data exchange. The Eindhoven-based start-up specialises in solutions for quick and secure offline data transfers.
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These are the 10 awarded projects from the 'Responsible AI in Practice' call
SIDN fund and Top Sector ICT have awarded grants for several innovative research projects that provide real-world solutions for responsible AI. In this article, we announce the ten awarded project proposals.
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