Digital Europe Programme – AI Data Call (DIGITAL-2026-AI-DATA-10)
Funds EU consortia improving the availability, quality and use of AI-relevant data infrastructure under the Digital Europe Programme.
The Digital Europe Programme's AI Data Call (DIGITAL-2026-AI-DATA-10) is a European Commission grant that funds EU consortia, including startups and SMEs, working on AI and data-infrastructure pilots, deployment and capacity building, to strengthen data infrastructure and AI uptake across the EU. Consortia typically bring together multiple partners from EU member states and associated countries. P…
The call targets consortia -- including startups and SMEs -- working on AI and data-infrastructure pilots, deployment and capacity building, aiming to strengthen data infrastructure and AI uptake across the EU.
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