Drive the evolution of the internet towards open and interoperable Web 4.0 and Virtual Worlds: building blocks in priority areas (RIA) (Virtual Worlds Partnership)
Funds up to nine projects, worth EUR 1–3 million each, to build open-source Web 4.0 building blocks in digital identity, software supply chain security, open hardware or decentralised platforms, with up to 15% of each budget re-granted to third-party developers.
Consortia submit a Research and Innovation Action proposal by the single-stage deadline; the Commission funds nine projects from this topic's EUR 14.5 million budget, with at least one winner per priority area. Winning consortiums may pass on up to 15% of their EU funding to third parties as grants of up to EUR 150,000 each, selected through their own open calls, and are expected to align with the…
The Commission wants early open-source demonstrations of Web 4.0 building blocks across five priority areas: EU Digital Identity Wallet tooling (such as Linux, cloud or laptop-based wallet implementations and eIDAS trust services for issuing and verifying electronic attestations), software supply-chain security (traceability, trust models and software bills of material, referencing the XZ Utils attack and the Cyber Resilience Act), open hardware chips (controllers, processors or network chips for immersive devices, industry or smart cities), decentralised alternatives to centralised platforms (such as instant messaging, app stores or productivity groupware), and Web 4.0 demonstrations for virtual worlds (interoperability, trust and token-based transactions across providers). Each proposal must pick and clearly identify one area, and at least one winner is guaranteed per area.
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