Specific support for the Virtual Worlds Partnership and the Web 4.0 initiative (CSA) (Virtual Worlds Partnership)
Funds one coordination project up to EUR 2.5 million to run the European Virtual Worlds Partnership and write its research agendas for Virtual Worlds and Web 4.0.
A single consortium submits one Coordination and Support Action proposal against a single-stage deadline, and evaluators score it using the standard Horizon Europe criteria and thresholds set out in the work programme's general annexes rather than spelled out on this topic page itself. The Commission expects the winning team to already be drawn from key stakeholders in the field rather than assemb…
The Commission wants a Coordination and Support Action that builds and runs the new European Virtual Worlds Partnership, delivers Strategic Research and Innovation Agendas for both Virtual Worlds and Web 4.0, and runs outreach programmes so the public understands and trusts the technology. It also wants the action to address ethical, legal and societal issues — including bias — and to support standardisation efforts.
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