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Strengthening the cooperation of semiconductor-intensive EU regions

Pays one European consortium EUR 1 million to map semiconductor regional clusters, share best practice on permitting and infrastructure, and build an online platform connecting them.

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Strengthening the cooperation of semiconductor-intensive EU regions is a European Commission Coordination and Support Action that pays one European consortium the full EUR 1,000,000 to map regional semiconductor ecosystems, share best practice on issues like construction permitting, and build a joint strategy and online platform connecting semiconductor-intensive regions across Europe. Work also c

The Commission wants a project that maps regional governments and industrial clusters active in the semiconductor supply chain, gathers evidence on obstacles like construction permitting, and builds a joint strategy and online platform linking semiconductor-intensive regions together. It wants the project to explore cooperation with the Chips Competence Centres set up under the Chips Joint Undertaking.

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