Completed Seed projects
The Seed projects are intended to support activities necessary to create and advance competitive research proposals, such as performing preliminary work and facilitating collaboration for one year. It is expected that a competitive project proposal will be submitted to one of the other Digital Futures funding instruments or a third-party funding organization within a year of the completion of the seed project.
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Industry 4.0 and beyond – towards Industry 5.0 by driving sustainability through digitalization
Developing a roadmap that is to start from Industry 4.0 (launched in 2011) to reach Industry 5.0 with a forward-looking agenda with 2030 as a target...
Industry 5.0 research towards a circular economy and community building
Laying the groundwork for a comprehensive EU and national research proposal aimed at advancing Industry 5.0, focusing on promoting a green transition through digitalization, fostering...
Responsible Digital Assessment Futures in Higher Education
Envision digital assessment futures by unpacking the opportunities and challenges that digital assessment brings to higher education for students’ improved learning...
Seed funding for large grant proposals
This Seed project aims at allowing three groups - Prevent, Nano and Trauma - to prepare one larger grant application each, preferably to the ERC Synergy program.
Smart Society: Gigitalisation and the public sphre AND sustainable conference
Ethics, norms, and values around digitalization in society and digitalization research that supports deep transition, including how research conferences can be part of such transitions...
Towards a Smart Society – the role of Digital Futures
Support a discussion of how Digital Futures should work with the area of Smart Society and support project proposals and possibly other measures to strategically develop...
Transforming Higher Education Practice Through Generative-AI
Understand how generative AI tools can be used by staff and students in the context of higher education...