Deadline: 2-Sep-25
The European commission has launched the action to support the secretariat for the Alliance on Processors and Semiconductor Technologies.
Objectives
- The purpose of the Alliance is to gather relevant stakeholders, including industry, Member States representatives and other experts, from across Europe in view of strengthening Europe’s capacities in the design and manufacturing of advanced processors and other electronic components.
- The Alliance aims to identify gaps in the production and development of microchips and the technology developments needed for companies and organisations to thrive, no matter their size. This will help the competitiveness of companies, increase Europe’s digital sovereignty and address the demand for the next generation of secure, energy efficient, powerful chips and processors.
Scope
- The Secretariat shall support the day-to-day work of the members of the Alliance in carrying out the main tasks of the Alliance. These include the identification of critical gaps in the semiconductor value chain and the development of targets and roadmaps for a number of working groups. In addition to representatives from industry, RTOs, and academia, Member States’ delegates are invited to participate in the work of the Alliance in relevant working groups. This action consists in providing the following support services to the Alliance:
- Organisation and administrative support of relevant thematic working groups, and their follow up, in view of ensuring progress towards and delivering on the Alliance’s milestones, in close collaboration with the Chair/Vice-Chairs;
- Supporting communication and exchanges between the European Commission, Alliance members and all other stakeholders with an interest in the fields of work of the Alliance;
- Disseminating the Alliance’s work;
- Creating and maintaining the Alliance’s website, a digital collaboration platform, and creating day-to-day content to inform the broader audience about the Alliance’s activities
- Supporting providing advice and guidance to the European Semiconductor Board, when requested;
- Expand and ensure a representative Alliance community by promoting the Alliance towards relevant stakeholders;
- Support the on-boarding of new members in the Alliance’s work.
- Organise physical meetings for the General Assembly at least once per year.
- Organise Stakeholder Forums in close coordination with the European Commission and the Steering committee of the Alliance.
Funding Information
- EUR 1 000 000
Outcomes and Deliverables
- The Secretariat of the European Alliance will support the European Commission in making the Alliance a sustainable stakeholder platform that will deliver on the following outcomes:
- The development and promotion of strategic roadmaps and action plans for the objectives and deliverables as established within the thematic Working Groups of the Alliance, in coordination with the members of the Alliance and the European Commission;
- The identification of the needs of end-users for the next decade;
- Creation and maintenance of the Alliance’s website, a digital collaboration platform and day-to-day content creation to inform the broader audience about the Alliance’s activities;
- Preparation and organisation of the annual General Assembly and Forum, and follow-up with all members of the Alliance, in close coordination with the European Commission and the Steering committee of the Alliance;
- The support of upskilling and reskilling opportunities for workers and students.
Targeted Stakeholders
- The consortium should be representative of the European processor and semiconductor technology value chain and of the technology priorities of the Alliance, including enduser companies, associations and research and technology organisations.
- It should be representative of the types of stakeholders that are eligible to the Alliance and comply with the security assurance, EU data protection, trade secrets and IP protection legislation as set out in the Membership Eligibility Criteria of the Alliance.
Eligibility Criteria
- In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies)
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs))
- non-EU countries (except for topics with restrictions)
- listed EEA countries and countries associated to the Digital Europe Programme
- Beneficiaries and affiliated entities must register in the Participant Register — before submitting the proposal — and will have to be validated by the Central Validation Service (REA Validation).
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- Only the following countries are eligible: EU Member States, EEA countries (Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) and Switzerland.
- Entities must not be directly or indirectly controlled from a country that is not an eligible country unless the granting authority agrees to allow for exceptional participation on the basis of a guarantee.
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