The Next Generation Internet (NGI) initiative, through the NGI Sargasso project and the NGI Outreach Office, will be present in Barcelona, at 4YFN, the startup event of the Mobile World Congress.
NGI Sargasso will host a panel discussion titled “NGI Sargasso: Equity-free funding for your Next Generation Internet idea.” The event will take place take place on 27 February, from 3:00 pm CET in Pavilion 8.1, Stand 8.1 B55 – Fira Barcelona – 4YFN.
This session will explore the program’s open call, which offers up to €100,000 in non-dilutive funding for transatlantic projects. Representatives from Mobile World Capital Barcelona and Sploro, partners of NGI Sargasso, will share their expertise and insights on the application process. Additionally, successful innovators from the program’s first open call will showcase their projects, offering valuable insights to potential applicants.
The NGI Outreach Office will also be there to discuss broader opportunities within the NGI ecosystem. These include funding, potential collaborations and synergies that can contribute to the development of a human-centric internet.
NGI Open Calls
Through an agile and flexible process, ongoing NGI Research and Innovation Actions (RIAs) provide support to projects from outstanding academic researchers, hi-tech startups and SMEs.
Funding is allocated to projects using short research cycles targeting the most promising ideas. Each of the selected projects pursue their own objectives, while the NGI RIAs provide the programme logic and vision, technical support, coaching and mentoring, to ensure that projects contribute towards a significant advancement of research and innovation in the NGI initiative.
The focus is on advanced concepts and technologies that link to relevant use cases and that can have an impact on the market and society over all. Applications and services that innovate without a research component are not covered by this model.
This year at 4YFN, we aim to reach out to possibly new innovators and innovative startups that could join the NGI initiative and help shaping a more inclusive, trustworthy and sustainable internet for all.
For more details about the NGI Sargasso panel discussion, please visit the event page.