Next Generation Internet

People-first cities and the future of the internet
2020-06-23 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Brussels) | web-streamed
About the event
How do we ensure that the digitalisation of cities across Europe promotes inclusion, trust, sustainability, resilience and democracy? How can cities and regions use shared action and leverage their collective influence to set ethical and technical standards and enable a fairer digital economy?
If you’re interested in local government, public sector innovation or the future of the internet, join us and our colleagues from Demos Helsinki and NGI Forward for an interactive webinar that explores both, big ideas and real-world case studies.
Speakers

Maria Malho, Demos Helsinki
Veera Vihula, City of Espoo
Tamas Erkelens, City of Amsterdam
Katja Bego, Nesta & NGI Forward
Markus Droemann, Nesta & NGI Forward

More information about the event here

IMPACT week
2020-06-22 - 2020-06-26 | web-streamed
The dedicated week to think and build IMPACT
Impact Week is a digital week where you create your own programme to connect, exchange and build through positive impact.
Join digitally and get to know impact leaders, investors and makers that have been working on new and sustainable solutions to address challenges of today and tomorrow.
Design NOW your own Impact Week
For one week you will have access to a wide range of topics dedicated to the notion of building impact and you will be able to create your own schedule according to your fields of interest.
Impact Week Program
During Impact Week, get access to sessions on key topics dedicated to building impact. Take benefit of this week to stimulate your own thinking, interact with a designed ecosystem and share your ideas.
Discover the full agenda here.

TETRA WEBINAR
2020-06-17 10:00 - 11:00 (Europe/Brussels) | WEB-STREAMED | TIME CEST
An Introduction to Intellectual Property for NGI Community
We all know; Intellectual Property (IP) may not be the easiest topic to understand when dealing with product development. However, IP is everywhere! And especially important in today’s technological environment!
As TETRA project, we are here to guide you in your IP-related issues and make you get a head start on managing your IP assets in your NGI projects. Then, this webinar has been designed for you, if you are the real beginners on IP, and want or need to learn:
• what IP is all about,
• the main titles for IP protection (patents, trade marks, designs and copyright),
• the general IP protection rules for such titles,
• the titles of relevance to NGI projects,
• basics of IP management,
• some real-life examples and hints on start managing your IP.
This is the first session of TETRA’s IP webinar series and therefore aiming at providing a general overview on IP protection. For further advanced topics, follow our webinar schedule and upcoming sessions!
Looking forward to meeting you and talking about IP a bit!
Registration
To participate please register via this link.
Speakers

Cyrille Dubois is the Manager-International Cooperation at the Intellectual Property Institute Luxembourg (IPIL). He is currently in charge of IP activities for EU projects, and relationships with major European IP stakeholders. He presents an extensive experience in the management of EU projects in the field of IP, technology transfer and information management.
Cyril also developed competitive & technological intelligence projects for private companies, as well as many information research activities for research projects, companies and private advisors during the last 25 years. At NGI TETRA project, he is in charge of delivering IP-related services to the NGI beneficiaries.

Onur Emul is the Deputy Manager-International Cooperation at the Intellectual Property Institute Luxembourg (IPIL) with more than 15 years of experience in IP-advisory field along with his Chemical Engineering background. After working as a Patent and Trademark Attorney for several years, he got involved with a number of European projects dealing with IP issues in technology transfer and innovation management processes as well as in project development and communication activities.
Onur is a registered IP Court Expert in Criminal and Civil Law cases, and he is continuing to be in charge of different international projects and stakeholder management activities. At NGI TETRA project, he is in charge of delivering IP-related services to the NGI beneficiaries.

WIOPT 2020
2020-06-15 - 2020-06-19 | web-streamed
WELCOME TO WIOPT 2020!
The 18th International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc and Wireless Networks (WiOpt 2020) will take place from June 15 to 19 , 2020. The conference is going virtual only.
It welcomes different perspectives, including performance analysis, protocol design, wireless communication, and optimization theory. Contributions to this symposium should improve the state-of-the-art in design, analysis, dimensioning and operations of wireless network by providing insights into theoretical aspects as well as providing practical methods and tools. All forms of wireless networks are of interest: from cellular wide-area and local-area networks to dense and sparse Ad Hoc networks; domain specific vehicular, public-transport and personal-area networks as well as application-specific sensor networks.

EUCNC 2020
2020-06-15 - 2020-06-18 | WEB-STREAMED | TIME CEST
EuCNC 2020: The Connectivity Revolution

EuCNC 2020 goes Virtual
Due to the world COVID-19 pandemic, the Steering Committee of EuCNC 2020 has decided to change the format of the conference to an on-line virtual one, instead of the usual face-to-face physical one in Dubrovnik. In this new format, there will be no Workshops, Tutorials and Special Sessions. On the other hand, papers submitted to Regular Sessions that are accepted (the review process is being finalised) will be invited to be presented in an on-line mode, after which will be submitted to IEEE Xplore as usual; accepted posters will also be presented on-line. The format of Keynotes and Panels is being finalised with the speakers. Further details will be provided as soon as possible. We do regret all the inconveniences that this decision causes, but we expect that all colleagues understand that it was not feasible to hold the conference in the usual format.

EuCNC 2020 is the 29th edition of a successful series of a conference in the field of telecommunications, sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society and the European Association for Signal Processing, and supported by the European Commission. This conference is one of the most prominent communications and networking conferences in Europe, which efficiently brings together cutting-edge research and world-renown industries and businesses. The conference focuses on various aspects of 5G communications systems and networks, including cloud and virtualisation solutions, management technologies, and vertical application areas. It targets to bring together researchers from all over the world to present the latest research results, and it is one of the main venues for demonstrating the results of research projects, especially from successive European R&D programmes co-financed by the European Commission.

STOA Roundtable on Digital Sovereign Identity
2020-06-11 15:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Brussels) | web-streamed
This event will take place by video conference and can be followed by webstream
In the digital age, citizens need to manage a range of online identities that are linked, in different ways, to their offline identity. In managing these identities and entering into agreements, citizens navigate a complex legal and technical infrastructure. As digital identities become increasingly important, it is worth considering how this infrastructure can be made more trustworthy, empowering users while increasing the availability of data and ensuring citizens’ safety and privacy. This roundtable discussion will examine novel technologies and cutting-edge ideas about how to build such a trust infrastructure, including public policies, legal frameworks, business models and technical standards.
This roundtable is organised and hosted by the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) at the European Parliament in cooperation with ELONTech and the IoT Council in the context of the work on identity of the Strategy Team of Next Generation Internet, a European Commission initiative to reimagine and reengineer the internet for the third millennium and beyond.
Programme
15:00-15:05: Introductory remarks

Eva KAILI, MEP, Chair of the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA)

15:05-15:45: Experts’ presentations and Q&A

Remy KNECHT, COO of ITSME.be
Daniel DU SEUIL, Convenor European Self Sovereign Identity Framework (EBSI)
Loretta ANANIA, Scientific Officer at DG Connect, European Commission
Thibaut VERBIEST, Head of Regulatory Affairs Europe & Africa at Diginex, ELONTech Advisor
Petros KAVASSALIS, Associate Professor at University of the Aegean, ELONTech Advisor

15:45-16:25: Discussion
16:25-16:30: Closing remarks

Ivars IJABS, MEP, 2nd Vice-Chair of the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA)

Follow the webstreaming here.
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EuroDIG
2020-06-10 - 2020-06-12 | WEB-STREAMED | TIME CEST
EuroDIG this year will be a virtual meeting from June 10 – 12, 2020.
Our host The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) together with the Italian cooperation partners and EuroDIG have built strong ties to the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) and therefore EuroDIG will remain a satellite event in the overall programme of ESOF.
Trieste is the European City of Science in 2020 and EuroDIG will be a satellite event in the overall programme.
The overarching theme for EuroDIG 2020 is: “Towards a sustainable governance of the Internet” – and is aligning with the themes that have been identified by the EuroScience Open Forum.

IEEE ICC 2020
2020-06-07 - 2020-06-11 | WEB-STREAMED | TIME CEST
IEEE ICC 2020 TO GO VIRTUAL
As you may be aware, the World Health Organization officially declared the novel coronavirus COVID-19 a pandemic. This global health crisis is a unique challenge that has impacted many members of the IEEE family. We would like to express our concern and support for all the members of the IEEE community, our professional team, our families and all others affected by this outbreak.
Governments around the world are now issuing restrictions on travel, gatherings, and meetings in an effort to limit and slow the spread of the virus. The health and safety of the IEEE community is our first priority and IEEE is supporting these efforts.
Following the advice and guidelines from healthcare officials and local authorities, IEEE ICC 2020 will now be held virtually on 7-11 June 2020.
The IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) is one of the IEEE Communications Society’s two flagship conferences dedicated to driving innovation in nearly every aspect of communications. Each year, around 3,000 researchers submit proposals for paper presentations and program sessions to be held at the annual conference. After extensive peer review, the best of the proposals are selected for the conference program, which includes technical papers, tutorials, workshops and industry sessions designed specifically to advance technologies, systems and infrastructure that are continuing to reshape the world and provide all users with access to an unprecedented spectrum of high-speed, seamless and cost-effective global telecommunications services.
At the annual conference, thousands of participants gather to present research results, share visions and ideas, obtain updates on latest technologies and expand professional and social networking. These activities are realized through IEEE ICC’s multiple diversified and exciting programs.
This 5-day event includes several keynote speeches by distinguished speakers from industry, academia and government sectors; panels and forums; technical sessions featuring technical papers extensively reviewed by peers; workshops focusing on the latest trends in various technology; tutorials delivered by experts in respective disciplines; exhibits; an awards luncheon; and a relaxing and entertaining banquet.

Internet Governance with and for citizens
2020-06-06 07:00 - 10:00, 2020-06-05 14:00 - 17:00, 2020-06-05 07:00 - 10:00 (Europe/Brussels) | WEB-STREAMED | TIME CEST
Online Stakeholders’ Dialogue on Internet Governance
On June 5th and 6th, we are inviting stakeholders worldwide will have 3 hours to discuss the future of Internet governance. How should we shape the future of digital cooperation? Who should decide what to leverage the opportunities brought by the use of digital technologies and mitigate the risks they involve? The Stakeholders’ Dialogue aims to evaluate the three scenarios for the future of Internet governance proposed in the Report from the “High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation”. Ideas, visions, and solutions will feed the process of the High Level Panel (link here), which is overseen by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
Join ‘Missions Publiques’ and engage in this open discussion by signing up on www.wetheinternet.org

Cognitive IoT
2020-06-03 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/Madrid) | WEB-STREAMED | TIME CEST
Webinar sobre “Cognitive IoT (in Spanish)”.
Webinar followed by a 6 weeks course on IoT + IA and how to create new business models on top of those technologies (more info here).

Este webinar cubre los siguiente temas:

Internet of Things
Artificial Intelligence
Cómo IoT y AI se unen para crear nuevos trabajos.

Para quienes se anoten, pronto les vamos a enviar una invitación de Google Calendar como recordatorio del webinar. Allí agregaremos un link seguro a Zoom, para unirse el 3 de Junio. Por favor no compartas ese link con nadie.
Podes decirle a quien quieras que se sume gratis registrándose aquí (http://driverlessworldschool.com/courses/careerpivot/lectures/17393212)
Estamos para ayudarte a transformar tu carrera y aprovechar las posibilidades de IoT y AI.

Making sense of a COVID-19 world
2020-06-03 17:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | WEB-STREAMED | TIME CET
NGI Forward Webinar – Making sense of a COVID-19 world: applying collective intelligence to big data.
As we at NGI Forward watched SARS-CoV-2 cut into our worlds, we felt the same as everybody else. We feared for loved ones, and for the long-term freedom and prosperity of our societies. We felt powerless, and anxious in the face of uncertainty. We still do.
But, at some point along the way, we realized there was something we could do. We have in our midst a team of data scientists. When the pandemic hit, Kristof and Michal were analysing trends in the evolution of Internet technology. Theirs is a big data method: they do text analysis on large repositories of academic papers, news articles, social media. We realized we could use the same method to investigate the virus and its companion illness. It would be like redirecting our searchlight onto a new target.
So we did that. In the space of only a few weeks, Kristof and Michal came back with results, neatly arranged in an interactive website. And that’s where we need your help.
In this webinar, we will get together and question the data. Let’s look at them, turn them around in our heads, interrogate each other on their possible meaning. Let’s formulate hypotheses, and see if we can think of ways to test them. Kristof and Michal can transform them into queries and visualization in real-time, or close enough. In other words, let’s augment big data analysis with collective intelligence methods. It will be a way for us to learn more about both COVID-19 and this particular big data methodology.

eSSIF-Lab's Q&A session
2020-05-28 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Brussels) | WEB-STREAMED | TIME CEST
Join the eSSIF-Lab’s Q&A session on Infrastructure-oriented Open Call
Have questions about the Open Call? Want tips for crafting an effective proposal? Join our live and online Q&A session on the eSSIF-Lab’s current Infrastructure – oriented Open Call.
When
On Thursday, 28th of May 11:00 am CET, project coordinators will be answering all your questions about the application process, the programme, framework and the value of the eSSIF-Lab’s Infrastructure – oriented Open Call.
You can register HERE!
Where
In the eSSIF-Lab Q&A Space
Infrastructure-Oriented Open Call, launched 1st of March
This call targets open-source Self-Sovereign Identity components for eSSIF-Lab Framework which fall within the SSI concept (i.e. technologies which allow individuals to control their electronic identities and guard their privacy).
Deadline to apply for the Infrastructure-oriented Open Call: 29th of June 2020
Funding: up to 155,000 €
Apply for the Infrastructure-oriented Open Call!
The Q&A session is free and open to all interested stakeholders.

TETRA WEBINAR
2020-05-27 10:00 - 11:00 (Europe/Brussels) | WEB-STREAMED | TIME CEST
Where to get money – investors, grants or crowdfunding?
When you have a great idea, funding is nearly always the sticking point. How can you raise money to get it started? If you have a tech-based idea, you may have an easier time attracting attention from venture capitalists or angel investors, but as more and more startups work that angle, finding the right investor is harder than ever. So how could you get your idea off the ground?In our webinar, we will talk about 3 different ways to fund your idea – be it attracting an angel investor, crowdfunging or grants.
First, who exactly is an angel and where do they invest? When should your startup choose an investor? An experienced angel investor and a founder of a VC Fund, Riivo Anton, who has invested in many different early-stage companies will give you an introduction to angel investing and answer your most burning questions about this form of funding.Second, if you have a groundbreaking idea and you’re ready to campaign for it, crowdfunding is the way to go – a number of startups have found their first success thanks to platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo that helped them raise investments as well as visibility and reach. Alternative financing for businesses across Europe has increased considerably in recent years, becoming an important source of finance, but it can still be slightly confusing which one to choose and whether it s really for you.
We will introduce some tools available to help you navigate in this world.
Third, grants offer the opportunity for your organisation to bring in new funding that does not need to be paid back! It is important to remember, however, that grants are competitive. A lot of time and preparation are required to find grant opportunities, plan a project, and then develop a proposal. An expert in grants from Civitta will introduce various European grants available and answer all of your questions on how to get one.
For more info: https://business.ngi.eu/news-events/webinars/webinar-3-where-to-get-money-investors-grants-or-crowdfunding-/
Registration at: https://meetinglab.zoho.eu/meeting/register?sessionId=1294616560
Agenda
Welcome and introduction to TETRA project
Kirsten Virks, TETRA Project Coordinator 5 mins
Who are angel investors and where to find them?
Riivo Anton, United Angels VC 10 mins
Crowdfunding and other alternative financing options. How to choose?
Ramona Dremljuga, Altfinator Project Coordinator 10 mins
Grants – funding that you don’t need to pay back.
Kadri Adrat, Civitta 10 mins
Q&A session 10 mins
Wrap-up and upcoming TETRA events
Kirsten Virks, TETRA Project Coordinator 5 mins

AI for Good - webinar series
2020-05-20 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Zurich) | WEB-STREAMED | TIME CEST
The AI for Good Webinar Series is a free, live series of talks, interviews and panels, featuring inter-disciplinary experts whose ideas, insights and solutions can help humanity leverage AI for good. The series will draw upon expertise from the AI for Good Global Summit community to share the latest developments in AI, unique insights and promising use cases on global challenges from health to the environment and reducing inequalities.

COVID-19: Combining crowdsourcing and AI to tackle the pandemic
14:00 – 15:30 Geneva | 08:00 – 09:30 New York | 05:00 – 06:30 San Francisco | 20:00 – 21:30 Beijing | 15:00 – 16:30 Moscow | 17:30 – 19:00 New Delhi | 19:00 – 20:30 Jakarta
Crowdsourcing is often associated with the darker side of AI: clickworkers in sweatshops filtering out illegal content from social media sites, to help train bots that will ultimately make the clickworkers redundant. In this session, we look at some of the more positive synergies between AI and crowdsourcing, through the lens of the coronavirus pandemic.
Online crowdsourced events such as the EUvsVirus hackathon held in April with over 20,000 participants have proliferated under the current global lockdown, bringing with them new lessons for how AI can contribute to better organizing large scale collaborations between humans. At the scale of citizen-driven science for Covid, projects have emerged that combine AI and crowdsourcing to extract vital information from the flood of literature being produced or train algorithms that can analyse social media for important trends. As the EC launches a new initiative for grassroots crowdsourcing to tackle the SDGs, this panel will discuss how AI can help crowds achieve more, how crowds can help improve AI, and where this marriage of people and machines might have the most impact on Covid-related research and innovation.

Crowdsourcing – large numbers of humans performing micro-tasks – is often associated with the darker side of AI: clickworkers in sweatshops filtering out images from social media sites, to help train bots that will ultimately make the clickworkers redundant. In this session, we look at some of the more positive synergies between AI and crowdsourcing, through the lens of the Covid crisis. Mega hackathons, such as the EUvsVirus hackathon with over 20,000 participants have proliferated under the current global lockdown, bringing with them new lessons for how AI can contribute to better organizing such large-scale collaborations between humans. At the scale of citizen-driven science for Covid, projects have emerged that combine AI and crowdsourcing to extract vital information from the flood of literature being produced or train algorithms that can analyse social media for important trends. As the EC launches a new initiative for grassroots crowdsourcing to tackle the SDGs, this panel will discuss how AI can help crowds achieve more, how crowds can help improve AI, and where this marriage of people and machines might have the most impact on Covid-related research and innovation.

TETRA WEBINAR
2020-05-20 10:00 - 11:00 (Europe/Brussels) | WEB-STREAMED | TIME CEST
The contribution of NGI in re-design the post COVID-19 society
What has been the contribution of the internet during the world lockdown? What worked and what didn’t work? What are the emerging needs of the post COVID-19 society? How those needs can be addressed while respecting the fundamental values of privacy, participation and diversity? What can be the contribution of the Next Generation Internet (NGI) initiative for innovative human internet services?
This webinar will promote an interactive reflection to bridge the NGI mission with the rapid evolving needs of the post COVID-19 society. Together with the NGI community we will identify the emerging opportunities for NGI visionary start-ups, researchers and developers.
The Next Generation Internet (NGI) initiative aims at developing a more human-centric Internet supporting the values of openness, decentralisation, inclusiveness, and protection of privacy while also giving the control back to the end-users, in particular of their data, in order to increase trust in the Internet. This requires more transparent services, more intelligence, greater involvement and participation, leading towards an Internet that is more open, robust, more interoperable and more supportive of social innovation. In doing so, NGI engages Internet’s best innovators in addressing tech opportunities as well as validate and test relevant minimum viable products and services in real market conditions.
For more info: https://business.ngi.eu/news-events/webinars/webinar-2-the-contribution-of-ngi-in-re-design-the-post-covid-19-society/
Participate at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82514949705?pwd=[REDACTED]
Password: [REDACTED]
Agenda
Welcome and introduction to TETRA project – presentation
Kirsten Virks, TETRA Project Coordinator 5 mins
Let’s know each other – Interactive session
Louis Ferrini and Susanna Albertini (moderators), FVA new media research 2 mins
Video 3 mins
Overview of the webinar concept and expected outcomes
Louis Ferrini and Susanna Albertini (moderators), FVA new media research 2 mins
Let’s know each other – Interactive session with participants
Louis Ferrini and Susanna Albertini (moderators), FVA new media research 2 mins
What are the Next Generation Internet (NGI) values? – Presentation and interactive session with participants
Susanna Albertini, FVA new media research 5 mins
What are the megatrends emerged in the last 2 months that will impact on the future internet? –Presentations and interactive session with participants
Louis Ferrini, FVA new media research 5 mins
Monique Calisti, NGI4ALL 5 mins
Jim Clarke, NGI Atlantic 5 mins
Mirko Ross, NGI Pointer 5 mins
Iwa Stefanik, NGI Explorers 5 mins
Katja Bego, NGI Forward 5 mins
Ester Liquori, GhostWriter.AI 5 mins

How Next generation internet values could be connected to these megatrends to contribute to a better society for the post COVID-19? – Round table and interactive session with participants
Louis Ferrini and Susanna Albertini (moderators), FVA new media research 10 mins
Monique Calisti, NGI4ALL
Jim Clarke, NGI Atlantic
Mirko Ross, NGI Pointer
Iwa Stefanik, NGI Explorers 5 mins
Katja Bego, NGI Forward 5 mins
Ester Liquori, GhostWriter.AI
Wrap-up and details of future webinars in the series
Kirsten Virks, TETRA Project Coordinator 3 mins

Did you miss the webinar?
See the recorded session here below and download the presentations:
The contribution of NGI in re-design the post COVID-19 society (pdf)
Mentimeter results (pdf)

AI for Good Innovation Factory
2020-05-15 16:00 - 17:15 (Europe/Zurich) | WEB-STREAMED | TIME CEST
The AI for Good Webinar Series is a free, live series of talks, interviews and panels, featuring inter-disciplinary experts whose ideas, insights and solutions can help humanity leverage AI for good. The series will draw upon expertise from the AI for Good Global Summit community to share the latest developments in AI, unique insights and promising use cases on global challenges from health to the environment and reducing inequalities.

Innovation Factory Live Pitching Session
16:00 – 17:15 Geneva | 10:00 – 11:15 New York | 07:00 – 08:15 San Francisco | 22:00 – 23:15 Beijing | 17:00 – 18:15 Moscow | 19:30 – 20:45 New Delhi | 21:00 – 22:15 Jakarta
This week’s Innovation Factory Live Pitching Session showcases a diverse set of emerging entrepreneurs with promising AI ventures to tackle our world’s greatest challenges. The session will include discussions with featured mentors on topics related to social impact entrepreneurship followed by live pitching from 6 AI startups whose solutions can accelerate our progress to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

AI for Good Global Summit 2020
2020-05-15 - 2020-12-31 | WEB-STREAMED | TIME CEST
Connecting AI innovators with problem owners for sustainable development
The AI for Good Global Summit is the leading United Nations platform for global and inclusive dialogue on AI. The Summit is normally hosted each year in Geneva by the ITU in partnership with UN Sister agencies, XPRIZE Foundation and ACM. This year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the summit has been transformed into a year-long virtual event.

Presenting the AI for Good Innovation Factory!
Our programme for showcasing start-ups, scale-ups and ideas working on AI-powered solutions to advance SDGs.
This week the AI for Good Global Summit is launching our year-long online programme, your gateway to the latest AI for Good topics, conversations and opportunities throughout the year. The online programme will be continuously updated with new keynotes, expert webinars, project pitches, Q&As, demos, networking opportunities and more.
We are also pleased to present our AI for Good Innovation Factory series, a new AI for Good programme for showcasing solutions from start-ups, scale-ups and ideas dedicated to using AI for good. The Innovation Factory is a venue to showcase a diverse set of international entrepreneurs with promising AI-powered ventures to tackle our world’s greatest challenges. We believe this can scale the AI for Good mission by connecting change-makers with problem owners to build actionable solutions together.
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NGIatlantic.eu Proposers Webinar
2020-05-14 17:00 - 17:45 (Europe/Rome) | WEB-STREAMED | TIME CEST
The purpose of NGIatlantic.eu project is to fund open calls for EU innovators to carry out NGI related experiments with a US team on experimental platforms (either EU or US experimental platforms, or both). Through its lifetime between January 2020 and June 2022, 2.8M-euro will be available to fund 5 open calls between January 2020 and June 2022.
The first open call is currently running between April 1 and May 29, 2020.
On 14th May 2020 NGIatlantic.eu will give interested applicants the possibility to pitch their ideas during this 45-minute online workshop. The event will provide an excellent opportunity to present and discuss around the key enabling technologies in the three NGI topics at the core of the first NGIatlantic.eu Open Call and how the EU and US experimental platforms can best represent the ideal playground to push transatlantic research and innovation in the NGI to the next level.
The event will serve as a unique networking opportunity for NGI enthusiasts and professionals who are looking for partners to meet and apply to NGIatlantic.eu’s open call funding opportunities.
Maximise your funding chances: Join the interactive session to shape up your NGI experiment and to network with peers to present an EU – US proposal to the open calls.

Workshop Agenda

17:00 – 17:15
NGIatlantic.eu 1st Open Call: call details & call topic overview, most asked questions. Jim Clarke, WIT and NGIatlantic.eu coordinator

17:15 – 17:25
NGIatlantic.eu Experimental platforms
The US POWDER platform. Kobus Van Der Merwe, University of Utah

17:15 – 17:25
NGIatlantic.eu Experimental platforms
The EU FED4FIRE+ platform. Brecht Vermeulen, imec/Ghent University, Belgium

17:25 – 17:40
Proposers’ pitch & partner search

Joost Agterhoek, NLNet, Potential of taking results from NGI0’s Open Call projects to the USA;
Bart De Lathouwer, Open Geospatial Consortium Europe, project idea;
Mieszko Czyzyk – THX, project idea;
Brecht Vermeulen, FED4FIRE+ for open call projects;

17:40 – 17:45
Q&A

Watch the recordings

AI for Good - webinar series
2020-05-08 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/Zurich) | WEB-STREAMED | TIME CEST
The AI for Good Webinar Series is a free, live series of talks, interviews and panels, featuring inter-disciplinary experts whose ideas, insights and solutions can help humanity leverage AI for good. The series will draw upon expertise from the AI for Good Global Summit community to share the latest developments in AI, unique insights and promising use cases on global challenges from health to the environment and reducing inequalities.

The Future of Earth, AI + The Environment
18:00 – 19:00 Geneva | 12:00 – 13:00 New York | 09:00 – 10:00 San Francisco | 00:00 – 01:00 Beijing | 19:00 – 20:00 Moscow | 21:30 – 22:30 New Delhi | 23:00 – 00:00 Jakarta
Breakthrough session will explore how AI solutions can shed light on environmentally destructive practices as well as protect our world. The goal of this session is to take urgent action in combatting climate change, to identify solutions to sustainably use our planet’s resources, and to re-imagine the future of earth with AI.
Shining a light on environmentally destructive practices (as has become apparent during COVID) and re-imaging the future of the earth with AI.
– How is modern imaging related to climate change?
– How can AI and machine learning drive climate solutions?
– How will Covid-19 change our approach to the environment?
– How is AI bridging the gap between old environmentalism and new?

AI for Good - webinar series
2020-05-07 18:00 - 19:30 (Europe/Zurich) | WEB-STREAMED | TIME CEST
The AI for Good Webinar Series is a free, live series of talks, interviews and panels, featuring inter-disciplinary experts whose ideas, insights and solutions can help humanity leverage AI for good. The series will draw upon expertise from the AI for Good Global Summit community to share the latest developments in AI, unique insights and promising use cases on global challenges from health to the environment and reducing inequalities.

The Future of Us, AI + Food
18:00 – 19:30 Geneva | 12:00 – 13:30 New York | 09:00 – 10:30 San Francisco | 00:00 – 01:30 Beijing| | 19:00 – 20:30 Moscow | 21:30 – 23:00 New Delhi | 23:00 – 00:30 Jakarta
Breakthrough session tackles issues around food insecurity, including but not limited to the impact of COVID-19 on food systems. The goal of this session is to identify how AI can help us reach zero hunger and shape the food landscape of tomorrow
Solving food security today (COVID) and discussing how AI can and will shape the Food landscape of tomorrow.
– What is the role of AI innovation in creating circular food economies?
– How is AI helping to combat food insecurity?
– Why is collaboration so necessary?
– What does innovation look like in emerging country contexts?
– How can AI help to promote equity in the future of food?

AI for Good - webinar series
2020-05-05 18:00 - 19:30 (Europe/Zurich) | WEB-STREAMED | TIME CEST
The AI for Good Webinar Series is a free, live series of talks, interviews and panels, featuring inter-disciplinary experts whose ideas, insights and solutions can help humanity leverage AI for good. The series will draw upon expertise from the AI for Good Global Summit community to share the latest developments in AI, unique insights and promising use cases on global challenges from health to the environment and reducing inequalities.

The Future of Us, AI + Gender
18:00 – 19:30 Geneva | 12:00 – 13:30 New York | 09:00 – 10:30 San Francisco | 00:00 – 01:30 Beijing | 19:00 – 20:30 Moscow | 21:30 – 23:00 New Delhi | 23:00 – 00:30 Jakarta
Breakthrough session addresses current gender issues in AI, including but not limited to algorithmic bias and data inclusivity. The goal of this session is to identify AI solutions that empower underrepresented communities and enable an equitable future for humanity.
Addressing current gender issues (specifically those impacted by COVID) and predicting how AI will empower underrepresented communities through inclusive algorithms in the future.
– What does algorithmic gender bias look like?
– Why is diversity so important for data collection?
– What equitable policies need to be made around AI?
– How can AI show us COVID-19’s impact on roles in the workplace

How can new Internet architects get up to €200K equity free funding?
2020-04-30 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Brussels)
NGI Pointer’s first webinar will take place next Thursday, April 30th, from 12:00 – 13:00 CEST. The project has a total budget of 7M€ with 5,6M€ dedicated to cascade funding where each project can receive up to 200K€, and it is part Next Generation Internet (NGI), the “internet for humans” initiative from the European Commission.
Click here to sign up for the webinar!
Its goal is to find ambitious researchers, activists, open-source experts, Hackers, and SW/HW developers, as “NGI architects”, who will be the main characters of this initiative.

When: Thursday, April 30th, 2020, from at 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CEST.
Where: Link will be sent to attendees by email.
Participate! Here.

Webinar Agenda

Welcome
What is the Next Generation of Internet (NGI)? — Jean-Luc Dorel, European Commission.
What is the NGI Pointer project? — Mirko Presser, Aarhus University
What is wrong with the Internet Architecture and the Web? — Manuela Battaglini Manrique de Lara, Transparent Internet.
How to apply for funding — David Seoane, Funding Box.
Q&A.

Better marketing with savvy data with Ester Liquori
2020-04-29 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Brussels) | WEB-STREAMED | TIME CEST
Artificial Intelligence. Was your first association Terminator or Wall-E?
AI can be both scary and beautiful. Discover all the good sides of AI usage in marketing with the NGI community ambassador, Ester Liquori.
Marketing is a constant part of our lives as consumers. All the purchases we make are proof of it. And let’s also think about all the searches we do online before actually buying the product. All this information is somehow tracked and contributes to creating our digital identity.
The collected data can be an advantage, not just a danger. If treated correctly it can improve the shopping experience and create value for businesses and consumers. The massive analysis of data by automated systems has made us more exposed, but also, if desired, more protected. And there comes the Artificial Intelligence marketing that allows marketers to crunch huge amounts of marketing data analytics from social media, emails, and the Web in a relatively faster time. Moreover, the insights they get in a shorter time frame will help marketers boost campaigns performance.
Another reason why AI in marketing campaigns is important is that around 76 percent of customers expect companies to understand their needs and expectations. So, AIM will help content marketers understand who exactly their target audience is, thereby creating a personal experience for customers/users.
Tune in to our webinar and find out more about the several ways of AI usage in marketing.
Agenda
13:00 – 13:10 Introducing the speaker
13:10 – 13:20 Introduction on savvy data and artificial intelligence in the marketing field
13:20 – 13:40 Having a conversation with Ester – Have your questions prepared!
13:40 – 13:45 Conclusions
About the speaker
Ester has a background in marketing and communication with almost 20 years of business experience. She started her career in marketing and sales for B2B, helping to create and maintain relationships with other companies in many countries. Ester is the Founder and CEO @Ghostwriter.AI, a tech company focused on AI solutions for marketing activities. She is an ambassador of the NGI community. Her areas of expertise include AI Marketing tools, digital marketing, and digital entrepreneurship. She is also a mentor at Techstars program in Turin, where she lives, a TedX speaker, and part of the top 15 digital Italian women 2018, according to Digitalic Magazine. Prepare some questions and join the conversation with Ester!
NB: There is a limit of 150 attendees.

TETRA webinar
2020-04-29 10:30 - 11:30 (Europe/Brussels) | WEB-STREAMED | TIME CEST
An introduction to the world of international tendering
Thanks to TETRA project, selected NGI beneficiaries have access to a service that combines a pan-European network of consultancy firms specialised in public procurement with the leading public tender search engine for SMEs. The service helps SMEs identify possible partners and recommends expert consultancies to help write bids and translate materials into the appropriate language.
In short, TETRA may help you win new business abroad – and there is a lot of new business just waiting to be won.
So, join this fascinating live webinar and find out how TETRA can help you open that door of opportunity for your business to be successful in winning international tenders.
For more info: https://business.ngi.eu/news-events/webinars/webinar-1-access-to-international-public-contracts/
Registration at: https://meetinglab.zoho.eu/meeting/register?sessionId=1294137525
Agenda
Welcome and introduction to TETRA project
Kirsten Virks, Project Coordinator 5 mins
Tendering abroad – a whole world of opportunities
Robert MISKUF, TENDERIO founder and partner from PEDAL Consulting 10 mins
Doing business abroad – setting the scene
Lucia HEGEDUSOVA, PEDAL Consulting 10 mins
How TETRA can help you win business abroad and how to get involved
Robert MISKUF, TENDERIO founder and partner from PEDAL Consulting 10 mins
Q&A session. Live questions to the speakers from delegates 10 mins
Wrap-up and details of future webinars in the series
Kirsten Virks, Project Coordinator 5 mins

#StartupsKillTheVirus
2020-04-28 09:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Brussels) | WEB-STREAMED | TIME CEST
#StartupsKillTheVirus – Helping the European startup ecosystem
#StartupsKillTheVirus: Online event to support tech innovators in time of COV19 crisis with European funding and support services.
#StartupsKillTheVirus is the new meeting point for all the European startups interested in the resources launched recently by the European institutions and initiatives to battle the Coronavirus outbreak with innovative solutions. ZABALA Innovation Consulting has organized an online event the next 28th of April aimed at the entrepreneurs and organizations that want to have access to these funding opportunities and other support services.
The approach to the different fields of the startup innovation ecosystem will be offered through four different sessions:
The first one will be dedicated to the EIC Accelerator, the programme lead by the European Innovation Council that supports the European top class innovations. The main features of the EIC Accelerator and its state of play, will be explained by Luis Sanchez Álvarez, representative of the DG Research & Innovation of the European Commission (European Innovation Council). Furthermore, Luis Guerra – from CDTI (Spanish Delegate H2020 SME and Access to Risk Finance Programme) will present the ACCESS2EIC and the role of National Contact Points (NCPs) to support SMEs in their way to success.
The second session will be devoted to SMEs and startups contributing to a more human-centric internet under the Next Generation Internet (NGI) initiative. Stefano Foglietta, officer of the NGI Unit (European Commission, DG Connect) will enter the details of the initiative and how startups can take advantage of the resources of this initiative. Coordinators of the projects NGI DAPSI, NGI Atlantic, NGI Pointer, NGI Zero and eSSIF-Lab will complete the panel.
Startup Europe and the future of disruptive technologies like Blockchain and topics focused on Artificial Intelligence, will be the topics of the third session, with the participation of Bogdan Ceobeanu, European Commission – Entrepreneurship & Innovation Unit. This slot will also have on board the main programmes with support to SMEs, startups and innovators (X Europe, B-hub for Europe, BlockStart, and BlockIS).
The final panel will situate SMEs at the forefront of Data economy and cyber physical systems, with the opening by the Big Data Value Association (BDVA), and the support programmes in this area: Data Market Services> Accelerator, European Data Incubator, HUBCAP and DIGIFED.
Alberto Sierra and Sara Mateo, from ZABALA Innovation Consulting, will introduce the sessions as funding experts on the sector, and coordinators of the Data Market Services accelerator and NGI DAPSI, respectively. Registrations are open. Download the complete agenda here.

Session 1: EIC Accelerator, what to know about the instrument that supports top class innovations, by the European Innovation Council – Register here.
Session 2: SMEs and startups contributing to a more human-centric internet under NGI – Register here.
Session 3: Startup Europe and the future of blockchain, led by SMEs – Register here.
Session 4: SMEs at the forefront of Data economy and cyber physical systems – Register here.

eSSIF-Lab webinar
2020-04-21 11:30 - 12:00 (Europe/Brussels) | WEB-STREAMED | TIME CEST
Join the eSSIF-Lab’s webinar and find out more about its SSI Framework
Are you applying to the eSSIF-Lab’s Open Calls? Would you like to know more about the eSSIF-Lab Framework you will be contributing to build? Have questions about our Open Calls? Tune in to our 3rd webinar on the eSSIF-Lab’s vision and SSI Framework.
When:
On Tuesday, 21st of April 11:30 am CEST, we will be answering all your questions about the project, functional architecture for its SSI Framework and programme and values e of the eSSIF-Lab’s Open Calls, live on air.
Where:
Link to be sent.
More about the eSSIF-Lab’s Open Calls:
1. Infrastructure-Oriented Open Call, launched 1st of March
This call targets open source technical enhancements and extensions for eSSIF-Lab Framework which fall within the SSI concept (i.e. technologies which allow individuals to control their electronic identities and guard their privacy).
Deadline: 30th of June 2020.
Funding: up to 155,000 €
2. First Business-oriented Open Call
Solutions proposed for this open call should be business solutions that make it easy for organizations to deploy and/or use SSI and must fall within the SSI concept (i.e., technologies which allow individuals to control their electronic identities and guard their privacy).
Deadline: 30th of April 2020
Funding: up to 106,000 € (for those best in class).

Join the webinar and find out all you need! The webinar is free and open to all interested stakeholders.

AI for Good - webinar series
2020-04-17 17:30 - 18:30 (Europe/Zurich) | WEB-STREAMED | TIME CEST
The AI for Good Webinar Series is a free, live series of talks, interviews and panels, featuring inter-disciplinary experts whose ideas, insights and solutions can help humanity leverage AI for good. The series will draw upon expertise from the AI for Good Global Summit community to share the latest developments in AI, unique insights and promising use cases on global challenges from health to the environment and reducing inequalities.

COVID-19: Misinformation, Disinformation and What to Do About It
17:00 – 18:30 Geneva | 08:00 – 09:30 San Francisco | 23:00 – 00:30 Beijing | 11:00 – 12:30 New York | 00:00 – 01:30 Tokyo/Seoul | 18:00 – 19:30 Moscow | 20:30 – 22:00 New Delhi | 22:00 – 23:30 Jakarta
Every disease outbreak also comes with an ‘infodemic’ of misinformation and disinformation, and COVID-19 is no exception. Fake medical advice, unproven treatments, and conspiracy theories abound.
How should we stem the tide of misleading information, and what role should tools like AI play in the process? Join disinformation researchers Dave Troy, Sara-Jayne Terp and Renne DiResta as they discuss these topics with a panel of experts in this Episode of the AI for Good Webinar Series.

IoT Day 2020
2020-04-09 | WEB-STREAMED | TIME CET
THE WORLD IS LOCKED DOWN AND YOU ARE AT HOME. YOU ARE ALSO ONLINE AND HAPPY WITH THAT. ALTHOUGH WE CAN NOT MEET IN PERSON, WE MEET ON SCREENS.
IoT Day started in 2010 and is an open invitation to the Internet of Things Community to set up an event, a lunch, a talk with the neighborhood on what #IoT is and what it means in everyday life for all of us.
This year the entire scope will be virtual.
IoT Day 2020 wants to flush out those initiatives in #IoT, AI, blockchain, that are helping people to connect, to stay healthy and stay sane. What can objects do to help? How can we bring an environment alive to support our daily needs? What tools can support the wellbeing of children at home?
