Brazil - European Union Cooperation

4th Call Brazil - European Union receives 50 proposals in cloud computing, IoT and 5G

The 4th Brazil-European Union Coordinated Call for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) research received 50 proposals, an increase of 28% over the previous call for proposals.

Of the total, 33 projects are in Internet of Things, 13 in cloud computing and 4 in 5G networks.

The number surpassed expectations, says project coordinator Wanderson Paim of the Research and Development Center on Digital Technologies for Information and Communication of the National Network of Teaching and Research (CTIC). "Generally, consortia consist of an average of five Brazilian institutions and five other European institutions, which must coordinate to write a proposal of about 100 pages, including a brief summary of the proposing researchers. The challenges begin from the formation of the consortium, which depends on the interests, the choice of topics and the focus of the proposals, to the proper writing and formatting. It is a joint effort that requires great effort from the coordinators," he explained.

According to him, the results should be released by July, and the execution of the projects should start in January 2018. In the 4th Coordinated Call, Brazil and the European Union will invest 16 million euros in six projects lasting three years. The objective is to encourage technological advancement and innovation, as well as the qualification of human resources. The so-called coordinates began in 2010. Among the projects supported are biosensors for detection of tropical diseases, a platform for sharing biodiversity data and sensors used in the automotive industry.