UPCOMING: 2° SILEO CALL FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY UPTAKE PROJECTS

SILEO Consortium is thrilled to announce that the SILEO 2^nd Open Call for Advanced Technology Uptake Projects will be open in a month!

Call opening: 26.08.2024 at 10:00 CEST  – Call closing: 25.10.2024 at 17:00 CEST

• Target: lighting and furniture SMEs
• Voucher: 10.500 EUR per project/SME
• Project duration: 3-6 months
• Collaboration with technology providers selected from the SILEO Pool of Technology Uptake Facilitators

OBJECTIVE OF THE CALL

The main goal of this 2nd Call is toleverage the latest innovations, advanced technologies, ideas, and insights to support lighting and furniture SMEs in developing strategic products and services, improving their existing processes and methodologies, and uncovering new growth opportunities, from a digital and circular perspective.

An unique opportunity for lighting and furniture SMEs to effectively uptake the selected advanced technologies or digital/circular solutions into their business through the following activities:

• PROTOTYPING OF NEW PRODUCTS OR SERVICES
• PILOT APPLICATION
• PROTOTYPE + PILOT APPLICATION

COLLABORATION WITH TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS

To implement the advanced technology uptake project, SME applicants must select one or more technology providers from the official list of experts, the SILEO Pool of Technology Uptake Facilitators.

The Pool of Technology Uptake Facilitators is a list, published on the SILEO submission platform that includes all the organisations who have expressed their interest and willingness to support SMEs in their digital & green transition pathway and answered a specific Call for Expression of Interest.

More information

Visit the SILEO submission portal for more information, here you can check the Guide for Applicants, detailing all the requirements, eligibility and application process. Additionally, you can access the application documents, the updated SILEO Pool of Technology Uptake Facilitators list and FAQs.

For any further information, please contact Marta Krakowiak (ELCA European Lighting Cluster Alliance) – SILEO Project Coordinator | marta.krakowiak@elcacluster.eu