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Published: 05 May 2011
ICT researchers line up to compete for €1 billion prize

Nuala Moran, Science|Business

Six advanced computing projects have been shortlisted to compete for EU Flagship status and access to total funding of €1 billion. The six have been awarded €1.5 million each to develop their programmes before two winners are selected in 12 months time


Neelie Kroes, European Commission vice president likened the potential impact of the projects to the Apollo mission to the moon. Photo: EC

The six front runners in the race to be chosen as Europe’s information and communication technology research flagships were announced at the Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Conference in Budapest yesterday (4 May).

The projects, selected by peer review from 21 submissions from researchers all over Europe, have been awarded €1.5 million each, and now have a year to develop and refine their proposals before the final beauty parade in which two will be selected for Flagship...

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