Cluster 4: Digital, Industry and Space
Research and innovation to develop new digital, industrial, and space technologies to drive a more competitive, sustainable, and resilient economy.
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Summary
Digital and industrial technologies, including in space, shape all sectors of the economy and society. They transform the way industry develops, produces new products and services, and are central to any sustainable future.
The activities of this cluster include areas of:
- digital technologies, including quantum technologies, artificial intelligence and robotics
- manufacturing technologies, including new technologies that are more efficient, sustainable and resilient
- space, including the development of new space-based technologies and applications, such as Earth observation, navigation and telecommunications
- advanced materials, including the development of new advanced materials with improved properties, such as strength, lightness, and durability and that are more sustainable and efficient.
Finding calls under Cluster 4
The full details of Cluster 4, including the current Work Programme, are available from the Cluster 4 homepage.
Cluster 4 homepage(external link) — European Commission
You can also browse the Cluster 4 topics, with text search and filtering, through the Funding and Tenders Portal.
Funding and Tenders Portal(external link) — European Commission
National Contact Points (NCPs)
You can reach out to any of the following National Contact Points for help with Cluster 4.
Prof. Stephen MacDonell – NCP for Cluster 4 (Digital and Industry) and Cluster 3 (Civil Security for Society)
- Professor and Co-Director for Te Whiri Kawe—Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Victoria University of Wellington
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Email: Cluster3NCP@mbie.govt.nz
Jannik Haas – NCP for Cluster 4 (Space) and New Zealand-Germany Science Innovation Coordinator
- Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Canterbury
- Christchurch, New Zealand
- Email: jannik.haas@mbie.govt.nz
Andrew Sporle – Māori NCP
- Managing Director, iNZight Analytics; Deputy Director, Healthier Lives National Science Challenge; Associate Professor (Honorary) of Statistics, University of Auckland
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Email: MaoriNCP@mbie.govt.nz
Rosalynd (Rosie) Boxall – NCP Legal and Finance
- Researcher Manager International, University of Auckland
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Email: rosalynd.boxall@mbie.govt.nz
Mary Mulholland – NCP
- Science and Innovation Counsellor, Europe, New Zealand Mission to the European Union
- Brussels, Belgium
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Email: nzncp@mbie.govt.nz