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We're celebrating EU Diversity Month! Diversity is at the heart of the EU, binding us all together.

Only four weeks until the KDT 2023 Information Day on March 6 in Rome.

Preliminary agenda available here.

The KDT JU Calls for 2023 are open as of 7 February 2023 with deadline for submissions on 3 May 2023.  

The 6G-IA, with AENEAS support, is organising a webinar on R&I goals and opportunities on micro-electronics for 6G networks next Thursday 15 December 2022, between 10:00 - 11:15 CET.

After nearly 7 years of service, Bert de Colvenaer has finished his post as the Executive Director of Key Digital Technologies Joint Undertaking, previously operating as ECSEL JU. 

Dr. Yves Gigase has been nominated as acting Executive Director of the Joint Undertaking by the Governing Board of KDT JU.

The Public Authorities of the KDT Joint Undertaking has recently awarded 13 new research projects from the Calls for Proposals in 2021.

The Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertaking (IHI JU) and Key Digital Technologies Joint Undertaking (KDT JU) are launching a joint selection procedure in order to recruit two (2) Accounting

This year’s technical focus topics are industrial supply chain for silicon photonics, design of customisable and domain specific open-source RISC-V processors, and smart electronic systems supporti

The three Associations, members of KDT JU, are organising a kick-off and Brokerage 2022 event, to take place on 3-4 May 2022 at Hotel Le Plaza Brussels

This interview was conducted as part of the upcoming KDT JU seminar Closing the digital gender gap: women’s participation in the digital economy, which will take place on March 16. 

Today the European Commission announced a major new programme around the core activity of KDT JU.

The ECSEL JU Health.E Lighthouse Initiative announces the publication of a second White Paper.

On behalf of the staff of the KDT Joint Undertaking, it is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament.

ECSEL JU project HELoS announces the Health.E Lighthouse Symposium 'Implementing “Moore for Medical”. Innovation in Emerging Medical Devices", 

The newly established Key Digital Technologies Joint Undertaking (KDT JU) is pleased to announce the opening of their first Calls for Proposals.

The first KDT JU calls in 2021 will be launched on 16 December 2021.

With the publication today in the Official Journal of the EU of Council Regulation (EU) 2021/2085 of 19 November 2021 establishing the Joint Undertakings under Horizon Europe, ECSEL Joi

On 19 November 2021, the Council of the EU adopted the Regulation establishing the Key Digital Technologies Joint Undertaking (KDT JU), the successor of the ECSEL JU.

Digitalization and automation shape production technologies, supply chains, and work places of the future.

Together with EPoSS, the SSI community is planning to meet again “in presence” at the International Conference and Exhibition On Smart Systems Integration in Grenoble, France, on 26-28 Apr

After discussions, the ECSEL JU Office, which will become the KDT JU Office once the KDT JU is launched,  has developed the following provisional planning for the first two calls 2021 a

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Back in June!

ECSEL Joint Undertaking is looking for a trainee to join the team.

This year, the Conference on the Future of Europe will have its inaugural event on Europe Day (May 9th). Take part in the debate, share your ideas and shape the future of Europe!

The ECSEL JU MADEin4 project has just released a new website.

Think “electronics” and one often thinks about super-fast microprocessors with super-low consumption of electrical power.

We are very proud to announce that REFERENCE, led by the French company Soitec, has been awarded this important recognition of its major innovations in the domain of Silicon-on-In

View the presentation by the ECSEL JU Lighthouse Initiatives at the EFECS-2020 online event.

TARANTO is awarded ‘Best Technology Pioneer’ project by the ECSEL JU this year, because of exceptional technological advances that the project has reached with its 32 partners.

ECSEL JU Lighthouse Initiative Industry4.E has released another publication: a downloadable e-book "Navigating EU Projects - Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation Tools for Success".

ECSEL JU-funded project I-MECH has recently finished. This very successful project has had a summary of its key achievements published via the “CORDIS” website operated by the European Commission.

The recently finished ECSEL JU project MegaMaRt2 published a summary of its final results on the European Commissions' project portal, CORDIS.

The European Commission is designing and creating

The recently finished and very successful project DENSE has had a very accessible summary of its key achievements published via the “CORDIS” website operated by the European Commi

Coordinators of ECSEL JU project on the look-out for new channels for disseminating or promoting projects’ results

The IMI project “Trials@Home”, which is reference in the ECSEL JU – IMI Joint Activity Call 2020-3,   will host an external webinar on June 24th, 2020 from 11:00 to 12:00 CET.

ECSEL JU will organize an on-line information session about the ECSEL-2020-3-RIA-IMI-ECSEL-joint-activity Call, related to the cooperation with the IMI JU on next generation of di

Participation is free of charge but registration is required. New information about the speakers and agenda is continually being added.

As part of a larger Call for Expression of Interest with a total budget of €122 million, the EC mobilises a further €56 million from the Horizon2020 programme, for a new Call for proposals on urgen

“Recent events have shown us the importance of both electronic components and systems and its support to the healthcare system.” Says Bert De Colvenaer, Executive Director of ECSE

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in compliance with the strict measures taken by the EU Institutions and National Authorities, we just want to let you know that all ECSEL JU staff are

ECSEL JU opens 3 concurrent Calls for proposals – (ECSEL-IA, ECSEL-RIA and an ECSEL-JU Coordination and Support Action CSA).

The ECSEL JU Mirror Group Italy will hold its annual Info & Brokerage Day on the February 13, 2020 in Rome.

At its meeting of 25 November 2019, the ECSEL Joint Undertaking Public Authorities Board elected Mag. Doris Vierbauch (Austria) as their Chairperson. Ms.

At its Governing Board meeting of 26 November 2019, the ECSEL Joint Undertaking Governing Board re-elected Dr.

Partner in the ECSEL JU funded project “Productive4.0” Bosch has produced a neat video that explains how the project results are really helping them to optimise their business processes to match ra

ECSEL JU has launched a new campaign, aimed to help their projects broaden their dissemination scope and to give visibility to the programme impact more generally.

On 14-15 January 2020 the associations, members of ECSEL JU, will organise the common ECS Brokerage Event again in Brussels.

The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has given a clean bill of health for all the EU’s Joint Undertakings, issuing clean opinions on their financial transactions and confirming the positive results

The Public-Private Partnership EUHealth is running a public consultation on the Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) for the European Partnership for Health Innovatio

On the 8th October, Yves Gigase, the ECSEL JU’s Head of Programmes, visited the International Engineering Fair in Brno, Czech Republic.

ECSEL Joint Undertaking is looking for a trainee to join the team.

ECSEL JU is looking for a full-service contractor to manage the organisation of the fourth edition of the ECSEL JU Symposium 2020 in Brussels, on 23 and 24 June 2020. 

On Sunday September 29th 2019, staff of the ECSEL JU Office took part in the “Run to Kick” charity event, in support of research to fight cancer in children.

As of 11 September, the European Commission has launched an open public consultation on potential future European Partnerships on Key Digital Technologies (“KDT”), based on Articl

The European Commission is requesting feedback on the future “partnership for key digital technologies” (in the upcoming Horizon Europe programme).

Following the very successful editions held in Malta and Brussels, ECSEL Joint Undertaking’s Symposium for 2019 would be held under the auspices of the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the Eur

Discover, network, learn and shape ‘Our Digital Future’ together at the European Forum for Electronic Components and Systems (EFECS) 2019!

ECSEL JU announces the successful finalisation of the financing decision of its Calls for 2018.

Registrations for the ECSEL JU Symposium 2019 in Bucharest are now closed.

Watch the video below to find out about our super cool EVENT APP! You can download it via this page too!

ECSEL JU is looking for a contractor to perform a study assessing the impact of ECSEL Joint Undertaking since its creation in 2014. 

ECSEL JU project Productive4.0 - key project in the ECSEL JU Industry4.E Lighthouse Initiative - has released a new descriptive video. Check it out!

The ECSEL JU Office held a webinar for organisations interested in applying in the ECSEL Calls in 2019.

The Calls for 2019 are now open! First deadlines are:

For H2020-ECSEL-2019-1-IA and H2020-ECSEL-2019-2-RIA, at 17:00:00 Brussels time (CET) on 7 May 2019

A webinar for organizations interested in applying in the ECSEL RIA and IA Calls in 2019 will be organized by the ECSEL JU Office on Wednesday 13 February 2019 from 14h00 to 16h00

SWARMS is an ECSEL JU funded project that has developed an intelligent platform that enhances accessibility and autonomy of unmanned underwater vehicles.

ECSEL Austria* - a mirror organisation of ECSEL JU - has published an Position Paper describing their views on the future of ECS RD&I in Europe in the context of the European Commission's propo

ECSEL Joint Undertaking is looking for a trainee to join the team.

ECSEL JU hereby announces the opportunity to participate in a tender for the upcoming procurement  

ECSEL JU publishes the provisional timetable for the Calls of 2019. Further information here, or go to "Participate/Current Calls".

ECSEL JU project I-MECH has released a new descriptive video.

The Romanian Ministry of Research and Innovation in partnership with ECSEL JU and West University of Timisoara, invites you to the event: "Info Day ECSEL JU".

The European Commission has published two articles outlining the importance of Advanced Computing and CPS respectively, in the policy development around the Digital Single Market.

With over 100 partners, Productive4.0 is Europe's largest innovation project. It will also radically transform the Digital Industry.

The ECSEL JU project WInSiC4AP featured latest edition of the Platinum Magazine. Check it out! 

On July 4th 2018, external visitors were invited by the ENABLE-S3 consortium to the exhibition “Validation & Testing of Complex Automated Systems”, taking place at the premise

ECSEL Joint Undertaking is looking for a Programme Officer to join the team.

ECSEL JU project InforMed featured in Smart shoes.

The ECSEL JU Symposium 2018 was a great success. Thank you! 

Here you can find all the presentations, speeches, pictures and follow up

New ECSEL JU Book of Projects vol.2, covering all our projects from 2016 & 2017 calls is hot off the press!

The European research project iDev40 (Integrated Development 4.0) is launched today under the leadership of Infineon Austria.

June 13th, Grenoble, France.

The aim is for HiPEAC-funded internships to be as accessible as possible to a wide range of students and for students to get experience outside of their university lab.  Any PhD s

On 16 May 2018, Dr. Ehler, MEP - EPP Group, hosted a working lunch at the European Parliament with a focus on  the road to Horizon Europe after H2020.

Watch a video about the EU Agencies Network and the ways they improve the daily life of everyone in Europe.

With the counter-signature of the Administrative Agreement, to procedure for Swiss membership of the ECSEL Joint Undertaking is now complete.

The ECSEL Project Semi40 has published a summary of their progress in an extensive newsletter.

On 9 March 2018 the Federal Council approved the agreement on Switzerland’s participation in the ECSEL JU.

Watch this video on research and innovation funded by ECSEL JU in the smart mobility & transport industry, developing cutting edge technologies to make our traffic more stable, safe and clean. 

The first two calls of the year ECSEL-2018-1-IA and ECSEL-2018-2-RIA are now open

Registration is now open for the ECSEL JU Call Forum 2018. Click Here for details.

Participation in ECSEL initiative of the EU / administrative agreement with the federal government ensures co-financing for Thuringian projects / country will provide one million euros by 2019

On 23 November, the European Commission Vice-President, Mr Ansip and the Belgian Deputy Prime Minister, Mr De Croo, visited

The ECSEL Joint Undertaking featured the new special edition of the European Files magazine!

The Public Authorities Board has reached its decision on the funding of projects from the Calls of 2017. You can check the outcomes here:

The Head of Finance and Administration is a key middle manager in the ECSEL JU organisation, directly reporting to the Executive Director of the ECSEL Joint Undertaking.

Innovation in Action

24-25 October 2017, Strasbourg

The EC has published its "Commission Staff Working Document on the Interim evaluation of the Joint Undertakings operating under Horizon 2020", which is available at this link:

ECSEL JU has made available the provisional calendar for their planned Calls for 2018.

ECSEL project eRamp has concluded its three year adventure - read here ab

ECSEL JU Annual Activity report for 2016 now available.

It can be downloaded here. 

You can now access some relevant partner-search tools via our information pages! See Useful Information.

Caroline Ferat Bedran joins the AENEAS Industrial Association as its new Director General on August 1st 2017.

ECSEL JU is looking for an Internal Control and Audit Manager. See our Vacancies page for details.