-
In 2020 European Commission Already Invested 180 Million Euros to Support
Research & Innovation in Blockchain. this is the third and final article, that
describes situation in Europe...
In the recent years, the European Commission has been active in setting up Proof of Concepts, Pilot Projects and EU initiatives to explore, test and understand legal, regulatory, policy, research and funding needs related to blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT).
This is an attempt at an inventory of past, ongoing and ready-to-start blockchain- and DLT-related EU projects and pilots across Europe.EU funded projects
As regards R&I projects, the Commission, notably through Horizon 2020, has been funding several EU projects where blockchain and DLT contribute to bringing up new trust paradigms as well as societal, technical and infrastructural solutions. CEF - the Connecting Europe Facility - is already funding the EU Blockchain Services Infrastructure deployment, including use cases agreed under the EU Blockchain Partnership by the EU Commission with 27 EU Member States, Norway and Liechtenstein.EU Pilot projects
The Commission is also managing EU Parliament Pilot Projects, which resulted, for instance, in the creation of the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum. The Commission has also set up EU prizes (e.g. the Blockchain For Social Good EU prize). A new investment fund, "the Blockchain and AI fund", is being created. In 2020, 100 M€ will be allocated to the European Investment Fund (EIF) for being invested in Venture Capital funds, who will then invest in Artifical Intelligence and/or blockchain start-ups. The 100 M€ invested by the EIF (of which 45 M€ coming from H2020 (ICT + RTD), 28 from tthe European Fund for Strategic Investments, 27 from the EIF) will trigger a total of 300 to 400 M€ of investment by the different Venture Capital fundsMore projects and reports
- Blockchain4EU project (Joint Research Centre)
- Blockchain for government report
- Upcoming: JRC is preparing a Flagship Report on Blockchain (to be published soon)
Topics and technologies
The currently funded projects have been grouped under a cluster of topics and technologies: e-identity and decentralised data management, healthcare and education, privacy and cybersecurity, IoT and smart homes, grids and cities, music and media, industrial technologies, environment and circular economy. This list is not exhaustive and it may expand depending on new projects being identified and funded. List of projectsEU funded project
Sector
EU contribution (approx. figures)
Total costs
DG in charge
Timeline
Factsheet on Cordis
PRIViLEDGE
Cryptography
4,5
4,5
CNECT/ H2020
Ongoing
Titanium
Cybersecurity/Crime
5
5
HOME?/H2020
Ongoing
DEFENDER
Cybersecurity/Energy
6,8
8,9
CNECT/ H2020
Ongoing
FINSEC
Cybersecurity/Financial
7,8
10,2
CNECT/ H2020
Ongoing
FeatureCloud
Cybersecurity/Health
4,7
4,7
CNECT/ H2020
Ongoing
SPHINX
Cybersecurity/Health
5
5
CNECT/ H2020
Ongoing
STOP-IT
Cybersecurity/Water
8,3
9,6
CNECT/ H2020
Ongoing
AEGIS
Data management
3
3,9
CNECT/ H2020
Ongoing
AMABLE
Data management
8
8.2
CNECT/ H2020
Ongoing
ICARUS
Data Management
3
4
CNECT/ H2020
Ongoin
D-CENT
Digital economy/society
1,9
2,6
CNECT/ H2020
Closed
DLInnociate
Digital economy/society
0,1
0,1
GROW/ H2020
Closed
INTERLACE
Digital economy/society
0,1
0,1
CNECT/ H2020
Closed
QualiChain
Education
4
4
REA / H2020
Ongoing
SEAL
Education
1,2
1,6
CNECT / CEF
Ongoing
https://ec.europa.eu/inea/en/connecting-europe-facility/cef-telecom/2018-eu-ia-0024
Blockchain For Social Good
EIC Prize
5
5
CNECT/ H2020
Ongoing
DECODE
e-identity
5
5
CNECT/ H2020
Ongoing
Greek eGov/eIDAS
e-identity
0,5
0,5
CNECT / CEF
Closed
PTwist
Environment
1,8
2,2
CNECT/ H2020
Ongoing
iReceptor
Healtchare
7,9
8,5
RTD / H2020
Ongoing
KONFIDO
Healtchare
5
5
CNECT/ H2020
Ongoing
BodyPass
Health & Personal Data
2,6
3,1
CNECT/ H2020
Ongoing
CUREX
Healthcare
5
5
CNECT/ H2020
Ongoing
euCanSHare
Healthcare
6
6
RTD / H2020
Ongoing
MyHealthMyData
Healthcare
3,5
4
CNECT/ H2020
Ongoing
WeldGalaxy
Industrial Technologies
7,5
15
RTD / H2020
Ongoing
SUnFISH
IoT / Clouds
4,5
4,5
CNECT/ H2020
Closed
CHARIOT
IoT / Industry
4,9
4,9
CNECT/ H2020
Ongoing
GHOST
IoT / Smart Homes
3,6
5
CNECT/ H2020
Ongoing
BROS
IoT / Swarm Robotics
0,3
0,3
CNECT/ H2020
Ongoing
SOFIE
IoT environments
4,5
4,5
CNECT/ H2020
Ongoing
symbIoTe
IoT environments
7,1
7,1
CNECT/ H2020
Closed
IoTCrawler
IoT Interoperability
5
5
CNECT/ H2020
Ongoing
SerIoT
IoT platforms
5
5
CNECT/ H2020
Ongoing
BLOOMEN
Media
2,8
3,3
CNECT/ H2020
Ongoing
I-Media-Cities
Media
3,3
3,3
CNECT/ H2020
Closed
LEDGER
NGI
7
7
CNECT/ H2020
Ongoing
BlockchainKYC
SME Instrument/Phase1
0,5
0,5
EASME/H2020
Closed
Signaturit
SME Instrument/Phase1
0,5
0,5
EASME/H2020
Closed
Billion
SME Instrument/Phase2
2
2,8
EASME/H2020
Ongoing
SettleMint
SME Instrument/Phase2
1,8
2,6
EASME/H2020
Ongoing
SHOGANAI
SME Instrument/Phase2
2,2
3,2
EASME/H2020
Ongoing
Smart-Trust
SME Instrument/Phase2
2,1
3
EASME/H2020
Ongoing
172
188,3
Stay tuned!
Aleksandar JELIC
LIST OF BLOCKCHAIN PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION - H2020 PROGRAMME
24
Jan 2020