Financial support for pioneering AI and Industry 5.0 projects

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Are you an innovative SME active in the manufacturing industry and ready to transform processes? Good news! There is an opportunity to realize ideas with financial support for pioneering projects in the fields of AI at the Edge and Industrie 5.0.

What is it all about?


These projects focus on improving existing solutions, products and processes in the manufacturing industry through innovative technologies.

What to expect


Application AI-at-the-Edge & Edge-to-cloud
Applications include the use of AI for predictive maintenance, automation, production planning, waste reduction, energy efficiency, resource optimization, quality control, circularity and resource optimization.  

Industry 5.0 & Human-Centred, Sustainable Production
Deploying Industry 5.0 and human-centred digitization for flexible production processes that promote a resilient industry.

TERESA (Technology Regulatory Sandboxes) Experiments: Develop TERESA experiments, leveraging existing Didactic Factories to explore human-AI interactions, regulatory and ethical issues. These experiments seek technical, regulatory and ethical validation.


Funding and Evaluation


Projects €100,000 can receive financial support, where 60% can be subsidized. This amount will be paid in two installments: 50% upfront and 50% upon completion.  

Project proposals are evaluated on criteria such as Excellence, Impact and Implementation.

Submission and important dates

Deadline for submission: December 16, 2024 CET 12.00

Announcement of evaluation results: February 17 - 28, 2025

Implementation of projects: March 31 - September 30, 2025

How can you participate?

Do you know an entrepreneur who would like to participate? The application form and additional info can be found on the AI Redgio 5.0 website

For questions feel free to contact: ingrid.meijer@oostnl.nl