The European Commission gave the green light this Thursday to a European project of common interest to the fourteen countries of the European Union, including Spain. may allocate public assistance of up to 8,100 million euros to initiatives for the development of microelectronics and communication technologies.
As stated by Brussels in a statement, the bloc of countries hopes with this public funding additional 13,700 million euros can be withdrawn Private investments that will benefit 56 companies in total within the framework of the IPCEI project for the development of 68 specific initiatives.
Projects eligible for this funding must contribute to the digital and green transformation through initiatives that allow the creation of innovative microelectronics and communications solutions and the development of energy-saving and resource-saving electronic systems and manufacturing methods.
Likewise, community services will contribute to the technological development of many sectors, Including communication on 5G and 6G networks, autonomous driving, artificial intelligence and quantum computing; will support companies active in energy production, distribution and use in the green transition process.
In addition to Spain, Austria, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania and Slovakia are part of this European project of common interest.
“Innovation is essential to help the European economy become more.more ecological and durableBut innovation can carry risks that the market alone is not prepared to take on. Therefore, public investments must be ready to fill this gap,” he said.