Open call Internet against Corona

We are in an exceptional situation with the outbreak of COVID-19. It is heartwarming to see how many initiatives, also from the tech world, are being realised to help each other. The SIDN fund is happy to contribute to strong internet solutions that can help in this crisis.

Call for strong initiatives
They are looking for strong initiatives from teams that want to tackle the corona crisis using their expertise and knowledge. Particularly in the area of:

• Insight & grip on the situation
  Initiatives that try to gain insight and grip on what is happening in a responsible manner. With regard to the pandemic itself and how we deal with it. By collecting good data and knowledge now (in a responsible manner), we can respond better to this. Think of citizen science or other forms of smartly organised, high-quality and responsible (real-time) forms of data collection and data sharing. In combination with the use of AI, we can contribute to the mission of knowledge institutes and governments to delay the outbreak and gain a good understanding of the pandemic. Both in the medical field and beyond.

• Reliable and secure digital solutions
  Solutions that handle data with care and that we can really trust in terms of privacy and security as we make extensive use of the Internet to work, learn and live at home.
  We are all now rowing with the oars we have and using available resources and platforms that are already there. Fortunately, there are many. However, there is a risk that we will lose sight of other interests, such as security and privacy, by using the very platforms and apps that are unsafe or that use our data for other purposes. In the public domain in particular, it is good to take a critical look at this.

The call
The call is open until 31 July 2020.

Within the call, the SIDN fund is specifically looking for projects that can make a substantial contribution to the challenges we are currently facing. Think of larger, already tried and tested projects (contributions up to a maximum of 75,000 euros for the further development of an existing proof of concept, promising concepts or results of (scientific) research into useful applications).

In addition, small experiments can also be requested (contributions of up to 10,000 euros) to arrive at a proof of concept, demo, pilot or experimental design.

More info, the conditions and submission
For more information about the call and the conditions, and to submit your proposal, please visit the website of the SIDN fund.