Following the successful launch of the 1st call of the Digital Technologies Programme in collaboration with Malta Digital Innovation Authority (MDIA), this year the 2nd call for this programme is now open!

The Digital Technologies Programme is designed to support research that will drive us towards a safer and more trustworthy development, adoption and use of digital technologies

The Digital Technologies Programme will primarily focus on the following high-level priority areas:

 

High Level Priority Area
1 Research supporting societal wellbeing and sustainability through Digital Innovation.
2 Research supporting the implementation of the EU Digital Decade targets for 2030(1)
3 Research on solutions/ systems which implement the AI OECD principles(2), Malta’s AI Strategy and Vision(3) and UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence(4)
4 Research that supports compliance of the EU AI Act, EU Cyber Security Act, EU Cyber Resilience Act, EU Data Governance Act, EU Data Act, and The European Digital Identity Regulation (eIDAS 2)
5 Research on toolsets to enable digital processing and analysis of Maltese artefacts, in written and, or spoken form, including spellchecking and transcription support or Research and development in the creation and use of language models with a focus on the Maltese language
  1. European Commission. Europe’s Digital Decade: digital targets for 2030.
  2. OECD.AI. OECD AI Principles overview.
  3. MDIA (2025). Realignment of the Maltese 2019 National AI Vision and Strategy Draft.
  4. UNESCO (2022). Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence.

In addition to the overarching high-level priority areas, the programme aims to support capacity-building efforts related to the following technology domains:

 

Technology Domains Artificial Intelligence Digital Trust Knowledge and Data Representation and Analysis Technology for Sustainability and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Other Emerging Technologies
Sub-Domains
Generative AI
Multimodal AI
Explainable AI
Intelligent and Safe Human Environments
Autonomous Vehicles
Digital Identity
Cybersecurity
Cyber Resilience
Quantum Communication
Dependable Computing
Regulatory Science
Data Analytics
Domain-Specific Data Analysis
Knowledge Graphs
Sustainable Cloud
AI for Sustainability
Social-Technical Ecosystems
Edge Computing
Quantum Computers
Neuromorphic Computing
Applications related to Personalised Medicine
Augmented-Connected Workforce
Digital Twins
Innovative Computing for the Humanities

 

PROGRAMME PARAMETERS

Maximum Possible Grant Amount € 200,000
Additional Sub-Grant for TAS/TARF € 25,000
Project Duration 24 Months
Eligibility Maltese Registered Legal Entities from Public, Private and Academic Institutions, as sole beneficiaries or through a consortium
Application Submission Electronically to ri.xjenzamalta@gov.mt keeping david.camilleri.4@gov.mt & enya-maria.haber@gov.mt in copy
Deadline 2 June

 

If state aid is applicable, applicants are to apply under the de minimis regulation or the GBER.

Information Session :

An online information session on the Digital Research Programme will be held at to provide an overview on this call, which is another Thematic Programme for 2025.

Date: 17 April 2025

Time: 11:00 CET

Click here to Register

 

Eligibility and Application Process:

The eligibility criteria, the rules of participation and the application form, can be found in the attachments below:

Click to download the State Aid and Click to download the Non-State Aid National Rules for Participation

Click to download the Application Form

Click to visit the Resource Page for additional required documents.

 

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